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December 01, 2013
When was the last time you heard a homily like THIS?
And for children, no less. I can only imagine the nightmares this induced. From Pat...
December 01, 2013
“You don’t expect to sit at Mass and discover the person next to you is a man dressed as a woman…”
Now for something different, from blogger and author Steve Ray: It was unsettling. You don’t...
December 01, 2013
Remembering a deacon’s wife: “A friend to everyone”
A deacon in Ohio sent this my way: a moving tribute to life well-lived, marking...
December 01, 2013
Worth a thousand words: the story behind this iconic AIDS photo
Photo by Therese Frare/LIFE For World AIDS Day, from LIFE magazine: In November 1990 LIFE...
November 2013
November 30, 2013
“Welcome! I shed tears of gratitude and joy…”
Nobody captures the essence of Advent better than The Anchoress, God love her: Welcome! Welcome!...
November 30, 2013
Deck the halls—and just see what four guys can do on one piano
These guys are apparently quite the sensation on the interwebs, but they're new to me:...
November 30, 2013
“Cherpumple”: Homily for 1st Sunday of Advent
Here's one from the vault: my homily for this Sunday from 2010. +++ Anyone looking...
November 30, 2013
Pope blesses sculpture of Jesus as a homeless man
You may remember this story from last spring, about Timothy Schmalz's sculpture of a homeless...
November 30, 2013
“Atheist church” attracting followers—and detractors
From Religion News Service: Perhaps the Elephant & Castle pub here was a fitting locale...
November 29, 2013
Dolan: Catholic Church “out-marketed” and “caricatured” as anti-gay
Details: A top Roman Catholic cardinal says he regrets that the church is portrayed as...
November 29, 2013
Group launches boycott of Radio Shack over “censorship” of the word “Christmas”
Really? Details: AFA is calling for a limited one-month boycott of Radio Shack over the...
November 29, 2013
Co-exist: Pope underlines importance of interreligious dialogue
An overview from the Vatican news site: Speaking to the participants of the plenary...
November 29, 2013
The wheel thing: bikers battling child abuse
This is simply great: Bikers strike fear into the hearts of many. They’re seen as...
November 28, 2013
Meet the pope’s almoner: “The Holy Father told me, ‘You can sell your desk. You don’t need it.'”
Some weeks back, I posted an item on this position's unique diaconal dimension. Now, here's...
November 28, 2013
Ohio Catholic church destroyed by fire on Thanksgiving
Photo by Alissa Staley Details from The Columbus Dispatch: The only church Tammy Dieter has...
November 28, 2013
The antidote to anxiety: gratitude
Some great stuff here, in a Thanksgiving homily by David R. Henson, a Patheos blogger...
November 28, 2013
German bishops defend position on communion for the divorced and remarried
From Catholic News Service: Church officials in Germany defended plans by the country's bishops' conference...
November 27, 2013
“Faith and family were central to Joe’s life”
Riding the bus from the airport to pick up our rental car this afternoon, I...
November 27, 2013
Vatican downplays State Department decision to move U.S. embassy
Details from CNN: When the State Department announced it was moving its Vatican embassy to...
November 27, 2013
Is it too early for a Christmas flash mob?
I don't think so. Here's one I haven't seen, from last year, and it's perfect...
November 27, 2013
Pardon me: what happens to those turkeys?
Who knew? From CNN: Along a pastoral lane at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate sits...
November 27, 2013
The first Thanksgiving Proclamation, from the first president
Details: Following a resolution of Congress, President George Washington proclaimed Thursday the 26th of November...
November 26, 2013
Shock: Louisiana deacon shot and killed at his parents’ house
Words fail. From WWLTV: Police in Houma are searching for a suspect who shot and...
November 26, 2013
Incredible: luxury hotel offers guests “Shanty Town” slum experience—with WiFi
Details: It's estimated that one in eight people worldwide live in so-called slums, which, in...
November 26, 2013
Supreme Court will hear religious challenges to Obama health care law over contraception
From USA TODAY: The Supreme Court added a new legal challenge Tuesday to the legislative...
November 26, 2013
“I, too, must think about a conversion of the papacy…”
One more striking excerpt from "The Joy of the Gospel": 32. Since I...
November 26, 2013
“We need to create still broader opportunities for a more incisive female presence in the Church…”
From Pope Francis's "The Joy of the Gospel": 102. "Lay people are, put simply, the...
November 26, 2013
It’s here: “The Joy of the Gospel”—with homily hints from the pope
From Vatican Radio: "The Joy of the Gospel" is the title Pope Francis has chosen...
November 26, 2013
Pew: No “Francis Effect” in U.S.
From Reuters: The popularity of Pope Francis, who became pontiff in March, has failed to...
November 25, 2013
Putin meets pope, venerates icon of Mary
Details from AP: Russian President Vladimir Putin showed off his religious side during a visit...
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