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April 25, 2014
NY Times: religious minorities still wait for a new day in Egypt
Notable coverage of an issue that demands our attention, via The New York Times: The...
April 25, 2014
The Canonization Chronicles: A deacon’s view in Rome this week
Deacon Bill Ditewig, in Rome for the canonizations, found the most important spot in the...
April 25, 2014
Cross purposes: an explanation of the Russian Orthodox cross
With events in Ukraine continuing to dominate the headlines, and crosses like the one above...
April 25, 2014
Tweet of the day—maybe, the week
From The Boss:
April 25, 2014
Teachers protest new Catholic teacher contract prohibiting gay “lifestyles,” IVF
You may remember when this made news a few weeks back. Now, some teachers are...
April 24, 2014
“As a Jew, my life…has been improved by the actions of these two individuals”
A different perspective on the impending canonizations, from a Jewish news service, JTA: Popes John...
April 24, 2014
Are chapel veils coming back?
CNS has a very good video looking at the phenomenon of chapel veils coming back...
April 24, 2014
TIME magazine lists Pope Francis among 100 most influential people, assigns Obama to write about him
And here's some of what the president had to say about the pontiff: Rare is...
April 24, 2014
Maryland parish offers regular “White Mass” named for St. Lawrence, to support “people with different abilities”
Details: There’s a quiet room at St. Aloysius Church in Leonardtown named after St. Lawrence....
April 24, 2014
Fr. Lombardi responds to reports on pope’s phone call to Argentinian woman
Details: The director of the Holy See Press Office, Fr Federico Lombardi, has responded to...
April 24, 2014
Lifetime plans reality series “The Sisterhood” about women becoming nuns
From The Hollywood Reporter: Lifetime is going inside a Catholic convent for its newest docuseries....
April 23, 2014
Shock: former high-ranking priest in New Hampshire sentenced to four years in prison
From The Manchester Union Leader in New Hampshire: The one-time top ranking priest in the...
April 23, 2014
Jesuits report big jump in vocation inquiries
From CBS News: Sean McCreight has a passion for teaching. But the 25-year-old California native...
April 23, 2014
Words to live by
So I arrived at work to find this banner in the lobby of the Cardinal...
April 23, 2014
Report: Pope phoned divorced and remarried woman to say she can receive communion—UPDATED
Details: Pope Francis has phoned a divorced and remarried Catholic woman in Argentina to tell...
April 23, 2014
Cleared Chicago priest under investigation again, but will remain in ministry
You may remember this story from just last week. The priest at the center of...
April 22, 2014
Historic: Pope names Coptic priest as personal secretary
This is pretty remarkable, when you think about it, from the National Catholic Register: Msgr....
April 22, 2014
Where are parents sending their kids to school in New York City? You might be surprised
A reader sent me the graph above, from the New York City Independent Budget Office,...
April 22, 2014
Jesus at 70: Ted Neeley continues to sing his iconic role, hopes to perform for the pope
Details: Ted Neeley, the original lead in “Jesus Christ Superstar”, is back four decades on...
April 22, 2014
What we have come to: model plans abortion so she can appear on reality show—UPDATED
From The New York Daily News: A wannabe celebrity plans to have an abortion...
April 22, 2014
Report: Church officials “extremely interested” in adding prayer at end of Mass for persecuted Christians
From The National Catholic Register: A concerted effort is under way in Rome and in...
April 22, 2014
Christian in the Holy Land: “For me, it doesn’t matter where I pray. I am attending God’s house.”
An interesting glimpse at a phenomenon in the Holy Land, from CNS: Suheir Saliba was...
April 22, 2014
Andrea Bocelli drops by Miami church for Easter Mass
This seems to a regular stop for him. Details: The Zaldivar family got a tip...
April 21, 2014
My review of “Heaven is for Real”
Enjoying a rare day off following the Triduum marathon, I took my wife to see...
April 21, 2014
Priest ordered to stop involvement in “Pope Francis House of Hope” for addicts
Details: The Rev. John Stabeno calls his Monday-night meetings a sobering dose of "reality." In...
April 21, 2014
Ohio couple married 70 years die just hours apart
From The New York Daily News: They held hands at breakfast, even after 70 years...
April 21, 2014
“Heaven” is a real hit. Is Hollywood listening?
Money talks, after all. From The New York Times: “Heaven Is for Real” became Hollywood’s...
April 21, 2014
From death to life: joining a parish gives meaning to men on death row
From CNS: Some of the newest members of Holy Family Parish will never attend Mass...
April 20, 2014
Happy Easter
April 20, 2014
Alleluia: Washington area welcomes record number of converts at Easter Vigil
From, of all places, The Washington Post: For Austin Russell, Easter used to mean dyeing...
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