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August 2019

August 13, 2019
A h/t to Terry Mattingly's Get Religion blog — and writer Bobby Ross, Jr. —...
August 13, 2019
And, as an added bonus, the bishop installed deacon candidates in the Rite of Lector....
August 12, 2019
From Baltimore magazine: Something’s brewing (literally) inside St. Michael’s Church in Fells Point. This fall, Ministry...
August 12, 2019
A priest friend on Facebook reminded me of this story today, and it's worth noting....
August 12, 2019
From Rod Dreher:  I’ve been in Cincinnati, Ohio, for a special reason this weekend: my...
August 11, 2019
Evidently, one pastor's efforts to restore a sense of orthodoxy to a progressive parish met...
August 11, 2019
This morning, I saw a post on Facebook from a priest, describing how a parishioner...
August 11, 2019
Denver Catholic recounts his remarkable journey: Deacon Joseph Van Tam Le, 97, passed away peacefully...
August 10, 2019
Last weekend, my parish in Queens, New York continued a longstanding custom of inviting a...
August 09, 2019
In a new interview, the Holy Father spoke about the upcoming Amazon synod, and a...
August 08, 2019
From Nicole and John Grosso's nuptials in April, witnessed by Bridgeport's Bishop Frank Caggiano. Excuse...
August 08, 2019
Heading to the beach this summer? Don't forget God. A priest on Long Island is...
August 08, 2019
This is worth your time, a lesson for us all from Larry Denninger at A...
August 08, 2019
There's a lot that's just heartbreaking about this case. What can you do with a...
August 07, 2019
Take a few minutes and give a listen: Albany's Bishop Ed Scharfenberger and Marko Pranic...
August 07, 2019
They released the trailer to his new movie, "American Dreamer," this week, and it may...
August 07, 2019
Evil knows no bounds. From The Washington Post: A group of lawyers is claiming to...
August 07, 2019
Deacons, take note! Fascinating stuff, via Gregory DiPippo at the New Liturgical Movement:  Today [August...
August 06, 2019
The CNN anchor began his closing remarks Monday night by holding up an image of...
August 06, 2019
The acclaimed author of "Beloved" — and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature —...
August 05, 2019
The following news release arrived in my email a short time ago, updating the story...
August 05, 2019
From the Indianapolis Star:  The Indianapolis high school stripped of its Catholic identity over the employment of...
August 05, 2019
From Philadelphia's Archbishop Charles Chaput, who ministered to the people of Colorado after Columbine: In...
August 05, 2019
From the diocesan website, a statement released Saturday by Bishop Mark Seitz: After this tragic...
August 04, 2019
You won't find a better vocation story than this. Check this out, from ESPN:  She...
August 04, 2019
Details:  A young mom shot dead during the El Paso massacre was hit while shielding her baby...
August 04, 2019
Details:  Pope Francis has written a letter to the more than 400,000 Catholic priests worldwide encouraging them...
August 03, 2019
From the USCCB:  Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...
August 03, 2019
We spend so much of our lives trying to get what we really don’t need...
August 02, 2019
This is an important compendium that every Catholic needs to read and share. From Psychology...
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