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October 2016

October 31, 2016
A homily from a few years ago, for tomorrow's great feast:  This gospel, the Beatitudes,...
October 31, 2016
From the Catholic News Service blog, a handy round-up of what bishops around the country...
October 31, 2016
From Crux:  Pope Francis and the global Lutheran leader have jointly pledged to remove the obstacles...
October 30, 2016
As I type, I'm at the San Diego Airport, waiting to fly back to New...
October 30, 2016
From the SS. Cyril & Methodius Byzantine Catholic Seminary in Pittsburgh. (Shown in the image...
October 28, 2016
This week we heard from a Carmelite brother in Syria, Brother David Johnson. We told...
October 27, 2016
California, here I come! I'm heading to San Diego tonight for CNEWA. If you're in...
October 27, 2016
From National Geographic, this exclusive:   For the first time in centuries, scientists have exposed...
October 27, 2016
From The Times of Israel:  Joe Biden wants you to know, he’s more Jewish than...
October 27, 2016
From CNA:  Suspected burglars’ desecration of the Church of the Transfiguration has prompted outcry from...
October 26, 2016
Check it out:  Roughly one-in-five U.S. adults were raised with a mixed religious background, according...
October 26, 2016
A reader in Boston sent this my way: Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley, chairman of the...
October 25, 2016
What a stunning moment it is.  Watch as Iraqi Christian fighters raise the cross on...
October 25, 2016
A poignant look at those who fled Mosul and do not want to go back,...
October 25, 2016
The strident anti-Catholic evangelist left quite a legacy. From AP:  Jack T. Chick, whose cartoon...
October 25, 2016
From Vatican Radio:  The Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on Tuesday published...
October 25, 2016
Read on:  The relationship between the DePaul College Republicans (DCR) and university administration has been...
October 25, 2016
From The Boston Pilot: For Chris Ohlandt, seeing his friend John Czajkowski ordained a permanent...
October 24, 2016
If this doesn't take the bad taste out of your mouth this year, nothing will....
October 24, 2016
From Michigan Catholic: The role of the permanent deacon is relatively new in today’s Church....
October 24, 2016
Via CNS:  The apostolic nuncio to the United States celebrated Mass at the U.S.-Mexico border...
October 24, 2016
From CNS:  When a choir director and parish priest differ over liturgical music, the choir...
October 24, 2016
The headline-making political activist, war protestor and one-time husband of Jane Fonda died yesterday: Tom...
October 23, 2016
Details, via CNA:  Seven young women in Kirkuk credit the Virgin Mary for their safety...
October 23, 2016
I spent Saturday in Nebraska, where I gave a talk to some of the deacons...
October 20, 2016
This video has gone viral and caused a sensation—and for good reason: A 4-year-old from...
October 20, 2016
Meet the mother of a toddler with Down Syndrome. And see anew what it means...
October 20, 2016
This is starting to get more attention, and it should. In the middle of Respect...
October 20, 2016
From The Catholic Herald:  Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral has shown solidarity with Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, by...
October 19, 2016
From The Catholic Register in Canada: A controversial artwork that a former Montreal mayor ordered...
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