Archives

September 2016

September 28, 2016
The press release: Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump will be the speakers for this...
September 27, 2016
At long last: Paramount announced Monday that it will release the Martin Scorcese's passion project "Silence"...
September 27, 2016
From AFP: Cars used by Pope Francis in Poland during the Catholic Church's World Youth...
September 27, 2016
From Dallas, their announcement: Pope Francis has named the pastor of St. Rita Catholic Church in...
September 27, 2016
From the pope's homily today: What should you do when you or a friend or...
September 27, 2016
From Crux: Mexico’s Roman Catholic Church is criticizing what it considers a campaign to smear three...
September 26, 2016
This has been circulating on Aleteia, an explanation from the Rev. Henry Vargas Holguin that...
September 26, 2016
The folks at Our Sunday Visitor asked me to write a few words about my...
September 26, 2016
Details:  The attorney general of the central-western Mexican state of Michoacan said a priest was...
September 25, 2016
From The Catholic Herald:  Mark Wahlberg is an unusual figure in Hollywood: an acting superstar...
September 25, 2016
In The Daily Beast, William Simon, author of the new book, "Great Catholic Parishes," has...
September 24, 2016
An act of mercy on a bridge. At a moment when the headlines are trumpeting...
September 24, 2016
Details:  It’s a common sight in at a city intersection. A man or a woman...
September 23, 2016
Years ago, when I was first ordained, one of our parish priests told me about...
September 23, 2016
It's happening more and more and The Washington Post takes a closer look at just...
September 23, 2016
From Vatican Radio:  Meeting with the assembled Italian journalists in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall on...
September 22, 2016
From Crux:  Coming on the heels of the kidnapping and murder of two Catholic priests...
September 22, 2016
From Vatican Radio:  Pope Francis has expressed his sadness for the killing of two Mexican...
September 22, 2016
From Philly.com: Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump, who has struggled with Catholic voters in...
September 22, 2016
The subhead for this story puts it succinctly: "What Tim Kaine and Mike Pence say...
September 22, 2016
Details:  After nearly 30 years of serving with the clergy at Simi Valley’s St. Peter...
September 21, 2016
Details from The Georgia Bulletin:  Pope Francis has appointed Bishop David P. Talley, auxiliary bishop...
September 21, 2016
Details:  Archbishop Peter Leo Gerety, considered one of the most progressive Roman Catholic bishops in America...
September 21, 2016
From the press release:  The Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh (1917–2015) was an important mid-20th century...
September 20, 2016
This Tuesday, barely a week past the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, my...
September 20, 2016
Inspiration: An elite triathlon race in Mexico ended dramatically Sunday with one brother helping another...
September 20, 2016
From The New York Times:  Leonard Cohen’s ballad “Hallelujah” has become so inescapable that the...
September 20, 2016
Awesome: A group of women in Tennessee found a way to help people in need,...
September 20, 2016
By this point, even Henry VIII must be turning over in his grave. From the...
September 20, 2016
Details:  Two Mexican priests were found murdered Monday, just hours after they were kidnapped from...
Related posts from The Deacon's Bench
Catholic
'The Jews are beloved of God'
The Deacon's Bench
Catholic
CNA: Rochester bishop requested Sheen beatification delay
The Deacon's Bench
Catholic
Hollywood on the Tiber: When Francis met Redford
The Deacon's Bench
Catholic
Growing number of U.S. Latinos leaving Catholic Church...
The Deacon's Bench