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August 2019

August 01, 2019
As the YouTube description puts it: The Archdiocese is proud to call Baltimore its home...
August 01, 2019
From the inimitable John Crist. Enjoy.
August 01, 2019
"Such discourse has no place on the lips of those who confess Christ or who...
August 01, 2019
Wow: Archaeologists believe they have likely found the Church of the Apostles, which Christian tradition...

July 2019

July 31, 2019
This may surprise some people, from Father John Kladar:   It has been just over six...
July 31, 2019
From the BBC:  The first image of Sir Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce in The Two Popes has been released, and...
July 31, 2019
Details:  Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Tuesday joined the...
July 30, 2019
I got the following email from deacon candidate Mike DeMoully: Haven’t seen this on your...
July 30, 2019
My friend and diaconal sibling from the East, Father Deacon Daniel Dozier, posted the following...
July 30, 2019
"Good leaders lift up, call people together, and bring out the best in them. Mr....
July 30, 2019
Beautiful and humbling: After he finished the final leg of the Tour de France on...
July 29, 2019
Check this out: Despite Boris Johnson’s dismal record on key social issues there can be...
July 27, 2019
Details:  A federal judge in Kentucky on Friday dismissed a $250 million libel suit against...
July 26, 2019
Here's one perspective on the recent discussion on this from Catherine Hadro:  It is only...
July 25, 2019
From CNS:  The July 25 announcement by the Justice Department that it is reinstating the...
July 25, 2019
It reportedly happened during Mass at Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Washington, DC....
July 25, 2019
Most people probably don't even know such a community exists. Details:  The Little Sisters Disciples...
July 24, 2019
Words of wisdom from Simcha Fisher:  Who but priests understand better how serious our spiritual...
July 24, 2019
Details:  Results from a new Pew survey show that Jews are the most knowledgeable among...
July 23, 2019
This popped up in my email — h/t Elizabeth Scalia! — and it's pretty great: ...
July 23, 2019
Some good news for the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, via The Catholic Review: Pope Francis named...
July 22, 2019
As we say in Queens: oy. From The Jewish News:  "Let me be your rabbi!”...
July 22, 2019
From the Diocese of Gallup in New Mexico, here's part of a letter from Bishop...
July 22, 2019
Did you know this is NFP Awareness Week? Details:  Natural Family Planning Awareness Week is...
July 22, 2019
This essay by Jean Molesky-Paz was published today — the feast of St. Mary Magdalene...
July 22, 2019
H/T to my blogging colleague Tom McDonald. This comes from the Diocese of Bismark Facebook...
July 22, 2019
An important reminder, and some context, from NCR:  Pope Francis will have a rare opportunity...
July 22, 2019
From Crux:  An Argentine priest who knew Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires prior...
July 21, 2019
This seems to have slipped under the radar: a report from Friday with some interesting...
July 20, 2019
A big h/t to Rocco, who noted this on his Twitter feed last night. The...
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