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July 2016

July 06, 2016
Thank you, Heather King, for sharing his story:  Dr. Tim Flanigan of the Miriam Hospital in...
July 05, 2016
Details from the Catholic Herald:   Cardinal Robert Sarah, the Vatican’s liturgy chief, has asked priests to...
July 05, 2016
From The Independent:  One of the victims of the Dhaka cafe shooting was a Muslim...
July 05, 2016
Details:  Conceding that it may come off as a “hard teaching,” Archbishop Charles Chaput of...
July 05, 2016
From RNS: The city council in Pensacola, Fla., will consider ending the traditional practice of...
July 05, 2016
Some food for thought today, from a homily delivered over the weekend by the Rev....
July 04, 2016
A reader alerted me to this series that just wrapped up in the Philadelphia Inquirer,...
July 04, 2016
This is priceless:  Weeks after responding to tragedy at an Orlando nightclub, the Orange County...
July 04, 2016
Fascinating:  In the late 1980s, I was introduced to a self-styled Satanic high priestess. She...
July 03, 2016
From Crux: Pope Francis has vowed in a new interview that he won’t be slowed...
July 03, 2016
The ruling will also apply to the group's Catholic site. From The Wall Street Journal: ...
July 02, 2016
The Gospel readings we’re encountering right now are about the difficulties of discipleship—how hard it...
July 02, 2016
I've mentioned this to people when they take objection to some of Pope Francis's off-the-cuff remarks:...
July 01, 2016
This seems to be a trend.  I also have to wonder if a man like this...
July 01, 2016
It will be released in November. The studio today unveiled the first poster for the film—intriguingly,...
July 01, 2016
No surprise, really. From The Washington Post: Donald Trump’s campaign has begun formally vetting possible...
July 01, 2016
Details: Former Pope Benedict says in his memoirs that no-one pressured him to resign but...

June 2016

June 30, 2016
With Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Fr. Dave Dwyer on Sirius XM. Photo: Getty Images
June 30, 2016
From The Washington Post:  Right on schedule, Sierra Yoder went into labor. It was Halloween...
June 30, 2016
From CNS: Tears and not words. Prayers and not greetings. During his trip to Poland for...
June 29, 2016
  From the website of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist:  Mother Rosemae Pender, FSE,...
June 29, 2016
  Details:  The Society of St Pius X (SSPX) has accused Pope Francis of spreading confusion...
June 29, 2016
From CNS's Chaz Muth, a really great look at how priests become chaplains in the...
June 29, 2016
From Catholic New York:  After the Mass at which he was ordained in St. Patrick’s...
June 28, 2016
A beautiful and heartfelt tribute from one successor of Peter to another: Pope Francis and...
June 28, 2016
The legendary women's basketball coach from Tennessee has died at the shockingly young age of...
June 28, 2016
The man many pundits are touting to be Clinton's running mate talked about his religion Sunday on...
June 27, 2016
From RNS:  A single chime rang out after each abuse victim’s statement was read over...
June 27, 2016
I've never heard of a bishop doing something like this before. From Canada:  Thirty-six hours...
June 26, 2016
Fasten your seatbelts for another in-flight news conference that will probably bring unexpected turbulence. Details: ...
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