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March 2016

March 06, 2016
An image from a couple years ago, wearing rose vestments when I visited a parish...
March 06, 2016
The archbishop of Milwaukee, Jerome Listecki, takes note of it in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:  Whether...
March 05, 2016
The release:  In recognition of their leadership, civility and dedication to our nation, the University...
March 05, 2016
In 1864, a teenager named Roswell McIntyre was drafted into the New York Cavalry during...
March 05, 2016
Who knew? From The New York Times:  Because of a Trappist monk, Apple computer displays...
March 05, 2016
From The Detroit Free Press:  In a move praised by LGBT advocates, the Catholic Church...
March 04, 2016
It happened in Yemen:  Four nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by...
March 04, 2016
For those who may have missed this last night: Donald Trump defended waterboarding, torture and...
March 04, 2016
Details:  The Lecture Fund at Georgetown University is planning to host Planned Parenthood Federation of...
March 03, 2016
Details:  A survivor of child abuse has said that Cardinal George Pell “gets it” after...
March 03, 2016
Lifenews.com has picked up this item from USA Today: The latest pro-abortion story to be...
March 03, 2016
Now for something different. Below is the Penitential Rite from one of the Masses at...
March 03, 2016
Deacon Bill Ditewig revisits an important subject that often arises during an election year: clergy...
March 02, 2016
A friend in Ohio posted this on Facebook the other day, talking about last Sunday's...
March 02, 2016
A superlative piece from writer Peter Wehner in yesterday's New York Times: Set aside the...
March 02, 2016
Sounds like a good idea to me: It’s probably harder than you think. Some Chick-Fil-A...
March 02, 2016
From RNS: A series of essays in the semi-official Vatican newspaper is urging the Catholic...
March 02, 2016
  From The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:  After the tolling of the noon hour Tuesday at the...
March 02, 2016
Details, from Aleteia's John Burger:  A Louisiana law that requires clergy to report allegations of...
March 01, 2016
I'm home! I spent Monday night and Tuesday morning in scenic Oneonta, New York, not...

February 2016

February 29, 2016
Details:  A private Catholic high school is under fire after its students allegedly shouted racist...
February 28, 2016
A timely and important question from Archbishop Gregory Aymond of New Orleans: It has become...
February 27, 2016
It all comes down to one little letter. Here's an excellent analysis, from the Columbia...
February 27, 2016
I've been guilty of this sin myself—the practice (increasingly popular on the Internet) of posting...
February 27, 2016
It's happening more and more, and The Baltimore Sun this morning looks at how this...
February 26, 2016
The following statement was posted today at the website for the Canadian Conference of Catholic...
February 26, 2016
Yes, he really said that last night, following the debate:  Minutes after the debate wrapped,...
February 26, 2016
Hot on the heels of Sister Christina comes Father Albert:  UK-based Catholic priest, Fr. Albert...
February 26, 2016
This is remarkable:  After years of searching for the right location, developers of the first...
February 25, 2016
It's happening in Sioux City: The Diocese of Sioux City on Thursday released a draft...
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