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January 2016

January 29, 2016
And he should have worn an alb with the stole. This comes from the Facebook...
January 29, 2016
Here's a real day-brightener for you: It’s the resurrection! An important piece of a Bath...
January 29, 2016
Details from MIT Technology Review:  A Spanish scientist working at the Salk Institute in California...
January 29, 2016
From Vatican Radio:  Archbishop Rino Fisichella, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New...
January 29, 2016
With last night's debate still fresh in the public memory, Michael O'Laughlin has a good...
January 28, 2016
A story that set heads exploding around the interwebs is finally put to rest.  Edward...
January 28, 2016
This is an interesting effort from the Archdiocese of Newark, posted recently on YouTube: a six-minute video that...
January 28, 2016
But will the declaration have teeth? From CNS:  Muslim leaders from around the world adopted...
January 28, 2016
The story, from Vatican Radio: Pope Francis on Thursday met with actor and environmental activist...
January 27, 2016
Fascinating and inspiring stuff, from Aleteia's brand new sister publication, For Her: I recently spoke...
January 27, 2016
Details: President Obama revealed on January 15, 2016, during an interview with YouTube personality Ingrid...
January 27, 2016
From the Diocese of West Palm Beach comes this strong statement on their website, following...
January 26, 2016
The story:  Wesley Zechariah McKellar, 22, passed away after a heroic two year battle with...
January 26, 2016
This didn't get much attention when it happened yesterday, but it's worth noting for both...
January 26, 2016
From the Staten Island Advance:  A petition is calling for a Staten Island Ferry honoring...
January 26, 2016
This historic meeting—the first  of its kind in nearly 20 years—prompted some conversation that the Vatican...
January 26, 2016
This story popped up yesterday in the The Independent newspaper in Ireland, and quickly garnered attention...
January 26, 2016
Marking the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the Holy Father had...
January 25, 2016
A great get, over at ChurchPOP:  ChurchPOP tracked down the priest who presided over this...
January 25, 2016
"Now Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high...
January 25, 2016
From Vatican Radio:  Pope Francis will travel to Sweden in October for a joint ecumenical...
January 25, 2016
From Runner's World:  The Rev. Michael Alello set two PRs [personal records] at the Louisiana Marathon...
January 24, 2016
From The New York Times:  Donald J. Trump is not usually a candidate who invokes...
January 23, 2016
I'm preaching at the 8:30 Mass Sunday morning, and had prepared a homily already. But...
January 23, 2016
Took a walk around the block this afternoon. Here's the view out the front door...
January 23, 2016
A post on Facebook describes the scene: Amazing site from Pennsylvania. Dowling Catholic [High School,...
January 23, 2016
Over the last 48 hours, the news has been filled with stories about this incredible...
January 23, 2016
Archbishop Arthur Roche of the Congregation for Divine Worship has just published in L'Osservatore Romano...
January 23, 2016
Ain't that the truth? Details:  The Fall River Diocese has a new director of pastoral...
January 22, 2016
That didn't last long. Details:  Parishioners at St. Philip Catholic Church here learned Thursday morning...
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