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December 2015

December 06, 2015
A personal glimpse at the tragedy via National Catholic Register:  Bishop Gerald Barnes of the...
December 06, 2015
The new deacons were ordained yesterday at St. Joseph Parish in Jacksonville, FL: Please remember...
December 06, 2015
This is making the rounds on social media this weekend, and is worth a read....
December 05, 2015
Note: I'm preaching at the Rite of Welcome for our parish's RCIA candidates tomorrow, so...
December 05, 2015
Details: When seven men step forward to be ordained permanent deacons Dec. 5 at the...
December 05, 2015
Great moments in public service: Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore is celebrating the birth of Jesus...
December 04, 2015
Behold this year's edition of the U.S. Air Force Christmas flash mob, held this year...
December 04, 2015
Msgr. Gerard Lopez, Vicar General of the Diocese of San Bernardino, just sent this my...
December 04, 2015
Great stuff from Brooklyn and the Archdiocese of New York: In partnership with the Archdiocese...
December 04, 2015
Some provocative thoughts on public prayer from retired Col. Lawrence Wilkerson:  In last weekend's football game featuring the...
December 04, 2015
What should you do if someone in the Communion line chooses to kneel to receive?...
December 04, 2015
From Australia:  The Islamic State has hijacked a Sydney church website and replaced its homepage...
December 03, 2015
Could America be next? Maybe. At least one presidential candidate is proposing it.  Details:  France...
December 03, 2015
Then this is for you: a great overview on the diaconate has just been published...
December 03, 2015
This seems pretty unusual to me: A father filed a lawsuit against a Catholic grade...
December 03, 2015
A priest in the Diocese  of San Bernardino forwarded to me the following email, which...
December 02, 2015
A fascinating piece of detective work, reported in The New York Times: The new crisp,...
December 02, 2015
Breaking:  Fourteen people were confirmed killed and 14 more wounded in a mass shooting at...
December 02, 2015
Vatican Radio has the scoop:   Pope Francis blessed a mobile chapel built into a...
December 02, 2015
Today marks the 35th anniversary of the martyrdom of four women who served as missionaries...
December 01, 2015
From PETA:  He is the first pope to take the name of St. Francis of...
December 01, 2015
From International Business Times: Acting on a tip from the FBI, Italian authorities arrested four...
December 01, 2015
Three years ago, a tornado tore through Ridgway, Illinois and destroyed the town's Catholic church. [img...
December 01, 2015
Whatever one may think of his politics, this much is clear: Marco Rubio is comfortable...
December 01, 2015
Check out these highlights, via Rome Reports, from the pope's final Mass in Africa,at the...

November 2015

November 30, 2015
This appeared on Facebook a few days ago, from Brazil. Words cannot do this justice....
November 30, 2015
This story is making the rounds of social media: the reaction of a college student...
November 30, 2015
An interesting development, from CNN:  Thus far, many English translations of the Quran have been...
November 30, 2015
This morning, Aleteia's Diane Montagna has some insight from two leading cardinals, responding to suggestions that...
November 30, 2015
This debuted in September but finally crossed my radar screen. I suspect we will be seeing...
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