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November 2015

November 18, 2015
Politico has the scoop:  Faith-based groups, who play a key role in resettling refugees to...
November 18, 2015
Details: Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge has received threats because they help...
November 17, 2015
From Empire:  Right after the film wrapped, the first image from Martin Scorsese’s latest arrived,...
November 17, 2015
Strong words from a devout Muslim—a descendent, in fact, of Mohammed—and a stalwart defender of Christians,...
November 17, 2015
From CNA: In wake of Friday’s violent terror attacks in Paris, the Vatican’s Secretary of...
November 17, 2015
From the USCCB meeting in Baltimore: Bishop Eusebio Elizondo, Chairman of the United States Conference...
November 17, 2015
The television host wrote in the U.K.'s Daily Mail:  As the non-Muslim world rages and...
November 17, 2015
This comes from David Bier, an immigration policy analyst at the Niskanen Center, via the...
November 16, 2015
I'm reminded of the wise words of a sister who helped give food and shelter to...
November 16, 2015
This was begun in September, but now seems a timely moment to learn more. Details: ...
November 16, 2015
From the BBC:  Same-sex marriage has now become legal in the Republic of Ireland, after...
November 16, 2015
President Obama in Turkey this morning addressed the question of only admitting Christian refugees to...
November 16, 2015
This topic came up a couple weeks ago, with the release of a document prepared...
November 16, 2015
If you'd like to join me in Rome next year (May 27-29) for the special...
November 15, 2015
A round up of early reaction—and condemnation: From Tariq Ramadan at Oxford: Absolute and immediate...
November 14, 2015
I'm in Lynchburg, Virginia this weekend, giving pulpit talks on behalf of CNEWA at St....
November 14, 2015
Last night, when things were sliding from bad to worse, Joe Heschmeyer had the presence...
November 14, 2015
This news was announced not long ago on Facebook:  The Pontifical Shrine of Our Lady of...
November 13, 2015
My diocese held its annual diaconate convocation last weekend; unfortunately, I was unable to attend because...
November 13, 2015
Strong words in the pages of what many may consider a surprising source: America magazine. The authors...
November 13, 2015
I stumbled on this today, in a longer piece by Charlotte Allen in The Wall...
November 13, 2015
It's rare to hear a Hollywood star of this magnitude talk so openly about religion. Denzel...
November 13, 2015
A diaconal bow to my brother Deacon Greg Hall, featured here:  Most of us probably...
November 13, 2015
From today's homily: Pope Francis said God is the greatest glory and warned believers against...
November 13, 2015
From The Observer, the student newspaper at St. Mary's College in South Bend, Indiana: Last Thursday...
November 12, 2015
This is different—in fact, it may be the first of its kind in the country:...
November 12, 2015
This image above is popping up on social media, and many mistakenly believe it was...
November 12, 2015
Maybe they should replace it with a plain red cup. Details:  A nativity scene that has...
November 12, 2015
From last night's "Late Show" on CBS: see how Stephen Colbert pours a fresh, strong...
November 12, 2015
From Christian Today:  Influential evangelical and Alpha pastor Rev Nicky Gumbel yesterday sang the praises...
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