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May 2015

May 23, 2015
Two thousand years ago, men and women who had followed Jesus asked themselves that question...
May 23, 2015
Prayer of Diaconate Ordination Draw near, we pray, Almighty God, giver of every grace, who apportion...
May 23, 2015
  View image | gettyimages.com From McClatchy:  A papal envoy Saturday declared slain Archbishop Óscar...
May 23, 2015
It was a glorious Spring day—and a moment of renewal for the Diocese of Brooklyn....
May 23, 2015
Two thousand years ago, men and women who had followed Jesus asked themselves that question...
May 23, 2015
Prayer of Diaconate Ordination Draw near, we pray, Almighty God, giver of every grace, who apportion...
May 23, 2015
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May 23, 2015
It was a glorious Spring day—and a moment of renewal for the Diocese of Brooklyn....
May 23, 2015
From Reuters:  A divided federal appeals court gave New York wide authority to regulate the...
May 23, 2015
From Reuters:  A divided federal appeals court gave New York wide authority to regulate the...
May 22, 2015
No, this is not a joke:  The Church of England is to debate plans to...
May 22, 2015
Details from CNA:  The Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Homs confirmed on Friday that a priest...
May 22, 2015
NCR has this interesting nugget from Sister Maureen Fiedler: This week on "Interfaith Voices," I had...
May 22, 2015
Oscar Romero will be beatified tomorrow in San Salvador—and, fittingly, new deacons will be ordained tomorrow in...
May 22, 2015
No, this is not a joke:  The Church of England is to debate plans to...
May 22, 2015
Details from CNA:  The Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Homs confirmed on Friday that a priest...
May 22, 2015
Oscar Romero will be beatified tomorrow in San Salvador—and, fittingly, new deacons will be ordained tomorrow in...
May 22, 2015
That would be Denise Johnson-Bossert, who makes any selfie look better: That was the two...
May 22, 2015
That would be Denise Johnson-Bossert, who makes any selfie look better: That was the two...
May 21, 2015
...for taking this guy away from us. Ladies and gentlemen, Brooklyn's own Bishop Ed Scharfenberger....
May 21, 2015
An interesting perspective, from author Wes Granberg-Michaelson in The Washington Post: While Christianity may be on...
May 21, 2015
You probably remember this headline-grabber from January. Now an update: The controversial pastor of a...
May 21, 2015
I spent last evening at the Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington, New York with some...
May 21, 2015
The acclaimed director of such modern animated classics as "Up" and "Monsters, Inc." has a...
May 21, 2015
From CNS:  "Despite 50 years of 'Nostra Aetate,'" the Second Vatican Council's document on interreligious...
May 21, 2015
…for taking this guy away from us. Ladies and gentlemen, Brooklyn’s own Bishop Ed Scharfenberger....
May 21, 2015
An interesting perspective, from author Wes Granberg-Michaelson in The Washington Post: While Christianity may be on...
May 21, 2015
You probably remember this headline-grabber from January. Now an update: The controversial pastor of a...
May 21, 2015
I spent last evening at the Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington, New York with some...
May 21, 2015
The acclaimed director of such modern animated classics as “Up” and “Monsters, Inc.” has a...
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