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November 2014

November 02, 2014
This image popped up on my Facebook feed this morning: Brooklyn's Fr. Carlos Velasquez celebrating...
November 02, 2014
Details:  The head of the Catholic church in England and the Archbishop of Canterbury will...
November 01, 2014
Many of you may remember something Msgr. Funaro used to say when he was celebrating...
November 01, 2014
I've preached about them in the past, but for today's celebration of the All Saints,...

October 2014

October 31, 2014
It's the family, stupid. Details:  The holy grail for helping youth remain religiously active as...
October 31, 2014
A beautiful idea, from The Houston Chronicle:  At first glance, there was nothing extraordinary about...
October 31, 2014
Details:  Several universities have recently admonished their students not to wear a variety of costumes...
October 30, 2014
The Washington Post has just printed (and posted the video) of Quinn Bradlee, speaking at...
October 30, 2014
His column in this week's Catholic New York, the newspaper for the Archdiocese of New...
October 30, 2014
That's the assessment of religion writer Andrew Brown in The Guardian:  Until this weekend, I had...
October 30, 2014
The Christian writer Philip Yancey has a very good rumination on "preaching without words" over...
October 30, 2014
Priests and deacons understand that key moments in life—baptisms, First Communions, Confirmations, weddings and funerals—are...
October 30, 2014
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October 29, 2014
David Mills noted yesterday: “Pope Francis made a significant rhetorical break with Catholic tradition Monday...
October 29, 2014
Take a look: The story:  Kaya the Humboldt penguin is just four months old --...
October 29, 2014
From today's audience:  Often, we hear people say: the Church doesn’t do this …the Church...
October 28, 2014
Deacon Richard Tolcher, left, and Deacon Gregory Pecore pray with inmates at Clayton County Prison...
October 28, 2014
From Vatican Radio:  In a private meeting with leaders of the inter-denominational Ark Community, Pope...
October 28, 2014
A 21st century problem gets a closer look this morning from CNS:  Entire families navigate...
October 27, 2014
Details:  Pope Francis on Monday (Oct. 27) waded into the controversial debate over the origins...
October 27, 2014
Details:  "Society needs a church that is credible, that is representative of society and that...
October 26, 2014
Details:  Protestants are preparing for Reformation Sunday observances this weekend, 497 years after the Rev....
October 26, 2014
Numerous reports at the time of his death cited his Catholic faith. But a report...
October 25, 2014
From Daily Caller:  Mark Miloscia, a Republican running for state senate in Washington state, is...
October 24, 2014
A new survey for the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois offers some clues. From Our...
October 24, 2014
Details:   A reticulated python (the world's largest species of snake) gave birth to six babies without...
October 24, 2014
The Catholic nurse who contracted the virus in Dallas—the first person infected  in the United...
October 24, 2014
What a wonderful tribute.  From Today's Catholic News, the website for the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South...
October 24, 2014
A few days ago, I posted on the radical proposal of Philadelphia's Archbishop Chaput, who...
October 24, 2014
From his daily homily:  Every Christian is called to work for the unity of the...
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