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August 2014

August 12, 2014
While the world grieves the loss of Robin Williams, it's worth taking one more look...
August 11, 2014
The latest on the ground:  This morning, we received an email from our regional director...
August 11, 2014
The restored diaconate is something new in Ireland, and the number of deacons is relatively...
August 11, 2014
Details:  Sandinista priest Miguel D’Escoto Brockmann, a close advisor to President Daniel Ortega, said his...
August 11, 2014
Details:  There are many amazing characters and creatures described in the Hebrew Bible, but elephants...
August 11, 2014
Astonishing:  The Australian couple accused of abandoning their surrogate baby in Thailand have admitted they...
August 10, 2014
From last week, here's a poignant and personal glimpse at what is happening in Iraq,...
August 10, 2014
The following comes from the Archdiocese of Toronto website. It's a very good primer on...
August 10, 2014
Details, from Australia: From beyond the grave, father-of-four Patrick Carroll continued a five-decade crusade to...
August 09, 2014
And it's a doozy. Details:  A Brazilian billionaire preacher inaugurated a massive church building in...
August 09, 2014
I prefer my apocalypses with zombies. But here's another view of The End of the...
August 09, 2014
The gospel we just heard is about many things: courage, faith, mystery. But above all,...
August 09, 2014
This is inspired, from our Lutheran siblings. (H/T Deacon Sean Keller). Yes, evidently he really...
August 08, 2014
From Baltimore's Catholic Review, here's an important addendum to CNN's piece on archbishops and where they...
August 08, 2014
From CNEWA:  This morning, I spoke with a member of the San Egidio Community in...
August 08, 2014
From Catholic News Agency:  In light of the increasingly dramatic situation of Christians in Iraq...
August 08, 2014
A friend sent this my way, from an Anglo-Catholic parish, St. Paul's, in the Episcopal...
August 07, 2014
You probably remember this story from several days back. Well, here's an update:  Mary’s Gourmet...
August 07, 2014
This release just arrived in my in box:  The chairman of the Committee of International...
August 07, 2014
Details:  Demonstrating his deep concern for growing violence against innocent people in the Middle East,...
August 07, 2014
The situation grows worse with every passing day. From our regional director at CNEWA:  Early...
August 07, 2014
Details: History was made Wednesday in Indiana when the first woman was named to head...
August 06, 2014
The nightmare that is Iraq gets worse. This was just posted at the CNEWA blog:  ...
August 06, 2014
From NBC News:  Spain is arranging to retrieve a Catholic priest who has tested positive...
August 06, 2014
From the CNS blog this morning: Holding his weekly general audience today in the Vatican’s...
August 06, 2014
Details:  Archbishop Paul Coakley is calling for a Catholic campaign of prayer to oppose a...
August 06, 2014
The following email arrived yesterday afternoon: I just had a disturbing conversation with a co-worker whose...
August 06, 2014
That's the assessment from The St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  When Pope Francis was first elected, he...
August 05, 2014
Smart, funny and utterly winning. One blogger writes:  It is well shot and the guy playing...
August 05, 2014
Bishop Edward Slattery of Tulsa has issued a letter to his flock:  As has been...
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