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February 2019

February 12, 2019
The cause for Sister Maura Clarke is getting more attention. This, from Spectrum News in...
February 12, 2019
Great stuff, via Tony Rossi at The Christophers, who profiles actor Gary Sinise (who has...
February 12, 2019
Here's news you don't hear about every day, via AFP:  Egyptian authorities have arrested four...
February 10, 2019
From The Washington Post:  “20 years, 700 victims” So reads part of the headline of...
February 10, 2019
From CBS News:  Chicago police are investigating an officer's death last Saturday as a possible...
February 09, 2019
Worth re-reading: Nostra Aetate, "In Our Time," the Catholic Church's "declaration on the relation of...
February 09, 2019
From Catholic News Agency:  A Muslim man convicted of murder has been executed in Alabama...
February 09, 2019
What would you do if you learned your unborn had a rare brain disease and...
February 09, 2019
Details:  Despite a temporary setback at the Supreme Court on Thursday night, the anti-abortion movement...
February 08, 2019
From Reuters:  Vatican officials will meet next week to decide the fate of disgraced former...
February 08, 2019
Sherry Weddell posted this item on Facebook this morning, drawn from her reading of a...
February 07, 2019
Details:  Chief Justice John Roberts joined the Supreme Court's liberal wing on Thursday in temporarily blocking a Louisiana...
February 07, 2019
Details:  Central Catholic High School’s gymnasium in East Wheeling no longer bears the name of...
February 06, 2019
From the Diocese of Richmond Facebook page: What an honor for one of our very...
February 06, 2019
From an op-ed in today's New York Times, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York takes...
February 06, 2019
Last night's State of the Union speech was arguably the best-written, best-delivered speech President Trump...
February 05, 2019
From The New York Times:  Pope Francis said on Tuesday that the Roman Catholic Church...
February 05, 2019
Father John Hollowell posted this on his blog On This Rock, and it tackles some...
February 04, 2019
Details:  The “Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together” signed on Monday...
February 04, 2019
From The Washington Post:  The reporter who exposed the racist photo on Gov. Ralph Northam’s...
February 04, 2019
From NBC News:  Four years have passed since the Islamic State group's fighters were run...
February 03, 2019
Details:  he attorneys that are representing the Covington Catholic High School student who went viral...
February 03, 2019
This is just great:  A GoFundMe account redirected the attention given the harassment of a family with ties to...
February 03, 2019
Two minutes of heart, touched with a little bit of genius. I finally saw this...
February 03, 2019
Is there any scripture passage more familiar than that reading from Paul’s letter to the...
February 02, 2019
From Ross Douthat in The New York Times:  The Catholic Church — in New York,...
February 01, 2019
Bishop Ed Scharfenberger, who himself holds a license in canon law, offers some thoughts on...
February 01, 2019
Details:  After a months-long hiatus, Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of Providence has returned...

January 2019

January 31, 2019
And it's movingly, unexpectedly, pro-life. Here it is, from Microsoft: a celebration of resilience, optimism...
January 31, 2019
From the Diocese of Orlando website: Marianne Cano walked down the aisle of St. James...
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