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May 2014

May 30, 2014
A reader in New Hampshire sent this my way: a picture of the newly ordained,...
May 30, 2014
From The BBC:  The husband of a woman facing the death penalty in Sudan for...
May 30, 2014
From The Catholic Sentinel in Portland, Oregon: One of Oregon's most infamous prisoners Tuesday received...
May 30, 2014
An interesting observation on a subject you don't hear about very much—and one that has...
May 30, 2014
Details:  A group of Islamic extremists in the area of Besi have brutally and violently...
May 29, 2014
Now for something completely different. From Richmond, Kentucky:  In the three years since it opened,...
May 29, 2014
She's made it into the final round of "The Voice," in part on the strength...
May 29, 2014
A press release from Washington: The 2013-2014 annual survey of permanent deacons in the United...
May 29, 2014
This news caught my eye this morning: In the middle of a living room, a...
May 29, 2014
Over at Catholic Answers, Michelle Arnold has a thought-provoking piece about the perils of celebrity...
May 28, 2014
From the vault, my homily for Ascension Thursday in 2008:  The other day I read...
May 28, 2014
"I don't work for the Church anymore. My real job now is to give witness...
May 28, 2014
From The Detroit Free Press:  Detroit-area Catholics rated a priest shortage as the biggest issue...
May 28, 2014
From The Philadelphia Inquirer:  Have it your way. No, not your fast-food burger. Your prayer....
May 28, 2014
The New York Times notes the passing of a legend:  Massimo Vignelli, an acclaimed graphic...
May 27, 2014
Twelve years ago, when I began formation, the director of the diaconate program was a...
May 27, 2014
A reader wrote me to take issue with the story posted the other day about...
May 27, 2014
With this item from Pope Francis making news, the usual debates about priestly celibacy are...
May 27, 2014
One atheist professor's interesting take: The world could see a resurgence of Christianity driven by...
May 27, 2014
Details:  Bishop Paul Bradley of the Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoois warning Catholics not to participate in...
May 27, 2014
While he's not saying anything we didn't already know, it is the first he's spoken...
May 27, 2014
An ad spotted on the New York subway this morning:
May 27, 2014
I've been waiting since last night for this video to pop up online, and it...
May 26, 2014
Details from CNS:  Pope Francis will meet with a group of sex abuse victims for...
May 26, 2014
The question arises after I posted the image below on Facebook. It comes from my...
May 26, 2014
From The Charlotte Observer:  The Catholic Diocese of Charlotte, whose flock is more than 10...
May 26, 2014
A friend from Georgia sent this my way. All I can say is: wow. It's...
May 26, 2014
Are we seeing a new papal tradition? St. John Paul in his travels would famously...
May 25, 2014
From CNS:  Half a century after a historic encounter between their predecessors, Pope Francis and...
May 25, 2014
Two remarkable moments from a remarkable day, via CNS. Pope Francis makes an unscheduled stop...
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