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March 2014

March 01, 2014
Details from USA TODAY:  More than 20,000 people from across the USA have called on...
March 01, 2014
This is pretty remarkable: a visual representation of an idea I was trying to get...
March 01, 2014
Details:  Whether it’s the charitable acts of Pope Francis, the church’s emphasis on family or...
March 01, 2014
Back in the 1950s a popular game show was called “Who Do You Trust?” It’s...

February 2014

February 28, 2014
From The Los Angeles Times:  In a move clearly aimed to appease potential religious critics,...
February 28, 2014
Memo to self: leave explicit instruction to make sure they DOUBLE CHECK before carting me...
February 28, 2014
From The Catholic Register in Canada: William Kokesch, a deacon in the Montreal archdiocese, plead...
February 28, 2014
From the Indianapolis Star:  A Purdue University alumnus alleges his First Amendment rights were violated by his...
February 28, 2014
Vatican Radio reports on his homily this morning: Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the chapel...
February 27, 2014
An alert reader sent this my way, from the governor's announcement, which was posted on...
February 27, 2014
Part of his definition:  "May bishops be shepherds, close to the people; 'fathers and brothers,...
February 27, 2014
And yes, for those who are wondering: the Holy Thursday evening Mass and foot washing...
February 27, 2014
“If you find yourself in front of – imagine! - in front of an atheist...
February 27, 2014
Details from the BBC:  The video for Katy Perry's track Dark Horse has been edited...
February 27, 2014
Every year around this time, choir lofts and living rooms around the world echo with...
February 27, 2014
Looking at some of the retired pope's recent comments and actions, The Boston Globe's John...
February 27, 2014
From CBS in Los Angeles: Los Angeles police are looking for a man who vandalized...
February 26, 2014
Not a lot of surprises here, but it gives a compelling snapshot of the times...
February 26, 2014
What a picture. The caption, via Zenit: Pope Francis greets Lorenzo, a young boy with...
February 26, 2014
There's been some discussion around the blogosphere about last night's "Frontline" on "Secrets of the...
February 26, 2014
From Reuters:  Former Pope Benedict, in one of the few times he has broken his...
February 26, 2014
From USA TODAY (and note the quote from FOB Deacon Bill Ditewig!): In a move that...
February 25, 2014
My blog neighbor Katrina Fernandez—reading of the late night host's Catholic roots—wants to woo him back....
February 25, 2014
An interesting take on last weekend's remarkable consistory, from Michael McGough in The Los Angeles...
February 25, 2014
Over at First Things, Elizabeth Scalia wades into the conscience wars over providing (or not)...
February 25, 2014
Yes, evidently they really do have things like this:  If Jewish food were to have...
February 25, 2014
Details from Christianity Today:  Oleksandr Turchynov, a well-known Baptist pastor and top opposition politician in...
February 25, 2014
Over at The Jesuit Post, Jeremy Zipple, SJ took an informal poll: I resolved to...
February 25, 2014
Muslims pray as they hide at a Catholic church in Carnot, a town 200 kilometers...
February 25, 2014
I'm sensing a theme developing in this papacy. From NCR: The Catholic church must fundamentally...
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