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February 2014

February 18, 2014
Though some politicians may make us feel otherwise, industry professionals insist this a dying art....
February 17, 2014
From Zenit: The bishops of New York State have published a pastoral letter regarding people...
February 17, 2014
photo: Mark Mueller/The Star-Ledger From The Newark Star-Ledger:  The 4,500-square-foot home sits on 8.2 wooded...
February 17, 2014
I missed this on Friday, but CNS featured it in a roundup of the pope's...
February 17, 2014
Maybe, according to John Allen in The Boston Globe:  Sometimes mocked as “Catholic divorce,” an...
February 17, 2014
A few fascinating tidbits from Huffington Post:   Did you know that Ulysses S. Grant...
February 17, 2014
From Florida comes the story of Miami's first priest for the Anglican ordinariate:  It’s a...
February 16, 2014
Here's a great story from my home state (and my alma mater) about a college...
February 16, 2014
He mentioned it during Sunday's Angelus:  Pope Francis’ Sunday Angelus message emphasized the importance of avoiding...
February 16, 2014
Some preachers like to raise you up  on Eagles' wings, especially when the Eagles in...
February 16, 2014
Details:  A group of Roman Catholics based in Kansas City has taken the rare step...
February 15, 2014
From the Santa Barbara Independent, a column by Paul Fericano that shows great courage, empathy...
February 15, 2014
This story got a lot of attention on social media earlier in the week. The...
February 15, 2014
From the university's press release: Philip Rivers, Pro Bowl quarterback for the San Diego Chargers,...
February 15, 2014
Good question. One answer, from writer E. Brooks Holifield:  Many Western Europeans think of Americans...
February 15, 2014
Photo: Patrik Giardino / New York Times With the eyes of the world focused on...
February 14, 2014
This rendition of the award-winning song from "Frozen" is pretty fantastic—and not just because the...
February 14, 2014
The following email arrived in my inbox yesterday: I am on the building committee for...
February 14, 2014
To mark St. Valentine's Day, the pope held a special audience for engaged couples this...
February 14, 2014
From writer and activist Timothy Shriver, who notes that the pope is challenging everyone: When...
February 13, 2014
What did we do before we had the Internet? My childhood was deprived of things...
February 13, 2014
It is now poised to become the first country in the world to allow this...
February 13, 2014
A favorite moment from my favorite movie this winter. If you don't want to, um,...
February 13, 2014
Vatican Insider spoke recently with the Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, Beniamino Stella,...
February 13, 2014
A shorter version of this clip has been making the rounds on social media: it's...
February 13, 2014
He spoke to members of the American Jewish Committee today. The text:  Dear friends, I...
February 13, 2014
A writer at the Christian Post applies this to pastors and church workers—but there's a...
February 12, 2014
Details:  Gabriel Axel, a director whose 1987 labor of love, “Babette’s Feast,” received the first...
February 12, 2014
 Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski sports his custom riding vest - a gift from the Florida...
February 12, 2014
Bible-based movies are proliferating on movie screens this year. The Hollywood Reporter has a preview:...
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