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January 2014

January 20, 2014
Zach King is creating a whole new art form from six-second Vine videos. This stuff...
January 19, 2014
While there are no indications that she plans to resign the throne, Queen Elizabeth is...
January 19, 2014
I'll be in scenic Seneca, South Carolina next week, at the kind invitation of Fr....
January 19, 2014
Deacon Bill Ditewig reminds us that we are beginning the International Week of Prayer for...
January 19, 2014
"Remember that, we embrace men and women of every color, every creed, every orientation, every...
January 19, 2014
Details:  Two weeks ahead of the Super Bowl, half of American sports fans say they...
January 18, 2014
 Photo: by Gerald Martineau  Full L-R:  Brian R. Majewski, Steven M. Clifford, Scott A. Ross, Bishop...
January 18, 2014
You'll recognize this tune a few notes into the first verse—but I don't think you've...
January 18, 2014
Details:  A Greek Orthodox church in Portland on Friday yanked permission for the Multnomah County...
January 18, 2014
Diane has the scoop:  (Vatican Radio) The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Fr....
January 18, 2014
This picture has been around the world a few times now—and it's continuing to spark...
January 18, 2014
Last week, I came across the remarkable story of a doctor who makes house calls...
January 17, 2014
From The New York Times:   They came for prayer and fellowship, naturally. They gave confession...
January 17, 2014
Details:   A document obtained by The Associated Press on Friday shows Pope Benedict XVI defrocked...
January 17, 2014
A deacon dropped me a note this morning with that question. I haven't been able...
January 17, 2014
Deacon Bill Ditewig offers some history and some insight into Catholic theology surrounding which direction...
January 17, 2014
I stumbled across this in a blog post by Diane Korzeniewski, about celebrated preacher Fr....
January 17, 2014
This much. H/T to Jill Stanek, who posted this incredible video of Dennis and Carita...
January 17, 2014
More than two years after the story first broke, a statement has been released that...
January 16, 2014
  Pope Francis conversing with members of the Jewish community of Argentina at the Santa...
January 16, 2014
For those who have been following his story, and remembering him in prayer, an update:...
January 16, 2014
Hot on the heels of yesterday's post on beauty in churches, here's a living example...
January 15, 2014
Here's something you don't see every day: a piece on corporate behavior and politics ......
January 15, 2014
For the full story behind the image, check out what ace CNS photog Paul Haring...
January 15, 2014
Here's a different take on Pope Francis, from a business perspective, via a retired university...
January 15, 2014
Well, sort of. Details:  An ancestor of humans -- albeit one that is at the...
January 15, 2014
A parish priest offers his perspective, from NCR:  The thornier annulments involve people who were...
January 15, 2014
I stumbled on this interesting review by Colette Arredondo of a new book by a...
January 14, 2014
Photo: Martha Rial/Pittsburgh Magazine You won't see anything more beautiful and inspiring than this. Pittsburgh's Dr....
January 14, 2014
Oh, Canada: Halifax considers doorknob ban on new homes
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