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January 2014

January 09, 2014
Photo: Zac Boesch Louis Review From The St. Louis Review:  From inside a dark home,...
January 09, 2014
From Christian Post:  A Roman Catholic priest and director of a diocesan newspaper in Malaysia...
January 09, 2014
Do you remember where you were? Neither do I. But what happened then has dramatically...
January 09, 2014
A remarkable testament, from  the website Aleteia:  The Rev. Fabrizio De Michino was born in...
January 09, 2014
I wonder how the kids feel about this. Details from The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:  The digital...
January 09, 2014
You may remember that they offered this course last year.  Deborah Wilhelm contacted me over...
January 08, 2014
I needed this today. A great and inspiring ad from P&G for the Sochi Olympics....
January 08, 2014
A priest friend sent this my way. You may want to wait until Spring to...
January 08, 2014
I would normally ignore something like this. But when it appears in a media outlet...
January 08, 2014
Details from Reuters:  Reported cases of Christians killed for their faith around the world doubled...
January 08, 2014
From The Staten Island Advance in New York City: Subjecting his children to required vaccinations...
January 07, 2014
The press release:  John Allen, a senior correspondent for the highly respected National Catholic Reporter,...
January 07, 2014
From NCR:  A popular U.S. Catholic priest and author known for his peace writings and...
January 07, 2014
And the year is only seven days old. Priceless: Photo: CNS/L'Osservatore Romano via Reuters  From...
January 07, 2014
Part of the pope's homily today that hit close to home: The Pope  invited everyone...
January 07, 2014
He's described by Pat Archbold:  As I thought about it, I kept coming back to...
January 06, 2014
I read with interest, but hardly surprise, NCR's decision to shut down comments on its...
January 06, 2014
Seems the world's hottest atheist "church" is now in schism. Details:  The Sunday Assembly was...
January 06, 2014
Around the blogosphere, there's been some interesting reaction to the much-reported move by Pope Francis....
January 06, 2014
The announcement: National Catholic Reporter suspended the commenting feature of its website, NCRonline.org, effective Monday 10...
January 06, 2014
"On the feast of the Epiphany, as we recall Jesus’ manifestation to humanity in the...
January 06, 2014
Will wonders never cease? Details:  Shortly before leaving the Capitol for the holiday recess, Senate...
January 05, 2014
  Rendering of church designed by Robert Habiger of Dekker/Perich/Sabatini, with revisions by Mark Russell,...
January 05, 2014
Somehow I missed this nugget yesterday, from AFP:  Pope Francis has called for a rethink...
January 05, 2014
I spent part of the day with these guys: Our 11:30 Mass included the presentation...
January 05, 2014
Details:  Pope Francis announced Sunday that he would travel to Israel, the West Bank and...
January 05, 2014
Details:  Students from Eastside Catholic High School and other Catholic secondary schools  delivered a message...
January 04, 2014
The text of a letter issued yesterday to the clergy and faithful by Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput:...
January 04, 2014
That sound you hear is heads exploding in rectories. From Vatican Insider:  In a new...
January 04, 2014
[Click here for readings.] For those who may be keeping track, this marks the 12th...
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