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November 21, 2018
Democrats seek to allow religious head coverings on House floor
Details: Newly empowered Democrats plan to let lawmakers wear religious head coverings on the House...
November 20, 2018
From 1962, a Thanksgiving message for today
"Let us renew the spirit of the Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving, lonely in an...
November 20, 2018
Squeeze: Legatus announces it will not collect 2019 tithe for Holy See
Details: A U.S.-based organization of Catholic business executives has decided not to collect from its...
November 20, 2018
Different faiths gathered to pray together. And someone said: ‘Yuck’
I was more than a little surprised to read that one-word reaction to a Facebook...
November 20, 2018
BBC names 100 most inspiring women of 2018 — and you’ll never guess who’s on the list
Details: BBC 100 Women has announced its list of 100 inspiring and influential women from...
November 20, 2018
A Christmas tradition that should be revived: the telling of ghost stories
We're heading into the "most wonderful time of the year" when, a popular song tells...
November 18, 2018
A stunning testimony of faith and hope from a young woman diagnosed with cancer
This could not be more timely or powerful, from Beth Haile. (H/T to Deacon Fritz...
November 17, 2018
President Trump proposes new way around birth control mandate
From The New York Times: The Trump administration is making it easier for employers to...
November 17, 2018
Must read: Bishop writes of ‘cowards,’ ‘episcopal arrogance,’ ‘insular’ hierarchy, need for lay involvement
From the superlative Bishop Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City, writing to his flock after the...
November 17, 2018
Every newly ordained priest and deacon needs to see this
I'm sure this would never happen in real life. No. Not at all. No, no....
November 16, 2018
2018: The year of losing our religion
If bishops want a sense of where things stand these days, consider this: Last weekend,...
November 16, 2018
WATCH: The amazing Elton John Christmas commercial — UPDATED
It's never too early for a great Christmas ad. This is from the folks at...
November 15, 2018
Cardinal close to pope praises permanent deacons’ unique role in New Evangelization
Details: Permanent deacons have a unique role in promoting the New Evangelization, according to a...
November 14, 2018
A bishop in Baltimore: We bishops need to undergo true personal conversion
"Perhaps we must first have the courage to face Jesus in contrition and humility, to...
November 14, 2018
Dan Crenshaw’s great message to an outraged world: ‘When all else fails, try asking for forgiveness, or granting it’
This is superb, from Dan Crenshaw, the former Navy SEAL and soon-to-be Republican representative from...
November 14, 2018
WATCH: What pro-life marchers face in New York City
ChurchPOP posted this Monday and it deserves wider circulation: Wow, what a witness! Every First Saturday...
November 14, 2018
Two deacons launch ‘Deacon’s Corner’ on Canadian radio
From Canadian Catholic News: Two Catholic deacons from central Alberta take to the airwaves each...
November 14, 2018
Memphis priest disputes Bishop Holley’s account, calls him ‘dictatorial and autocratic’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=fZ1BBUcqaaM Bishop Martin Holley appeared on EWTN (video above) shortly after he was removed as...
November 13, 2018
Report: Hate crimes rising among young people
Details: A photograph of junior prom attendees in Wisconsin smiling while raising their arms in a...
November 13, 2018
Survivors speak out in Baltimore: ‘We’re angry. And we’re not going away’
CNS has posted this video from a protest yesterday near the USCCB gathering in Baltimore:...
November 13, 2018
Great Moments in Journalism: ‘Do the Wrong Thing’ edition
Why God Made Copy Editors, Reason #8,435. Spotted on Twitter this morning.
November 13, 2018
‘The February meeting better deliver something dramatic, or there will be blood in the water’
So, what happened yesterday at the USCCB meeting in Baltimore? Here's a very good assessment...
November 13, 2018
Report: J.R.R. Tolkein’s priest son faced allegations of child sex abuse
Details: A Catholic priest accused of child abuse was not reported to police despite apparently...
November 12, 2018
Shock: Vatican cancels USCCB vote on sex abuse reform measures
From CNA: Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference has told the American...
November 12, 2018
The boy who survived Auschwitz and grew up to become a deacon
An amazing saga, via Denver Catholic: Witold Engel was living his Catholic faith at the...
November 11, 2018
After Pittsburgh, Catholic churches in New York turning to armed ushers, live shooter training
A sad sign of the times: The power of prayer can now be measured by...
November 11, 2018
Recipe for kindness: How a priest is keeping his mother’s legacy alive
The unfailingly creative and generous Father Jim Sichko — who has made a few appearances...
November 10, 2018
The widow’s ‘might’: Homily for November 11, 2018, 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
We never learn her name. We never find out where she comes from, what she...
November 10, 2018
Chilling Planned Parenthood ad for abortion: ‘The Chosen’
Who deserves to live? Who deserves to die? Who should be ... chosen? That's the...
November 10, 2018
Buffalo parishioners use the collection basket to send a message
Yesterday, I reported on concerns that the ongoing sex abuse crisis will affect Catholic giving....
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