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June 2018

June 12, 2018
Details:  The San Diego Diocese is seeking a way to shelter asylum-seekers so they can...
June 12, 2018
The man behind the acclaimed groundbreaking series "Catholicism" has now turned his attention to something...
June 12, 2018
I'm headed to scenic Wisconsin later this morning, to Green Bay ("Titletown") and the 2018...
June 11, 2018
This quote from a diocesan newspaper, covering a diaconate ordination, is a little bit, um,...
June 11, 2018
In case you missed it, take a few moments to watch and listen to this...
June 11, 2018
From Angelus:  Archbishop José H. Gomez ordained 16 new permanent deacons for the Archdiocese of...
June 10, 2018
From the diocesan website:  On June 9, Bishop Noonan ordained eight devoted men to the...
June 09, 2018
From Catholic News Agency:  The sanctuary of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in China’s Henan...
June 09, 2018
This classic is our recessional hymn this week.  It has an interesting history:  "Faith of...
June 09, 2018
In the wake of two shocking, high-profile suicides, a priest friend on Facebook offered this...
June 08, 2018
From Crux:  At a press conference on the summit of bishops focusing on the Pan-Amazonian...
June 08, 2018
A great piece in Chicago Catholic this week marks the 50th anniversary of the restoration...
June 07, 2018
The papal commission has been mulling this question for almost two years. No decision seems...
June 06, 2018
Big news:  Archbishop William E. Lori promulgated in February a revised policy regarding the place...
June 06, 2018
You would think most Catholics knew this already — but considering the paltry Mass attendance...
June 06, 2018
And here are two priests from the Diocese of Pittsburgh to prove it. This brief...
June 06, 2018
With the saint's feast coming up soon, on June 13, I was surprised and intrigued...
June 05, 2018
Fascinating:  The body of a man buried in northern Italy 2,000 years ago shows signs...
June 05, 2018
How many of us who give out communion have had to contend with grabbers, one-handers,...
June 05, 2018
From The Valley Catholic:  As they gathered with members of their families, their parish communities...
June 05, 2018
From CNS: Pope Francis has asked the Catholic bishops’ conference of Germany not to publish...
June 04, 2018
  Father Dwight Longenecker recently offered a reflection on the "cosmic mystery" of the chalice...
June 04, 2018
Details: New Yorkers who don't identify as male or female may soon be able to...
June 04, 2018
The wife of one of the new deacons forwarded the picture above. Read all about...
June 04, 2018
I've been thinking the same thing, and I'm glad someone is putting this out there....
June 04, 2018
From CNN: The Supreme Court ruled narrowly in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to bake...
June 03, 2018
There will be a lot of remembrances and commemorations in the days ahead marking the...
June 03, 2018
From Politico: President Donald Trump will host an iftar dinner at the White House next...
June 03, 2018
From America:  In another historic step to assign key positions in the Catholic church to lay people, Pope...
June 02, 2018
A wonderful image, above, from Twitter, where I found this great post from Bishop Edward...
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