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March 2018

March 17, 2018
As most of you know, last week marked the one-month anniversary of the massacre at...
March 17, 2018
This is going to be a great event—and a chance to take part in a...
March 17, 2018
This is our recessional this weekend—a fitting segue into next week and Palm Sunday, and...
March 17, 2018
A fascinating read for this day—with this intriguing bit of history:  A slightly ironic twist...
March 16, 2018
An analysis from The Washington Post: There are endless reasons a big-box toy store would...
March 16, 2018
From The Columbus Dispatch: In Columbus and across the Midwest, Hispanics are changing and, some...
March 16, 2018
Department of Shameless Plugs: If you find yourself in the Boston area on Friday, April...
March 15, 2018
Elizabeth Scalia—now writing and editing with Bishop Robert Barron's team over at Word on Fire—offers...
March 15, 2018
A deacon friend forwarded me this tweet, from Father Jeff Walker in the Diocese of...
March 15, 2018
A great profile of an icon, from The New York Times:  Each prayer begins the...
March 15, 2018
Arlington's Bishop Michael Burbidge had some warm words about deacons in The Catholic Herald, which...
March 14, 2018
From The New York Times: President Trump is expected to name Larry Kudlow, a CNBC...
March 14, 2018
From AP: The Vatican admitted that it altered a photo sent to the media of...
March 14, 2018
The man who has been dominating the political headlines for the last 24 hours—and is...
March 13, 2018
It happened this morning.  You may remember this controversy from a few days back, when...
March 13, 2018
You might be surprised. St. John the Beloved Catholic Church in Virginia started immersing the...
March 13, 2018
So, who is Mike Pompeo? It turns out, the man tapped to replace Secretary of...
March 12, 2018
This is awesome: An act of kindness has reaped a huge reward for one Texas...
March 12, 2018
Deacon Norb Wethington sent this my way with a note: "Says something to the wives...
March 12, 2018
From The St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Future Catholic priests spend years studying theology in seminary. But...
March 12, 2018
Last week, I posted a little item on The Exsultet — and by happy coincidence, the...
March 12, 2018
From The Catholic Herald, Father Raymond de Souza looks at the Holy Father's sartorial style—and...
March 12, 2018
That's the question Phyllis Zagano looks at in this new column in the current issue...
March 10, 2018
From YouTube:  The Capuchin Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Polish town...
March 10, 2018
Some are hailing this as "courageous." I can think of a few other adjectives, including...
March 10, 2018
The sad details:  An ugly legal battle between one of world's most popular artists and...
March 10, 2018
It's time, once again, for puttin' on the pink (or rose): The day’s theme comes...
March 10, 2018
I can't imagine a better interpretation of this than this glorious version by the Mormon...
March 09, 2018
From Vatican News: Pope Francis on Friday told confessors that they have a special responsibility...
March 09, 2018
It's an interesting question, and we'll know the answer soon: Gayle Jordan, a Democrat running...
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