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January 2018

January 24, 2018
Here's part of the message, from the Vatican website: Communication is part of God’s plan...
January 24, 2018
Does the pope follow baseball? Details:  A Catholic priest from a Houston church devastated by...
January 23, 2018
This Q&A caught my eye, via Zenit:  Q: A few weeks ago, in a Sunday...
January 23, 2018
The video above shows some of the violence. From RNS:  Protests against the president of...
January 23, 2018
An interesting question, with some equally revealing answers: When Selena Miller, a practicing Catholic, applied...
January 22, 2018
Yesterday, I posted on the women who have taken the Vail. How about a little...
January 21, 2018
Now for something altogether different. This was posted on the Catholic University of America Alumni...
January 21, 2018
That's how Deacon Daniel Gordon Dozier described this wonderful video, from St. Paul's Antiochian Orthodox...
January 21, 2018
I don't imagine I'd ever do this, and I don't recommend it, but I'm not...
January 20, 2018
Christ the King Parish in Chicago reported a whopping 64% increase in parish attendance last...
January 20, 2018
This is our processional hymn this week: A great thumping Protestant march. The composer's biography...
January 19, 2018
Seriously. A study finds it is so: Contrary to what you might assume after hate-browsing...
January 19, 2018
If you missed it live earlier today, here it is: the president's historic address delivered...
January 19, 2018
Behold, Russian President Vladimir Putin, observing Orthodox Epiphany early this morning by taking a plunge...
January 18, 2018
This is big news, from my colleague John Burger:  The Trump Administration is setting up...
January 18, 2018
This step is exceptional and, perhaps, even unprecedented: Bishop Anthony B. Taylor announced Jan. 17...
January 18, 2018
He caused a sensation a few years ago with a TV appearance (see above) and...
January 18, 2018
Details:  Honolulu Bishop Larry Silva gave general absolution to about 45 people in a deacon...
January 17, 2018
This is big. EWTN broke the story earlier today on Twitter, and it is now...
January 17, 2018
This meme is working its way around social media—and it's too good not to share....
January 16, 2018
From the BBC: The American gospel music star Edwin Hawkins has died at his home...
January 16, 2018
From CNA:  It started out as a regular Saturday morning for most Hawaiians, including Dallas...
January 15, 2018
The Holy Father made his remarks yesterday during his homily marking the World Day for...
January 14, 2018
From the Arlington Catholic Herald: The Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship declared St. Mary Church in...
January 13, 2018
This arrangement, by Malcom Archer, is my favorite for this particular hymn—building verse by verse...
January 12, 2018
Some may remember this story from last year. CNS has an update: In March 2017,...
January 11, 2018
From St. Louis, this word from Kenrick-Glennon seminary on Facebook: It is with great sorrow...
January 11, 2018
This is the video of the week—maybe of the month: A formerly homeless eight-year-old boy...
January 11, 2018
This announcement has been circulating online today: Dear Friends of MAGNIFICAT, There is some major...
January 11, 2018
This gave me a jolt: the school in question is the alma mater of both...
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