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September 2019

September 19, 2019
This leaped out at me this morning, from today's Office of Readings. It comes from...
September 19, 2019
Here's wisdom every one in ministry needs to remember. From Vatican Media:  Pope Francis reflected...
September 18, 2019
   Here's a story you don't see every day, from Sacramento:  The 1st District...
September 18, 2019
This tweet popped up in my feed Wednesday morning, from the good people at Union...
September 18, 2019
From NPR:  The U.S. abortion rate is continuing a long-term downward trend, according to new data released...
September 17, 2019
"These are hurtful attacks against the image of Mary and the parish." The press release: ...
September 17, 2019
"She was a devout Catholic, and those of us who worked with her on some...
September 17, 2019
Another broadcasting legend is gone:  Veteran journalist Cokie Roberts, who joined an upstart NPR...
September 17, 2019
From CNS:  The Catholic Church in the United States has spent a staggering amount of...
September 17, 2019
From Reuters:  Lawyers for former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell on Tuesday filed an appeal...
September 16, 2019
At a time when abortion access is being restricted in some states, here's the next...
September 16, 2019
The video above shows this unusual mission in action. Details:  Russian Orthodox priests have...
September 16, 2019
From Crux:  According to a Spanish missionary archbishop who’s been in Ecuador since 1998, “We...
September 15, 2019
"Many Christians believe we are in a war … for the culture, a war for...
September 14, 2019
Not exactly the kind of item you expect to see on your nightly news, but...
September 13, 2019
Details:  The Wheeling diocesan home of former Catholic bishop Michael J. Bransfield has been sold...
September 13, 2019
Would you believe...The New York Times? Check this out, from writer Rachel Mans McKenny: I...
September 13, 2019
This is exceptional — and, just maybe, unprecedented. Via The Tablet:  The Prince of Wales...
September 13, 2019
Good question. The Deseret News takes a look:  “There are Christians who would like to...
September 13, 2019
You may remember that Francis presented a delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate with a remarkable...
September 12, 2019
 From The Washington Post:  It was billed as a holy journey, a pilgrimage with West...
September 12, 2019
From Crux:  Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, has urged...
September 12, 2019
From Edward Pentin in the National Catholic Register:  Cardinal Raymond Burke and Bishop Athanasius Schneider...
September 11, 2019
On this especially meaningful and sober day of remembrance, the Houston Chronicle published this hope-filled...
September 11, 2019
I received this happy news and the picture above from Deacon Martin Serraes, the Deacon...
September 11, 2019
"Jesus Christ would be THRILLED to see us doing something like this," says the priest....
September 10, 2019
This didn't get much attention, but it should. It comes from his remarks to the...
September 10, 2019
The pope was on a plane, and you know what that means:  Pope Francis told...
September 10, 2019
This stunningly beautiful image hangs near the entrance to the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum...
September 10, 2019
From historian Elizabeth Foster in The Washington Post, a story that helps put Francis's visit to...
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