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September 06, 2017
Perfect casting: Jonathan Pryce as Francis, Anthony Hopkins as Benedict in ‘The Pope’
Horray for Hollywood: Add Pope Francis to Netflix’s continually growing TV and movie roster names....
September 06, 2017
Historic: Scotland’s parliament recognizes country’s consecration to Mary
This is truly something remarkable: This past Sunday an historic event occurred in Scotland. The...
September 06, 2017
Behold: the world’s first cathedral dedicated to Mother Teresa
From RNS: Twenty years after the death of St. Teresa of Calcutta, thousands of Christians and...
September 05, 2017
Great moments in diocesan communications
A deacon friend from another diocese sent this my way; it's part of a diocesan...
September 05, 2017
Father Rey Pineda, DACA priest
With more attention now turning to President Trump's decision on DACA, this seems a good...
September 05, 2017
‘Reprehensible’
This is how the USCCB has responded to President Trump's decision on DACA: The cancellation...
September 05, 2017
Notice something missing from this picture?
Anyone who has seen those domes — they are among the most famous in the...
September 05, 2017
WATCH: The coolest priests on the planet
And they are, of course, New Yorkers. Check out this brief video that was produced...
September 05, 2017
Collapse: more than half of the British public say they have ‘no religion’
Details: The number of Anglicans in Britain has collapsed by 50 percent in under two...
September 04, 2017
I can’t put it more plainly: see this movie
That would be "All Saints," starring John Corbett. (See an interview with him about his...
September 04, 2017
Inspiration: Houston cop with Stage 4 cancer braves Harvey to rescue hundreds
Just watch this remarkable story from CBS News about one of Houston's finest, Officer Bert...
September 04, 2017
‘The lie of the apostolate’: when those of us in ministry forget to put family first and leave our children poor
Here's a sobering post that stands as a challenge to all of us in ministry...
September 03, 2017
Hymn of the Week: ‘The Servant Song’
This is a perennial favorite at diaconate ordinations—and understandably so. But it's also increasingly popular...
September 02, 2017
What do you bring with you?: Homily for September 3, 2017, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
We’ve all been watching the tragedy unfolding down in Texas this past week, and following...
September 02, 2017
President Trump declares Sunday National Day of Prayer for victims of Hurricane Harvey
His proclamation, signed Friday: Hurricane Harvey first made landfall as a Category 4 storm near...
September 02, 2017
‘Who would not want to interview the pope?’
That's just one of the earth-shaking insights offered in this short video clip. (Quick: check...
September 01, 2017
John Corbett, Catholic: ‘I have a strong faith in God’
The actor is winning praise for his portrayal of an Episcopal priest in the new...
September 01, 2017
Catholic schools to offer free tuition for Harvey evacuees
This is a wonderful gesture. Details: The Archdiocese of San Antonio announced several Hurricane Harvey...
August 2017
August 31, 2017
Report: In new book, Pope Francis reveals he consulted a psychoanalyst
Details are sparse, but there is this from America: In a new book, Pope Francis reveals that...
August 31, 2017
After three years of ISIS, the Mass returns to Mosul
Details, from CNA: Following the liberation of Mosul, Iraq, from the hands of the Islamic...
August 31, 2017
Catholic bishop offers sanctuary to Muslim refugees at seminary
From the BBC: A Catholic bishop in the Central African Republic (CAR) has given refuge...
August 31, 2017
Followup: EWTN interviews that priest who made news in his kayak during Harvey
You'll undoubtedly recall the memorable encounter between a local TV reporter and a priest who...
August 30, 2017
A TV anchor’s surprising declaration: ‘I’m proud to be a Catholic’
You don't hear this very often—certainly not from one of the biggest stars in the...
August 30, 2017
‘It never occurred to me that my non-Catholic parents would find such love and comfort from a priest.’
This morning, I got an email from an old friend in Arizona, Branda, a woman...
August 29, 2017
Boom: 167 seminarians in Philadelphia
Details: The number of seminarians at Philadelphia's St. Charles Borromeo Seminary is on the rise,...
August 29, 2017
That time a young man decided to pop the question—in front of the pope!
Why not? From Vatican Radio's Facebook page: Something unexpected took place in the Vatican's Clementine...
August 29, 2017
Sean Spicer finally gets to meet the pope
Michael J. O'Loughlin has the story in America: A group of legislators and politicians from...
August 29, 2017
Jerry Lewis on family and faith—and being married to a Catholic
I had no idea his first wife was Catholic, but he talked about it many...
August 28, 2017
‘I’m speechless. Everything is lost’: a priest gives a heartbreaking glimpse inside a flooded Catholic church
This video was broadcast on Facebook by Houston's St. Ignatius Church. Pray for this parish,...
August 28, 2017
Mary survives: the statues that made it through Harvey
From CNA: Besides widespread damage from flooding and winds, Hurricane Harvey, which swept through Houston this weekend,...
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