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July 2017

July 16, 2017
People of a certain age remember: those words are the beginning of the theme from...
July 16, 2017
A fitting recessional this Sunday, for a day when the scripture focuses on seeds and...
July 15, 2017
From the Archdiocese of Dubuque's Facebook page: "The power of the community is here and...
July 15, 2017
"A sower went out to sow..." Those simple words begin one of the most compelling...
July 14, 2017
I preached about today's saint, Kateri Tekakwitha when she was canonized five years ago, and...
July 14, 2017
Here's something you don't see (or hear) every day, via The Guardian:   Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam...
July 14, 2017
My old colleagues at CBS News last night remembered one of the greats, Douglas Edwards....
July 14, 2017
This short video shows the First Lady visiting the most famous in cathedral in Paris...
July 13, 2017
From Pew:  More Christian than Muslim refugees have been admitted to the United States in...
July 13, 2017
From UPI:  The Adorers of the Blood of Christ, a St. Louis, Mo.-based organization, own...
July 12, 2017
Check this out: The Missionaries of Charity have patented the white and blue sari designed...
July 12, 2017
Now for something completely different, via the Fort Worth Star Telegram:  It’s hard to maintain...
July 12, 2017
Cleveland's new bishop-designate, Nelson J. Perez, took a moment yesterday, hours after he was  named...
July 11, 2017
The drone footage from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty says it all. At one time, it...
July 11, 2017
From Vatican Insider:  The Shroud of Turin, the linen cloth that according to an ancient...
July 11, 2017
The curious might want to check out the video above, of recent FSSP ordinations— the...
July 11, 2017
You may remember this shocking video from last week.  The sister who was attacked has...
July 11, 2017
From Vatican Radio:  Pope Francis issued an Apostolic Letter motu proprio on Tuesday, by which...
July 10, 2017
Here's something you don't hear about very often, via The Catholic Weekly in Australia: A...
July 09, 2017
An oldy but a goody. Words by Isaac Watts, from the 18th century, music is...
July 09, 2017
You may remember his diaconate ordination from last year. Well, now he's completed his journey...
July 08, 2017
Amazing vocation story, from Baton Rouge:  Pat Broussard answered a knock at his door in...
July 08, 2017
If you leave St. Patrick’s Cathedral by the front door, on Fifth Avenue, you can’t...
July 07, 2017
None other than Father Z has this translation of a video, which evidently contains part...
July 07, 2017
Details:  A new hearing in the case of Charlie Gard will take place as early...
July 06, 2017
Could this be the first Marian miracle on a cell phone? This is a story...
July 06, 2017
A snapshot of our world today, from The New York Times:  The annual father-daughter dance...
July 06, 2017
The outspoken Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, had a lot to say when...
July 06, 2017
From The Tablet:  Russia's Orthodox church has reported a sharp rise in seminary admissions, with...
July 06, 2017
While America was grilling burgers and lighting sparklers, this news broke: In 2016, the fertility...
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