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June 2017

June 25, 2017
Details from The Catholic Commentator:  Bishop Robert W. Muench and a large crowd at St....
June 25, 2017
From The Michigan Catholic:  Karen Ervin couldn’t wait to share the good news with her...
June 24, 2017
It happened today: Archbishop-designate Charles C. Thompson ordained the new deacons at SS. Peter and Paul...
June 24, 2017
A great story of bringing grace to the streets, from Denver Catholic's Roxanne King: For...
June 24, 2017
That's what it costs for four years at premiere Catholic university of the United States,...
June 23, 2017
I preached about him in my homily on Holy Thursday:  Last December, 35 years after...
June 22, 2017
So I'm up here in Québec for the Catholic Media Conference, and was privileged to...
June 20, 2017
The group Hope Not Hate, based in the U.K., posted this on social media a...
June 20, 2017
...which is something a few people are doing on social media right now, it's worth...
June 20, 2017
This is making the rounds on social media, and I think it deserves sharing. (It may...
June 20, 2017
For those times I have added to the pain and anger in social media...Lord have...
June 20, 2017
I tell my homiletics students: "A boring four-minute sermon is twice as good as a...
June 19, 2017
Details: Across the country, churches and congregations have rallied to offer support to undocumented immigrants...
June 19, 2017
A great idea from Julianne Stanz, who blogs over at Catechists's Journey: Summer is a...
June 19, 2017
From the Archdiocese of San Antonio Facebook page (which has more pictures): Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller,...
June 19, 2017
The press release:   Alvernia University and its athletic program officially change their nickname to the Golden...
June 18, 2017
Details:  Two Catholic bishops passed away on the same day after they lost their battle...
June 18, 2017
I was an 8-year-old kid living in Rockville, Maryland and enjoying the first days of...
June 18, 2017
From The New York Times:  Three Christian civilians said they had cowered in a basement...
June 17, 2017
A reader sent this to me, from the Facebook page of the Diocese of Tulsa:...
June 17, 2017
Here's an interesting angle to this story I hadn't heard before. Details:  Muslims who were...
June 17, 2017
This photo popped up on social media Saturday afternoon, the first glimpse of the new...
June 17, 2017
This Sunday, we mark the feast of Corpus Christi, or as it is known in...
June 16, 2017
Details:  A mosque in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital, has been renamed...
June 16, 2017
Check out the video above from Rome Reports.  Key quote: "Pope Benedict sees in Pope...
June 16, 2017
Archbishop José H. Gomez ordained 19 new deacons June 10 at the Cathedral of Our...
June 15, 2017
Details:  The Papal Almoner, Archbishop Konrad Krajewski, has been responsible for the installation of showers,...
June 15, 2017
From WWL-TV:  Congressman Steve Scalise's hometown of Metairie is sending prayers his way. Wednesday evening, the...
June 14, 2017
This tidbit popped up earlier today: The group of cardinals advising Pope Francis on reforming...
June 14, 2017
A great vocation story, from the National Catholic Register:  Grant Aasen had dreams of making...
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