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March 2017

March 19, 2017
I found myself this weekend in Central City, Pennsylvania, somewhere west of Harrisburg, in the...
March 19, 2017
From CNN: He was raised Catholic but now worships with his wife and two daughters...
March 17, 2017
Details:  Pope Francis on Friday said confessors “should not hesitate” to refer penitents to exorcists,...
March 16, 2017
From NCR:  Dr. Gerard Weigel of Somerset, Kentucky, is 89, old enough to know something about what...
March 16, 2017
You may remember his story and the images of his ordination in January.  This morning,...
March 16, 2017
Details:  Melanie Segard is 21 years old, with a bright smile, a love of parties...
March 16, 2017
That would include crosses and hijabs. From The Catholic Herald:  Employers will be able to ban...
March 15, 2017
When was the last time you saw something like this? This is a huge billboard...
March 15, 2017
Here's a great write-up from CNS about the place where I'm proud to work, which...
March 15, 2017
A trip to Disneyland was less-than-magical for this self-described progressive mother from Los Angeles, who...
March 15, 2017
A lot of attention has been focused on recent remarks by Rep. Steve King: Since Mr. King’s...
March 15, 2017
From Jonathan Aigner over at Patheos, some good reasons why the best instrument for a lot...
March 14, 2017
From the Wall Street Journal:  Near the end of a long day of radio and...
March 14, 2017
A few people read my remembrance of a beloved parish priest and were puzzled by...
March 14, 2017
From Reuters:  Hungarians should overcome prejudice and help refugees to settle in the country, the...
March 14, 2017
You could be dealing with this: This house encased in snow and ice up to...
March 14, 2017
Sunday night, I attended the Mass of Transferal in Brooklyn for Msgr. Patrick Fursey O'Toole. The...
March 13, 2017
This first attracted a lot of attention in December. Now it's official. Details:  The Archdiocese...
March 13, 2017
From The South Bend Tribune:  One of the first things you notice inside the expansive...
March 13, 2017
From CNN: An Illinois high school has been accused of body-shaming after a 21-slide presentation...
March 11, 2017
The singer, actor and talk show host has been discussing his faith a lot lately,...
March 11, 2017
Details:  Inspired by his recently deceased relative, a young German student Eugen Merher made this...
March 11, 2017
From The Wall Street Journal:  When Jillian and Christian MacNamara found out in early 2015...
March 10, 2017
Pope Francis has caused a stir once again, with comments that indicate he's open to...
March 10, 2017
This is an instant classic. Watch what happens when this professor was interviewed by the...
March 10, 2017
The press release from the Archdiocese of Newark: Clergy leaders with Faith in New Jersey,...
March 09, 2017
From RNS:  Kyriaki Karidoyanes FitzGerald was an 18-year-old theology student when a priest at Hellenic...
March 09, 2017
Details:  Influential groups representing hospitals and nurses came out on Wednesday against the Republican bill,...
March 09, 2017
Details:  One person was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of breaking into a landmark Jerusalem church...
March 08, 2017
It happened last summer in Idaho, and the boy appeared on television Tuesday to tell...
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