2016-09-30T17:02:27-04:00

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The Society of Catholic Social Scientists is holding its 20th annual conference on Long Island Friday and Saturday, and some familiar names will be there, including Your Humble Blogger. Friday morning, I’ll be moderating a panel  — “And God Said ‘Tweet’: New Media and the New Evangelization” — that will include our own Marc Barnes and Pat Gohn, along with some familiar names like Patrick Archbold (“Creative Minority Report”), Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle, Gary Jansen and Claudia Volkman. Saturday afternoon, I’ll also... Read more

2012-10-22T11:25:23-04:00

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Last year on this day, my parish celebrated a special Mass to mark the first feast day of Blessed John Paul II.  Below is part of my homily for that occasion. It remains a personal favorite of mine. Blessed John Paul, pray for us!  — DGK He was a typical village priest.  He said mass, heard confessions, presided at baptisms and weddings and funerals.  He founded a small youth group that quickly became so popular, it grew from 20 people... Read more

2016-09-30T17:02:27-04:00

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That, in effect, is the message of John Allen of the National Catholic Reporter, writing from Ukraine: Back in 1974, music writer John Landau achieved immortality after attending a set in the Harvard Square Theatre by a then-obscure act out of New Jersey, and declaring: “I have seen the future of rock and roll, and its name is Bruce Springsteen.” In a similar vein, let me say here and now: “I have seen the future of the new evangelization, and... Read more

2015-03-13T16:54:09-04:00

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Last year on this day, my parish celebrated a special Mass to mark the first feast day of Blessed John Paul II.  Below is part of my homily for that occasion. It remains a personal favorite of mine. Blessed John Paul, pray for us!  — DGK He was a typical village priest.  He said mass, heard confessions, presided at baptisms and weddings and funerals.  He founded a small youth group that quickly became so popular, it grew from 20 people... Read more

2016-09-30T17:02:27-04:00

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Details: A new national survey of likely voters shows a sharp contrast among Catholics, the nation’s largest religious group and one with significant membership in swing states such as Florida and Ohio, when it comes to choosing between President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. The American Values Survey, released Monday by the Washington-based Public Religion Research Institute, found that overall, likely Catholic voters are divided between the two candidates — with 49 percent favoring Obama and 47... Read more

2016-09-30T17:02:27-04:00

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I posted on this a few days back, now there’s video! Check out this report on the Blessing of the Waves, complete with every religion imaginable — and Dean of Jan & Dean, to boot! Read more

2016-09-30T17:02:27-04:00

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As I mentioned in my homily this morning, St. Kateri is featured in my parish’s reredos.  Here are a couple pictures I took today to illustrate.  The sacristan is lighting the candles by the image of St. Boniface. Kateri is located in the upper right corner of the Boniface image. Read more

2016-09-30T17:02:27-04:00

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From Rome Reports comes this concise video, which gives some of the color and flavor of today’s canonizations. Read more

2012-10-21T11:34:16-04:00

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Complete text, via Vatican News: The Son of Man came to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many (cf. Mk 10:45) Dear Brother Bishops,Dear brothers and sisters! Today the Church listens again to these words of Jesus, spoken by the Lord during his journey to Jerusalem, where he was to accomplish the mystery of his passion, death and resurrection. They are words which enshrine the meaning of Christ’s mission on earth, marked by his sacrifice, by... Read more

2015-03-13T16:54:10-04:00

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Complete text, via Vatican News: The Son of Man came to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many (cf. Mk 10:45) Dear Brother Bishops,Dear brothers and sisters! Today the Church listens again to these words of Jesus, spoken by the Lord during his journey to Jerusalem, where he was to accomplish the mystery of his passion, death and resurrection. They are words which enshrine the meaning of Christ’s mission on earth, marked by his sacrifice, by... Read more

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