2016-09-30T17:35:03-04:00

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A reader pointed out that on this feast of St. Stephen, Pope Benedict today prayed for deacons during his Angelus. (Translation below via Google.)  He also referenced Mary, Queen of Martyrs — which, by coincidence, is the name of my parish in Queens: Dear friends, the true imitation of Christ is love, that some Christian writers have called the “martyrdom secret”. In this regard, St. Clement of Alexandria writes: “Those who practice the commandments of the Lord testify in any action because... Read more

2016-09-30T17:35:04-04:00

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Check this out.  A message of great hope, and faith, and family: Read more

2016-09-30T17:35:04-04:00

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This is really something: the story of a woman who never got to see her birth mother, until she went to her wake.  From the Buffalo News:   When Jackie Oddo came downstairs on the morning of Dec. 13, she noticed that her husband seemed oddly quiet and still as he read The Buffalo News in the kitchen of their Town of Tonawanda home. “What are you looking at?” she asked. Bart Oddo walked over to his wife and laid... Read more

2016-09-30T17:35:04-04:00

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And just in time for Christmas! Details: For 14 years, the Catholic community on the scarcely populated island of Molokai, has tried to raise enough money to build a church in its main town of Kaunakakai to honor Saint Damien of Molokai. After raising $2 million from bake sales, community fairs and donations, and the Catholic Diocese kicking in another $1.2 million, Saint Damien of Molokai Church opened two weeks ago. Run by Sacred Hearts priest, the parish held its first... Read more

2016-09-30T17:35:04-04:00

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A friend in Florida forwarded this to me, and I was instantly impressed. It’s a Christmas greeting from Bishop John Noonan of Orlando, evidently sent to everyone in the diocese who is on their e-mail list.  What a great way to communicate with the flock, using a 21st century tool to help spread the message of this season of hope — glad tidings of comfort and joy, delivered right to your inbox! Check it out.  Kudos to the bishop and... Read more

2016-09-30T17:35:04-04:00

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Outside our church in Forest Hills last night: Midnight Mass was full of wonder and joy. A church built for 900 at midnight had about 1200. Many unfamiliar faces. A surprising number of children. It began at midnight, sharp. Processional: “Once, in Royal David’s City.” Segue into “O Come All Ye Faithful,” complete with trumpet, as a priest laid the baby Jesus in the manger. 50 altar servers (maybe more?). Red cassocks. Torches. Candles. Incense. Three priests. One deacon. Recessional:... Read more

2015-03-13T17:08:01-04:00

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A few years ago, I caught an episode of the cable TV show “Inside The Actor’s Studio,” with James Lipton. If you’ve seen it, you know the basic idea: Lipton invites celebrities – famous actors, writers and directors – to talk about their careers and how they do what they do. And he always ends each episode the same way, with one particular question: “If you believe that God exists, what do you think He will say to you when... Read more

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2016-09-30T17:35:04-04:00

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‘Tis the season, so why not? The spirit here — and the unabashed proclamation of faith in the public square — is just wonderful.  Stay with it to the end.  You won’t be disappointed.  (H/T to the Concord Pastor and that merry God Googler, Mike Hayes).   Read more

2011-12-24T09:38:27-05:00

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A few years ago, I caught an episode of the cable TV show “Inside The Actor’s Studio,” with James Lipton. If you’ve seen it, you know the basic idea: Lipton invites celebrities – famous actors, writers and directors – to talk about their careers and how they do what they do. And he always ends each episode the same way, with one particular question: “If you believe that God exists, what do you think He will say to you when... Read more

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