Details: Seoul Archdiocese wants to become the ecclesiastical version of a dandelion, spreading priests the world over to “fall on good soil,” as Jesus said. On Feb. 3, Seoul Archdiocese ordained 27 priests making the total number in the archdiocese 892. Archbishop Osvaldo Padilla, apostolic nuncio to Korea, was at the ordination in Seoul. “Now that churches worldwide suffer a lack of priests, the number of priests in this archdiocese is a blessing not only to churches in Korea, but... Read more

The last of the children of that apparition to die (shown above on the left) may be moving a step closer to sainthood: Just in time for the 100th Anniversary of Fatima, the diocesan phase of the canonization process for Sister Lucia, one of the three seers who saw and conversed with Our Lady of the Rosary at Fatima, came to an official close on Feb. 13. The announcement came from the Shrine at Fatima in Portugal and the Diocese of Coimbra... Read more

From The New York Times:  Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore, whose fortitude saved most of his outnumbered battalion in 1965 in the first major battle between American and North Vietnamese troops — exploits immortalized in a book and a movie starring Mel Gibson — died on Friday at his home in Auburn, Ala. He was 94. His death was confirmed by his son Col. David Moore who, like his brother Lt. Col. Stephen Moore and their father, was a West... Read more

From Philly.com:  Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput told a radio talk show host Mondaythat he believes fewer than 25 percent of those working in the “mainstream … elite” media have religious faith, and expressed surprise at what he termed was media hostility to President Trump. “It’s just amazing to me how hostile the press is to everything the president does,” Chaput told the California-based Hugh Hewitt, a Catholic conservative. “I don’t want to be partisan in my comments here, but... Read more

Details:  The Kentucky Senate passed a bill which would allow the use of the Bible for the study of religion and protect the rights of students to express religious beliefs in public schools. The vote on Friday was 31-3 in favor of the measure. It will now be sent to the Kentucky House of Representatives. The bill’s text:  AN ACT relating to Bible literacy courses in the public schools. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to require the... Read more

Details:  Carlos Hernandez is a deeply loved husband, father, brother, grandfather, uncle, friend and Deacon. Anyone who knows him understands his passion for giving back to those in need. In addition to his dedicated career at Ridgewells Catering in Bethesda, Carlos spends his free time supporting the Little Sisters of the Poor, volunteering at Walter Reed Medical Center by providing prayers and counseling to our nations Veterans, and as a member participating in his local Knights of Columbus, etc. On... Read more

From The New York Times:  Mr. Trump, a profane, bombastic, thrice-married New Yorker, may not have been the candidate many religious conservatives prayed would win the White House. But the mutually beneficial arrangement he has nurtured with the Christian right is already starting to nudge the government in a more conservative direction. The religious right’s influence is evident in the policies the new administration has prioritized in its first weeks, from Mr. Trump’s clampdown on federal funding that could indirectly... Read more

What a great witness to life!  How cool is this:  Isabella Springmuhl has faced her share of obstacles, but the 19-year-old has since become the most recognized fashion designer in Guatemala. Despite being unable to finish her fashion course at a local college and the ongoing Down syndrome discrimination she faces, Springmuhl’s work has appeared at the U.K.’s International Fashion Showcase in 2016 and at London Fashion Week. Her brand, dubbed Down to Xjabelle, is her homage to traditional Guatemalan... Read more

Found this in the vault and it seems a timely message. This is my homily for this particular Sunday—which also happens to be World Marriage Day— from 2010. We’ve all been digging out of the storm that we got this week, and I think most of us are grateful that we didn’t get socked with snow the way they did down in Washington. Call it “Snowmageddon” or “Snowpacalype,” it was a storm for the record books. It’s one that people... Read more