Ever wonder what happens to your bag at the airport after it’s checked? Wonder no more. Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport attached a 360 degree camera to a checked bag to show viewers what really goes on. You may never want to check your bag again. Fasten your seat belts and hang on! Read more
From CNS: One of the leading voices among Africa’s bishops predicts a new flexibility in Catholic teaching at this October’s Synod of Bishops on the family, which he predicts will allow bishops in different parts of the world to adapt church teaching on the family to the region’s culture, political landscape and economic situation. “The Catholic Church is a universal institution, both human and divine,” said Cardinal Berhaneyesus Souraphiel of Addis Ababa. “It is not a European church, it is... Read more
Ever wonder what happens to your bag at the airport after it’s checked? Wonder no more. Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport attached a 360 degree camera to a checked bag to show viewers what really goes on. You may never want to check your bag again. Fasten your seat belts and hang on! Read more
From CNS: One of the leading voices among Africa’s bishops predicts a new flexibility in Catholic teaching at this October’s Synod of Bishops on the family, which he predicts will allow bishops in different parts of the world to adapt church teaching on the family to the region’s culture, political landscape and economic situation. “The Catholic Church is a universal institution, both human and divine,” said Cardinal Berhaneyesus Souraphiel of Addis Ababa. “It is not a European church, it is... Read more
A rarity for the mainstream media: extensive coverage of a vocation most don’t understand or even know about, including many Catholics. Details: Hundreds of people attended a wedding at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Fort Wayne Saturday morning. It may sound like a standard on a summer Saturday, but this marriage is one most people have likely never seen or heard of before. The bride’s name is Jessica Hayes, the groom is Jesus Christ. Saturday morning, she became the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese’s first consecrated virgin... Read more
From Crain’s Chicago Business: Father Michael Garanzini, the chancellor of Loyola University and newly-named board member for the Chicago Board of Education, says it’s time Catholic priests be allowed to marry. “I think it would be healthy. I used to say ‘well, it will change but probably not in my lifetime.’ And then Pope Francis came along, and what I see him doing is opening the avenues for discussion,” he told me. Prior to our conversation, Garanzini spoke to some 40 members from Chicago’s... Read more
A rarity for the mainstream media: extensive coverage of a vocation most don’t understand or even know about, including many Catholics. Details: Hundreds of people attended a wedding at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Fort Wayne Saturday morning. It may sound like a standard on a summer Saturday, but this marriage is one most people have likely never seen or heard of before. The bride’s name is Jessica Hayes, the groom is Jesus Christ. Saturday morning, she became the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese’s first consecrated virgin... Read more
From Crain’s Chicago Business: Father Michael Garanzini, the chancellor of Loyola University and newly-named board member for the Chicago Board of Education, says it’s time Catholic priests be allowed to marry. “I think it would be healthy. I used to say ‘well, it will change but probably not in my lifetime.’ And then Pope Francis came along, and what I see him doing is opening the avenues for discussion,” he told me. Prior to our conversation, Garanzini spoke to some 40 members from Chicago’s... Read more
Thanks to all the Monterey deacons and their wives, who made this boy from Brooklyn feel like a West Coaster! The hospitality and spiritual welcome were both generous and warm. But a special thank you goes to Triple D: Deacon Doctor Ditewig, for inviting me to spend time with this great group. The diaconate is alive and well in the Diocese of Monterey, and that is in no small measure because of Bill’s wisdom and leadership. They are blessed to... Read more
Thanks to all the Monterey deacons and their wives, who made this boy from Brooklyn feel like a West Coaster! The hospitality and spiritual welcome were both generous and warm. But a special thank you goes to Triple D: Deacon Doctor Ditewig, for inviting me to spend time with this great group. The diaconate is alive and well in the Diocese of Monterey, and that is in no small measure because of Bill’s wisdom and leadership. They are blessed to... Read more
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