Here’s something you don’t see every day. This is Fr. Charles Cimpl, vicar general for the diocese of Sioux Falls, SD, and pastor of St. Michael’s parish. The event was evidently a children’s Mass. See what you think. Meantime…looking through the website at Fr. Cimpl’s parish, I came upon this column, which I think most priests and deacons will appreciate: I always feel a sense of comfort when I have Deacon John Devlin beside me during the Mass. Do you ever wonder what... Read more
View image | gettyimages.com That would seen to be the main conclusion of this intriguing chart, designed by Verdant Labs, to try and map out the political leanings of various professions, including the clergy. The Acton Institute, however, isn’t so sure: To determine the political leanings, Verdant used the data from the Federal Election Commission on contributions to political parties as a proxy for political views. While I’m skeptical that the charts show a true representation of the political leanings... Read more
View image | gettyimages.com For those who have been napping, here’s the latest: Four family members accused of beating 14-year-old to induce abortion, then burning fetus on grill School lunch lady fired for giving kids who couldn’t pay free lunches Texas man accused of beating his 3-year-old son to death over potty training Pro-abortion president to speak to Catholic Health Association Disney—whose CEO earned $44 million last year— laid off workers, then made them train their cheaper foreign-born replacements And,... Read more
From Vatican Radio: The first Catholic Church in the UAE, St. Joseph’s Abu Dhabi, was opened in February 1965, and March 2015 marked the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the event. The Ruling Family of the Emirate has always been generous and it was their graciousness in donating a piece of land to build a place of worship that thousands of faithful even today can enjoy a place of prayer and sanctuary. 50 years later, yet again the Church in South... Read more
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Here’s something you don’t see every day. This is Fr. Charles Cimpl, vicar general for the diocese of Sioux Falls, SD, and pastor ofSt. Michael’s parish. The event was evidently a children’s Mass. See what you think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hBQhLsiQofs Meantime…looking through the website at Fr. Cimpl’s parish, I came upon this column, which I think most priests and deacons will appreciate: I always feel a sense of comfort when I have Deacon John Devlin beside me during the Mass. Do you ever wonder what... Read more
From Vatican Radio: The first Catholic Church in the UAE, St. Joseph’s Abu Dhabi, was opened in February 1965, and March 2015 marked the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the event. The Ruling Family of the Emirate has always been generous and it was their graciousness in donating a piece of land to build a place of worship that thousands of faithful even today can enjoy a place of prayer and sanctuary. 50 years later, yet again the Church in South... Read more
From The Catholic Standard: Because the crowd of people who will gather at Pope Francis’s open air Mass in Washington in September won’t be able to experience the interior beauty of the Basilica of the National Shine of the Immaculate Conception during the Mass, the winning students of the altar design contest decided to bring the architecture of the grand church out to the people. A jury consisting of representatives from the Archdiocese of Washington, the basilica and The Catholic... Read more
You may remember this item from last week, about deacons taking over some parishes in Pittsburgh and serving as administrators. The National Catholic Register‘s Peter Jesserer Smith has more: The new deacon-administrators and their parish assignments have not yet been made public. However, Deacon Stephen Byers, director of the department of diaconate formation, said three deacons have been training since Jan. 1 to take up their new roles in this project. The training covers the day-to-day operations of parish life... Read more
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