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January 2016

January 19, 2016

Aragorn Is A Protestant…

...and clearly, the hobbits are Catholics. Ancient in Internet years (from Dec 2014), but I saw...

January 15, 2016

Diocese Creates GoFundMe Page After Spending Funds On Powerball Tickets

(AoftheANews) WALLA WALLA - AoftheA News has learned that the Diocese of Walla Walla (Washington state) spent...

January 13, 2016

BREAKING: Vatican Approves Move Of St Louis Archdiocese To Los Angeles

(AoftheANews) After months of intense negotiations and several close votes, the Vatican approved the relocation of...

January 11, 2016

If St. Paul Had Been On Facebook…

January 04, 2016

Happy New Year!

...and Merry Christmas, too (it's liturgically still Christmas, y'know), from everybody at AoftheA! The staff...

December 2015

December 23, 2015

PARISH REPORT: Church Designates “Peanut-Free Pews” For Kids Who Snack At Mass

(AoftheANews) SAN JOSE - Beginning next Sunday at St Hazel's, parishioners whose children suffer from...

December 21, 2015

2 Simple Steps On Becoming A Bona-Fide Woman Priest

1) Get yourself some D&D dice. 2) Roll a female cleric. And you won't be...

December 09, 2015

Things Not Said In Scripture, #4

I am so not a fan of Children's Liturgies. I don't think Jesus is either.

December 07, 2015

Top 10 Rejected Slogans For The Jubilee Year Of Mercy

The Jubilee Year of Mercy, called by Pope Francis, officially begins Tuesday, December 8. There's all...

December 02, 2015

PARISH REPORT: Music Director Rewrites ’12 Days Of Christmas’ To Observe COP21

(AoftheANews) NASHVILLE - For Ed Vokett, music director at Our Lady of Good Intentions, Advent...

November 2015

November 25, 2015

PARISH REPORT: Pastor “Shocked” To See Front Pews Filled At Mass

(AoftheANews) QUAD CITIES - Fr Phil Irrupp, pastor of St. Curds and Whey, couldn't believe...

November 24, 2015

If Vatican II Were A Blockbuster Sequel

The other day, I had a convo with fellow Patheos blogger Tom McDonald (who now blogs...

November 18, 2015

PARISH REPORT: 3-Parish Trade Involving All-Star Altar Server Gets Diocesan Approval

(AoftheA News) BISMARCK - The Diocese of Bismarck approved a blockbuster trade of altar servers and...

November 11, 2015

PARISH REPORT: Church Purchases Drones For EMHC Delivery To Shut-ins

(AoftheANews) KANSAS CITY - Catholic shut-ins living in the northwestern area of Kansas City will soon be...

November 06, 2015

Things Not Said In Scripture, #3

When you hear the story of Elijah and the widow of Zarapheth read during Mass...

November 04, 2015

PARISH REPORT: Pastor Publishes ‘Trigger Warnings’ Prior To Mass

(AoftheANews) EAST LANSING - Starting this Sunday, parishioners and visitors at Sts. Amber & Pilsner will be receiving...

November 03, 2015

How Pathetic Are The Detroit Lions?

In Catholic terms? This pathetic. Jesus can change ordinary bread and wine into His Body and...

November 02, 2015

The 6-Letter Word That Cuts Down Men Every Day

Last week, Huffington Post ran a piece called "The 3-Letter Word That Cuts Down Women Every...

October 2015

October 27, 2015

Get Your Synod On The Family Blog Swag!

The Synod on the Family concluded this past Saturday. It was a big deal for some...

October 21, 2015

PARISH REPORT: Church Installs “Judge-Free Room” For Non-Communicants

(AoftheANews) ALBUQUERQUE - Believed to be the only of its kind in any Catholic church anywhere in the...

October 16, 2015

Faithful Bishops Ask Catholic Bloggers To Abandon Panic-Mongering

(AoftheANews) ROME - A report has been leaked from the Synod on the Family currently...

October 14, 2015

PARISH REPORT: “Miraculous!” Bride Happily Agrees To Parish’s Wedding Guidelines

(AoftheANews) JACKSONVILLE - Fr Charl d'Nay, pastor of Our Lady of Wholesome Goodness, had witnessed...

October 12, 2015

Things Not Said In Scripture, #2

Not everything made it to the final draft of St Matthew's account of Jesus' Sermon on...

October 09, 2015

Caption Contest – Synod on the Family Edition

I ran "caption contests" frequently at Ye Olde Blogge, BP (Before Patheos). They're fun, and you,...

October 08, 2015

The AoftheA Synod Prayer

Dear Lord, So far today, I'm doing alright. I haven't gossiped or lost my temper....

October 02, 2015

Pope Francis, Magician

Not only did the Holy Father display humility and empathy during his visit to America, and...

October 01, 2015

How I Know Pope Francis Follows Christ

This popped up on my Google+ feed last night. Would love to take credit for it, but it's...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

PARISH REPORT: Parish Hires Football Coach To Be On-field Liturgical Coordinator

(AoftheANews) BATON ROUGE - Starting next Sunday, parishioners at St Suburban's will notice an addition to...

September 24, 2015

Funny Vid By Lutheran Satire: “I’m A Christian, But I’m Totally Not…”

Earlier this month, Buzzfeed produced a lame video (do they ever produce any non-lame video?)...

September 23, 2015

PARISH REPORT: Parish Offers Pumpkin Spice Hosts For Autumn Masses

(AoftheANews) MUSKEGON - Beginning the first Sunday in October, members of Our Lady of Good Housekeeping...