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June 2016

June 05, 2016

Catholic Church Unfairly Singled Out in Proposed Law on Sex Abuse

A diaconal bow of gratitude to Deacon Phillip Franco, from the Diocese of Brooklyn, who in...

June 05, 2016

Ordination Update: 22 New Deacons for Newark

You can read all about it on the archdiocesan website here: ...

June 05, 2016

Ordination Update: 23 New Deacons for Lafayette—UPDATED

This email arrived last night with some exciting news: "Deacons are alive, well and proliferating in...

June 04, 2016

A Man Once Called “The Most Powerful Civil Servant in Ireland” Ordained a Deacon

Details: Former government secretary Dermot McCarthy has been ordained a permanent deacon by Archbishop Diarmuid...

June 04, 2016

My Message to Deacons in Rome: “We Are Ordained to Be Vessels, Conveying Christ to Others”

As a few readers probably know by now, I was invited to Rome last week to...

June 04, 2016

Pope Issues Motu Proprio on Removal of Bishops

From the Vatican news site: In a new Apostolic Letter, issued motu proprio, Pope Francis...

June 04, 2016

Three Brothers Become Fathers, as Another Sibling is Ordained This Weekend

Wow: While entering into the priesthood is on a decline nationally, one local family is...

June 04, 2016

Interview with a Priest and His Wife: “This Is a Whole New World”

Details: When the Rev. Tom McMichael arrived at St. Mary Catholic Church in January, he...

June 03, 2016

Brooklyn to Ordain 10 Priests This Weekend

The press release, from the In My Backyard Desk: On Saturday, June 4th, the Diocese...

June 03, 2016

Pope to Priests: To Help Our Hearts Burn with Charity, “Seek Out, Include, Rejoice”

Details: Pope Francis on Friday morning, the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, celebrated the Jubilee for Priests,...

June 03, 2016

Catholic TV’s Father Robert Reed Named Auxiliary Bishop for Boston

Big news in the Catholic communications world. From The Pilot: The Holy See announced June...

June 03, 2016

EWTN’s Media Empire Grows with Acquisition of ChurchPOP

From the press release: EWTN Global Catholic Network has announced the acquisition of ChurchPOP, a...

June 03, 2016

Bishop to Catholic Journalists: Take the High Road

This was a terrific speech, and I hope the entire text shows up on line....

June 02, 2016

So, You Ask, How Is St. Louis?

Glad you asked. I'm having a great time in the "Rome of the West," hanging...

June 02, 2016

A First: Indian Bishop Donates Kidney to Save Poor Hindu Man

Wow: A bishop in India is to donate one of his kidneys to save the...

June 02, 2016

Turning Office Supplies Into Sacred Art

Amazing: For years, Matthew Quay picked up paper clips from desks and absent-mindedly straightened them...

June 01, 2016

Ordination Update: 7 New Deacons for Rockville Centre

Details: Bishop William Murphy ordained seven men to the diaconate on Saturday, May 28, in the...

June 01, 2016

Catholics in Washington “Light the City” to Spread the Gospel

A great idea, via the Catholic Standard: The call to go out and spread the...

June 01, 2016

Something to Celebrate: 25th Anniversary of Sisters of Life

The editorial in Catholic New York says it all: When Cardinal John O’Connor wrote “Help...

June 01, 2016

Tweet Me in St. Louis

My suitcase is getting a real work out. Thirty six hours after returning from Rome,...

May 2016

May 31, 2016

Vanessa Williams Becomes “Officially Wedded Catholic”

The actress, singer and former Miss America sent out the news on Twitter: They wed on...

May 31, 2016

Pope Francis Invites World’s Children to Pray for Syria

Details, via Crux: Thousands of Syrian Christian children, led by their bishops and patriarchs, are...

May 31, 2016

From the Pope’s Homily Today, a Distinctly Diaconal Message

From Vatican Radio, highlights of the pope's homily this morning—which spoke in a special way...

May 31, 2016

Tears for a Gorilla?

This morning, Max Lindenman offers this astute critique of one of the most talked-about stories...

May 31, 2016

Judge Sentences Catholic to Attend Baptist Services

An interesting form of justice, to say the least: Judge William Mallory enjoys handing out creative...

May 31, 2016

Are Benedict and Francis Like Mary and Martha? Georg Gänswein Explains

This is fascinating: the complete text of a recent speech from Archbishop Georg Gänswein, who serves...

May 31, 2016

Awesome: Retired FDNY Captain Ordained a Priest

Details: He's now a first responder for the man upstairs. Retired FDNY Captain Tom Colucci...

May 31, 2016

Up a Steep and Very Narrow Stairway: Visiting the Top of St. Peter’s

One of the more challenging and memorable experiences I had in Rome was ascending to...

May 30, 2016

Ordination Update: 29 New Deacons for San Antonio

That reportedly sets the record for this season: the largest diaconal ordination class in the...

May 29, 2016

Pope to Deacons: “A Servant Knows How to Open the Doors of His Time”

From this morning: “A servant of Jesus Christ” (Gal 1:10). We have listened to these words...