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March 2019

March 21, 2019

Shock: 10 Catholic Churches Attacked in France in One Week

Details: At least 10 incidents of vandalism and desecration of Catholic churches have been reported...

March 20, 2019

WATCH: Pete Buttigieg on Faith, Servant Leadership and the Imitation of Christ

This is something you don't hear every day from a politician. So, when this crossed...

March 20, 2019

It’s Here: ‘The Busy Person’s Guide to Prayer’

Want to kickstart your Lent? Boost your prayer life? Support your local blogging deacon? I'm...

March 20, 2019

Archbishop Responds to Uproar Over Child with Gay Parents

You probably caught this story last week. Now, Archishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas,...

March 19, 2019

Boom: Spain Sees Jump in Ordinations to Priesthood

From CNS: Ordinations to the priesthood in Spain have soared by 24 percent in the...

March 19, 2019

BREAKING: Lawsuit Accuses Former Bishop, Charges He ‘Knowingly Employed Pedophiles’

From The Washington Post: West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey Wednesday sued the Catholic diocese...

March 19, 2019

Beautiful: Pittsburgh Jewish Group Creates Fund to Support New Zealand Muslims

Details: With the shock still fresh and hearts still mending some five months after the...

March 19, 2019

Why Doesn’t the Slaughter of Christians Get More Media Attention?

Several Facebook friends were wondering about this recently, and then this item popped up in...

March 19, 2019

RIP Deacon Boniface Perdjert, Australia’s First Indigenous Permanent Deacon

From the Archdiocese of Sydney's Facebook page: The Catholic Bishops of Australia have paid tribute...

March 19, 2019

St. Joseph, Saint for Our Age of Anxiety

From the vault: A couple years ago, I preached on St. Joseph during Advent and reflected...

March 18, 2019

What’s the Deal with Germany, Anyway?

You have to wonder what's in the water. A few days ago, this news popped...

March 18, 2019

An Idea Worth Embracing: ‘The Patrick Option’

A big h/t to Fr. Michael Rennier at Aleteia who offered this alternative to "The...

March 17, 2019

Look Who Went to Church Today: Donald Trump

You can watch video of the arrival and departure above. From the AP: President...

March 17, 2019

The Sex Abuse Crisis: ‘What are Catholic parents to do?’

I had low expectations for this piece from The Atlantic, but it's actually an insightful,...

March 17, 2019

St. Patrick, Son of a Deacon

From the vault, a timely remembrance from Triple D, Deacon Doctor Bill Ditewig: So, we...

March 17, 2019

Remember the Debate About Stem Cells? Here’s Something That More People Need to Hear

It turns out the Church's position on this issue was (once again) wise. Adult stem...

March 15, 2019

Who Attends the Chrism Mass?

A reader sent this my way, and thought it was unusual. I have to agree....

March 15, 2019

Praying for Muslims at Mass

Father Stephanos Pedrano, O.S.B., posted the following on Facebook. I repost it with his kind...

March 15, 2019

Faggioli: Stop Canonizing Popes!

The writer and Vatican watcher Massimo Faggioli writes in The Washington Post: If the Catholic...

March 15, 2019

Dueling Petitions in Kansas City Archdiocese Over Child with Gay Parents

While we all know that the Catholic Church is not a democracy, that hasn't stopped...

March 15, 2019

Catholic Bishops in New Zealand: ‘We hold you in prayer…Peace, Salaam’

The horrifying attack on mosques in New Zealand has prompted a response from Catholic bishops...

March 14, 2019

‘Someday, We May Be Asked to Bow Before Something Other Than a Tabernacle…’

Some of us think that day is already here. But Elizabeth Scalia this Thursday offers...

March 14, 2019

TBT: That time Beto O’Rourke Berated a Catholic Priest

With the former congressman now in the 2020 race, here's an interesting ThrowBack Thursday clip...

March 13, 2019

New Gallup Poll Shows More U.S. Catholics Thinking of Leaving the Church

From The Washington Post: The percent of U.S. Catholics who say the clergy sex abuse...

March 12, 2019

BREAKING: Cardinal Pell Sentenced to 6 Years

"I would characterize these breaches and abuses as grave." From The New York Times: ...

March 12, 2019

Covington Update: Sandmann and Family Sue CNN for $275 Million

This, after a $250 million suit was filed against The Washington Post last month. Details: ...

March 12, 2019

Hail, Mary: Young Christians, Muslims to Celebrate Annunciation Together

Details: About 1600 boys and girls from over 40 countries will take part in the...

March 11, 2019

A Deacon’s Pioneering Ministry: ‘My Oldest Daughter Has a Mental Illness. We Decided We Had to Do Something’

Deacon Tom Lambert from the Archdiocese of Chicago tells his story in this month's U.S....

March 11, 2019

Blessed Jacques? Diocese Concludes Inquiry Into French Priest’s Martyrdom

From CNS: The Archdiocese of Rouen concluded its sainthood inquiry into the life and death...

March 11, 2019

Senator Who Backed Abortion Law Disinvited from Irish Parade

Details: Controversy over a New York abortion bill resulted in a rebuke for a state...