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February 2019

February 12, 2019

A Saint from Queens? Maybe.

The cause for Sister Maura Clarke is getting more attention. This, from Spectrum News in...

February 12, 2019

Gary Sinise: ‘Was God Calling Me to Service?’

Great stuff, via Tony Rossi at The Christophers, who profiles actor Gary Sinise (who has...

February 12, 2019

Egypt Arrests Students for Mocking Christianity

Here's news you don't hear about every day, via AFP: Egyptian authorities have arrested four...

February 10, 2019

It’s Everywhere: Investigation Finds 700 Victims of Southern Baptist Sex Abuse

From The Washington Post: “20 years, 700 victims” So reads part of the headline of...

February 10, 2019

Unsung Hero: Meet the Priest Who Is Chaplain to Chicago’s Cops

From CBS News: Chicago police are investigating an officer's death last Saturday as a possible...

February 09, 2019

‘In Our Time’: A Message for Our Time, from St. Paul VI

Worth re-reading: Nostra Aetate, "In Our Time," the Catholic Church's "declaration on the relation of...

February 09, 2019

‘Profoundly Wrong’: Muslim Denied Presence of Imam at His Execution — UPDATED

From Catholic News Agency: A Muslim man convicted of murder has been executed in Alabama...

February 09, 2019

‘She’s a Hero’: A Pro-Life Story the World Needs Right Now

What would you do if you learned your unborn had a rare brain disease and...

February 09, 2019

New York Times: Those Anti-Abortion People Aren’t Giving Up

Details: Despite a temporary setback at the Supreme Court on Thursday night, the anti-abortion movement...

February 08, 2019

Report: McCarrick Decision Coming Next Week

From Reuters: Vatican officials will meet next week to decide the fate of disgraced former...

February 08, 2019

On preaching: ‘People will never believe in us if we do not show love and compassion to those whom we wish to believe in us’

Sherry Weddell posted this item on Facebook this morning, drawn from her reading of a...

February 07, 2019

SCOTUS Blocks Law to Restrict Abortion Clinics in Louisiana

Details: Chief Justice John Roberts joined the Supreme Court's liberal wing on Thursday in temporarily blocking a Louisiana...

February 07, 2019

Bishop’s Name Removed from Buildings in West Virginia

Details: Central Catholic High School’s gymnasium in East Wheeling no longer bears the name of...

February 06, 2019

Awesome: Deacon from Richmond Served at the Pope’s Mass in UAE

From the Diocese of Richmond Facebook page: What an honor for one of our very...

February 06, 2019

Cuomo Writes: ‘My Roman Catholic Values Are My Personal Values…’ — UPDATED

From an op-ed in today's New York Times, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York takes...

February 06, 2019

Quote of the Day—Maybe, Even, of the Year

Last night's State of the Union speech was arguably the best-written, best-delivered speech President Trump...

February 05, 2019

In a First, Pope Francis Addresses Scandal of Priests Abusing Nuns: ‘We’re Working On It’

From The New York Times: Pope Francis said on Tuesday that the Roman Catholic Church...

February 05, 2019

How Can You Help a Priest? Here’s Some Advice

Father John Hollowell posted this on his blog On This Rock, and it tackles some...

February 04, 2019

Francis, Imam Sign ‘Milestone’ Document on Relations Between Religions

Details: The “Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together” signed on Monday...

February 04, 2019

Revealed: Source Who Gave Tip on Northam Did it Because of His Abortion Comments

From The Washington Post: The reporter who exposed the racist photo on Gov. Ralph Northam’s...

February 04, 2019

‘Their God is Not My God’: How Life Under ISIS Led These Muslims to Christianity

From NBC News: Four years have passed since the Islamic State group's fighters were run...

February 03, 2019

Lawyers for Nick Sandmann send letters to news outlets ahead of possible lawsuits

Details: he attorneys that are representing the Covington Catholic High School student who went viral...

February 03, 2019

Love endures all things: turning the Covington nightmare into a gift

This is just great: A GoFundMe account redirected the attention given the harassment of a family with ties to...

February 03, 2019

Looking for a new car? Watch this ad and you’ll want to buy a Jeep.

Two minutes of heart, touched with a little bit of genius. I finally saw this...

February 03, 2019

A more excellent way: Homily for February 3, 2019, 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Is there any scripture passage more familiar than that reading from Paul’s letter to the...

February 02, 2019

Toward a ‘more tailored seamless garment’ in American Catholicism

From Ross Douthat in The New York Times: The Catholic Church — in New York,...

February 01, 2019

Bishop of Albany on Cuomo: ‘We are taking attention away from what really is the problem’

Bishop Ed Scharfenberger, who himself holds a license in canon law, offers some thoughts on...

February 01, 2019

Rhode Island’s Bishop Tobin is back on Twitter — and taking aim at pro-abort pols

Details: After a months-long hiatus, Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of Providence has returned...

January 2019

January 31, 2019

Is this the best Super Bowl ad? It gets my vote.

And it's movingly, unexpectedly, pro-life. Here it is, from Microsoft: a celebration of resilience, optimism...

January 31, 2019

WATCH: Orlando woman consecrates her life to virginity

From the Diocese of Orlando website: Marianne Cano walked down the aisle of St. James...