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December 2018

December 14, 2018

Nashville deacon removed from ministry for ‘carrying on public disagreement’ over sex abuse crisis

From NCR: A Nashville deacon who has raised questions about the completeness of the diocese's...

December 14, 2018

Family criticizes priest’s hurtful funeral homily — UPDATED

Check out the video below from Detroit: Some thoughts: It's highly unusual for a local...

December 14, 2018

Breaking bread: Pope invites poor to Christmas lunch

From Vatican Media: In the spirit of Christmas, Pope Francis is inviting a group of...

December 14, 2018

Cardinal: Anglican orders should not be considered ‘invalid’

Details: One of the Vatican’s top legal minds has opened the way for a revision...

December 13, 2018

Beautiful: How George H. W. Bush secretly sponsored a Filipino child

Amazing story: Nearly 20 years ago, former President George H.W. Bush wanted to sponsor a...

December 13, 2018

So just what is a ‘Parish Life Coordinator,’ anyway?

The story out of Bridgeport a few days ago garnered a fair amount of attention,...

December 13, 2018

Are they preaching about these things at your parish?

Some interesting insight and analysis from the folks at Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) shows...

December 13, 2018

‘Angry people don’t attract people to the Gospel…’

There's a lot of common sense wisdom in this commentary by Jennifer Roback Morse on...

December 12, 2018

What the world needs now: the John 17 Movement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=vrEJJP60_W0 As Advent stories go, this is pretty great, via Currents at NET in Brooklyn:...

December 12, 2018

Reports: Cardinal Pell guilty of ‘historical child sexual offenses’

This news has been circulating since last night in a number of media outlets, but...

December 11, 2018

Church of England to offer transgender ‘baptism-style’ services

Details: The Church of England has encouraged its clergy to create baptism-style ceremonies for transgender...

December 11, 2018

TIME’s Person of the Year: ‘The Guardians’

TIME magazine made their announcement of Person of the Year this morning — and it...

December 11, 2018

UPDATE: Massachusetts deacon says he’s barred from preaching, will be reassigned

You may remember the recent story about a deacon who says he was being punished...

December 10, 2018

Great moments in culture: principal orders Nazi symbols removed from production of ‘The Sound of Music’

What the heil? Details: The hills are alive … with the sound of political correctness....

December 10, 2018

Ordination update: 4 new deacons for Kingston, Ontario

The vocation is growing among our neighbors to the north! Details: On Friday, December 7,...

December 10, 2018

Bridgeport’s Bishop Caggiano appoints laywoman to lead parish

This is a first for the diocese — and, perhaps, a sign of more change...

December 10, 2018

Thomas Merton on the Son of God: ‘His place is with those who do not belong…’

The great Thomas Merton died 50 years ago today, and I can't let this moment...

December 10, 2018

The nun who tweets daily prayers to President Trump

I hadn't heard about this until this week, but she's been doing it ever since...

December 07, 2018

WATCH: Unveiling of sand sculpture Nativity scene at the Vatican

Check this out, via CNS: Details: The annual unveiling of the Vatican's Christmas tree...

December 07, 2018

The woman of ‘Yes’: Homily for December 8, 2018, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

It probably began like any other day. There were prayers to be said. Chores to...

December 07, 2018

The 80s party girl who is now a defender of the Catholic faith

From The New York Times: Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis breezed through her 500-room...

December 05, 2018

Preachers take note: Jon Meacham’s beautiful eulogy for George H.W. Bush, a ’20th century Founding Father’

This isn't a sermon, but it could serve as a model for great public speaking....

December 05, 2018

Where was Jesus born? Maybe not where you think.

Traditional notions of where Jesus was born are probably wrong, according to scholars: Jesus wasn’t...

December 04, 2018

Is Mariah Carey a genius?

Well, writer Michael Arceneaux seems to think so. Let's hear him out: Almost 25 years...

December 04, 2018

Homeless man smashes statues in Phoenix basilica

The same weekend a shrine was desecrated in Brooklyn, a vandal attacked statues in Phoenix....

December 04, 2018

Massachusetts deacon says he’s being punished for praying for Buffalo deacon

I've never heard of a case quite like this. It happened in Russell, Massachusetts: David...

December 03, 2018

Ordination update: 24 new deacons for Birmingham

Here's the first image of the new deacons, ordained by Bishop Robert Baker on December 1,...

December 03, 2018

Outrage: Man urinates on shrine, destroys statues at Brooklyn Catholic church

Details: A man urinated on and then knocked over two statues of angels guarding the...

December 03, 2018

WATCH: Hollywood’s Chris Pratt on Christmas and God’s fatherly love for us

Hollywood star Chris Pratt offered some timely wisdom last night at the conclusion of Disneyland's...

December 03, 2018

Full coverage: why more women are wearing veils

I've seen this in my own parish in Queens: more women (or varying ages) showing...