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June 2018

June 12, 2018

Bishop Robert Barron does it again: check out his new series, ‘The Mass’

The man behind the acclaimed groundbreaking series "Catholicism" has now turned his attention to something...

June 12, 2018

Next stop: Green Bay

I'm headed to scenic Wisconsin later this morning, to Green Bay ("Titletown") and the 2018...

June 11, 2018

Great moments in journalism: check that quote!

This quote from a diocesan newspaper, covering a diaconate ordination, is a little bit, um,...

June 11, 2018

Growing up Catholic: the beautiful testament of Bruce Springsteen

In case you missed it, take a few moments to watch and listen to this...

June 11, 2018

Ordination update: 16 new deacons for Los Angeles

From Angelus: Archbishop José H. Gomez ordained 16 new permanent deacons for the Archdiocese of...

June 10, 2018

Ordination update: 8 new deacons for Orlando

From the diocesan website: On June 9, Bishop Noonan ordained eight devoted men to the...

June 09, 2018

Shock: government officials destroy Way of the Cross in China

From Catholic News Agency: The sanctuary of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in China’s Henan...

June 09, 2018

Hymn of the Week: ‘Faith of Our Fathers’

This classic is our recessional hymn this week. It has an interesting history: "Faith of...

June 09, 2018

After Bourdain: A priest writes about his own battle with depression

In the wake of two shocking, high-profile suicides, a priest friend on Facebook offered this...

June 08, 2018

Vatican: ‘We don’t want to preclude anything’ regarding women or married priests at Amazon summit

From Crux: At a press conference on the summit of bishops focusing on the Pan-Amazonian...

June 08, 2018

On married deacons: ‘The sacramental marriage needs to be protected at all costs’

A great piece in Chicago Catholic this week marks the 50th anniversary of the restoration...

June 07, 2018

Will Pope Francis decide to have women deacons?

The papal commission has been mulling this question for almost two years. No decision seems...

June 06, 2018

Archdiocese of Baltimore now allows weddings outside of a church

Big news: Archbishop William E. Lori promulgated in February a revised policy regarding the place...

June 06, 2018

Archbishop reaffirms: intentionally missing Mass is ‘a grave sin’

You would think most Catholics knew this already — but considering the paltry Mass attendance...

June 06, 2018

The journey of faith, I guess, has its ups and downs

And here are two priests from the Diocese of Pittsburgh to prove it. This brief...

June 06, 2018

Tony, is that you? Reconstructing the face of St. Anthony of Padua

With the saint's feast coming up soon, on June 13, I was surprised and intrigued...

June 05, 2018

Is this how Jesus died? Archeologists find rare remains of Roman crucifixion

Fascinating: The body of a man buried in northern Italy 2,000 years ago shows signs...

June 05, 2018

Take and eat: Check out this video on how to receive communion

How many of us who give out communion have had to contend with grabbers, one-handers,...

June 05, 2018

Ordination update: 3 new deacons for San Jose

From The Valley Catholic: As they gathered with members of their families, their parish communities...

June 05, 2018

Pope blocks German proposal for shared communion

From CNS: Pope Francis has asked the Catholic bishops’ conference of Germany not to publish...

June 04, 2018

The deacon as ‘Suffering Servant’

Father Dwight Longenecker recently offered a reflection on the "cosmic mystery" of the chalice...

June 04, 2018

New York City may add third gender to birth certificates

Details: New Yorkers who don't identify as male or female may soon be able to...

June 04, 2018

Ordination update: 25 new deacons for St. Louis

The wife of one of the new deacons forwarded the picture above. Read all about...

June 04, 2018

Why Roseanne and other celebrities need to learn the Act of Contrition

I've been thinking the same thing, and I'm glad someone is putting this out there....

June 04, 2018

The story everyone will be talking about: SCOTUS rules for baker who refused to make cake for same-sex wedding

From CNN: The Supreme Court ruled narrowly in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to bake...

June 03, 2018

50 years later: the 17-year-old busboy who gave Robert F. Kennedy his last rosary

There will be a lot of remembrances and commemorations in the days ahead marking the...

June 03, 2018

Report: Trump to host Ramadan dinner at White House

From Politico: President Donald Trump will host an iftar dinner at the White House next...

June 03, 2018

Historic: Pope Francis appoints first-ever lay person as rector of Pontifical Lateran University

From America: In another historic step to assign key positions in the Catholic church to lay people, Pope...

June 02, 2018

Ordination update: 27 new deacons for Dallas

A wonderful image, above, from Twitter, where I found this great post from Bishop Edward...

June 02, 2018

Hymn of the Week: ‘Amén. El Cuerpo de Cristo’

This is another perennial that pops up around Corpus Christi Sunday—and it's an unusual...