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March 2018

March 17, 2018

Have you registered for the 2018 Diaconate Congress yet?

This is going to be a great event—and a chance to take part in a...

March 17, 2018

Hymn of the Week: ‘Lift High the Cross’

This is our recessional this weekend—a fitting segue into next week and Palm Sunday, and...

March 17, 2018

How Guinness went from an anti-Catholic company to a St. Patrick’s Day icon

A fascinating read for this day—with this intriguing bit of history: A slightly ironic twist...

March 16, 2018

One reason Toys R Us failed is more serious than you may think

An analysis from The Washington Post: There are endless reasons a big-box toy store would...

March 16, 2018

‘Hispanics are changing and, some say, saving Roman Catholicism…’

From The Columbus Dispatch: In Columbus and across the Midwest, Hispanics are changing and, some...

March 16, 2018

Visiting Boston? Stop by and say hello

Department of Shameless Plugs: If you find yourself in the Boston area on Friday, April...

March 15, 2018

And then there were nuns: singing the praises of sisters

Elizabeth Scalia—now writing and editing with Bishop Robert Barron's team over at Word on Fire—offers...

March 15, 2018

Remembering Parkland: ‘We lit an 18th candle…’

A deacon friend forwarded me this tweet, from Father Jeff Walker in the Diocese of...

March 15, 2018

The nun in the huddle: Loyola’s legendary Sister Jean

A great profile of an icon, from The New York Times: Each prayer begins the...

March 15, 2018

Bishop on deacons: ‘Let’s lift up this vocation, let’s emphasize its role’

Arlington's Bishop Michael Burbidge had some warm words about deacons in The Catholic Herald, which...

March 14, 2018

Larry Kudlow: from cocaine abuse to Catholic convert to CNBC to Donald Trump’s White House

From The New York Times: President Trump is expected to name Larry Kudlow, a CNBC...

March 14, 2018

Media FAIL: Vatican admits it doctored photo of letter from Benedict — UPDATED

From AP: The Vatican admitted that it altered a photo sent to the media of...

March 14, 2018

Conor Lamb’s deacon connection—UPDATED

The man who has been dominating the political headlines for the last 24 hours—and is...

March 13, 2018

WATCH: Joy Behar apologizes to Mike Pence on ‘The View’

It happened this morning. You may remember this controversy from a few days back, when...

March 13, 2018

What happened when a suburban parish introduced Gregorian chant?

You might be surprised. St. John the Beloved Catholic Church in Virginia started immersing the...

March 13, 2018

Mike Pompeo: ‘Jesus Christ our savior is truly the only solution for our world’

So, who is Mike Pompeo? It turns out, the man tapped to replace Secretary of...

March 12, 2018

The year is young, but this just might be my favorite story so far

This is awesome: An act of kindness has reaped a huge reward for one Texas...

March 12, 2018

The challenge of being the pastor’s wife

Deacon Norb Wethington sent this my way with a note: "Says something to the wives...

March 12, 2018

Training priests to become pastors—and CEOs

From The St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Future Catholic priests spend years studying theology in seminary. But...

March 12, 2018

Chants meeting: Rediscovering this beautiful form of sacred music

Last week, I posted a little item on The Exsultet — and by happy coincidence, the...

March 12, 2018

Clothes encounters of the pope kind

From The Catholic Herald, Father Raymond de Souza looks at the Holy Father's sartorial style—and...

March 12, 2018

What’s the problem with women deacons?

That's the question Phyllis Zagano looks at in this new column in the current issue...

March 10, 2018

Pow! Watch the boxing nuns of Poland

From YouTube: The Capuchin Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Polish town...

March 10, 2018

Washington Post columnist: I would have killed my Down syndrome child

Some are hailing this as "courageous." I can think of a few other adjectives, including...

March 10, 2018

Shock: nun in legal battle with Katy Perry dies while in court

The sad details: An ugly legal battle between one of world's most popular artists and...

March 10, 2018

Rejoice! Laetare Sunday is here. But what’s the deal with pink??

It's time, once again, for puttin' on the pink (or rose): The day’s theme comes...

March 10, 2018

Hymn of the Week: ‘God So Loved the World’

I can't imagine a better interpretation of this than this glorious version by the Mormon...

March 09, 2018

The pope has some advice for confessors: learn how to listen

From Vatican News: Pope Francis on Friday told confessors that they have a special responsibility...

March 09, 2018

Can an atheist win an election in Tennessee?

It's an interesting question, and we'll know the answer soon: Gayle Jordan, a Democrat running...

March 08, 2018

Cardinal Cupich answers the question: ‘What makes Pope Francis tick?’

From the archdiocesan newspaper Chicago Catholic: One evening I was having dinner with a friend...