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September 2019

September 09, 2019

Unexpected grace: ‘Hail Mary’ in an Amazon commercial

Behold, the new commercial for Amazon Prime. I don't know if most Americans seeing this...

September 09, 2019

Meet the divorced father of two who is also a Catholic priest

From the Aberdeen News in South Dakota: The Rev. Tom Hartman’s first call was as...

September 08, 2019

Shelter from the storm: hundreds find safety in Catholic church in Bahamas

Check out this remarkable video testimony from The Miami Herald, which reports on how 300...

September 08, 2019

God is his co-pilot: meet a flying priest in Alaska

Here's a unique vocation, via Catholic Anchor, from Father Scott Garrett, who tends to the...

September 08, 2019

Is this what church looks like in a post-Christian world?

Leave it to The New York Times to find a church in Manhattan where belief...

September 07, 2019

Ordination update: 18 new deacons for Lubbock

This tweet says it all, from Bishop Robert Coerver of Lubbock, Texas: Been working with...

September 07, 2019

Letting go: Homily for September 8, 2019, 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Don’t put your faith in what you can see. Trust, instead, in what you can’t....

September 06, 2019

Pressure builds on Buffalo’s Bishop Malone

From The Buffalo News: The pressure is building on Bishop Richard J. Malone, leader of...

September 06, 2019

Seattle’s new archbishop won’t live in mansion: ‘I’m a pastor, not a prince’

From Northwest Catholic: Archbishop Paul D. Etienne said he will not live in the 9,000-square-foot...

September 05, 2019

A Catholic mother asks: how can I trust my son will be safe in the seminary?

I suspect it is a question a lot of parents are asking these days. From...

September 04, 2019

Pope to reporter: ‘It is an honor when Americans attack me’

From CNS: Pope Francis told a reporter that it is "an honor when Americans attack...

September 04, 2019

‘We need to talk about something. Pornography.’

"Pornography is a big struggle, but no one talks about it." That's the head-turning message...

September 04, 2019

Buffalo’s Bishop Malone: ‘This could be the end of me as bishop’ — UPDATED

The story in Buffalo continues to implode — bursting onto social media early this morning,...

September 03, 2019

Slate: McCarrick breaks his silence

Kudos to reporter Ruth Graham who got arguably the Catholic scoop of the year: a...

September 03, 2019

Why we turn to Our Lady of Prompt Succor for hurricane help

"Have pity on us and obtain for us protection from hurricanes and all other disasters..."...

September 02, 2019

VIDEO: Man receives communion, puts host in pocket, walks away

That appears to be exactly what happened in the video below, posted on Twitter last...

September 02, 2019

Ordination update: 15 new deacons for Youngstown

A grateful h/t to FOB Josh Mansfield, who passed along this picture of the new...

September 02, 2019

The first reviews are in for ‘The Two Popes’

The movie premiered at the Telluride Film Festival this weekend. One review calls it, in...

September 01, 2019

Banned: Catholic school removes Harry Potter books due to ‘curses and spells’

From The Tennessean: The students at St. Edward Catholic School in Nashville can no longer checkout...

September 01, 2019

Pope Francis announces 13 new cardinals

From Vatican News: After reciting the Angelus in St Peter’s Square on Sunday, Pope Francis announced...

August 2019

August 31, 2019

One of my parish’s altar servers is now the most famous ball boy in the world

He is 14-year-old Oliver Jawornicki, a.k.a. Ollie, who just happens to be working this summer...

August 31, 2019

LISTEN: Valerie Harper on cancer, hope and Pope Francis

Not many people may know that the TV legend who died yesterday — and who...

August 31, 2019

St. John Paul, Laborer

"By means of work, man participates in the activity of God himself, his Creator." —...

August 30, 2019

As Dorian approaches, a prayer for protection from hurricanes

O God, Master of this passing world, hear the humble voices of your children. The...

August 30, 2019

Priest linked to Seattle suicide story: ‘I was completely stunned’

The priest at the center of the AP story, the Rev. Quentin Dupont, was interviewed...

August 29, 2019

FIRST LOOK: Trailer for ‘The Two Popes’ featuring Hopkins and Pryce

This will be something to see. Check out the teaser trailer for the film below....

August 29, 2019

UPDATE: New statement from Archdiocese of Seattle on that suicide

Still more regarding the tragic case of Robert Fuller, from the archdiocese's website: The Associated...

August 29, 2019

On entering the convent and leaving: ‘Our God is a God of journeys, not of destinations’

Catholic writer and speaker Meg Hunter-Kilmer posted this on Facebook yesterday, and I think it...

August 29, 2019

Out: Virginia state appointee resigns after uproar over anti-Catholic tweets

After she made headlines last week over her offensive tweets, the controversial appointee has quit: ...

August 28, 2019

‘The Communist Party feels comfortable with him’: A landmark ordination of a bishop in China

From The New York Times: A 54-year-old priest who studied in the United States was...