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May 2017

May 19, 2017

‘Deacons truly make Jesus present to His people’

In his weekly newspaper column in the Brooklyn Tablet, my bishop, Nicholas DiMarzio, reflects on the...

May 19, 2017

Where were you on May 19, 2007?

I know where I was: the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Brooklyn,...

May 18, 2017

Did you experience this last Sunday?

Katrina Fernandez today looks at the growing phenomenon of secularizing the Mass—taking note of things like...

May 18, 2017

Bishop: Deacons are ‘a great blessing to our diocese’

As Springfield, Massachusetts prepares to ordain nine new deacons this weekend, The Springfield Republican newspaper...

May 17, 2017

Tobin: ‘What if every cardinal accompanied a person to a deportation hearing?’

From Crux: Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, N.J., issued a strong call on Wednesday for...

May 17, 2017

From the Vatican: ‘The number of deacons is improving on every continent at a significant pace’

This information was released last month in a summary accompanying the Pontifical Yearbook: The population of...

May 17, 2017

UNESCO to declare ‘Path of the Holy Family’ in Egypt a World Heritage site

Details: UNESCO will announce the Holy Family route in Egypt as a world heritage site,...

May 17, 2017

How often should deacons preach?

This question popped up via CNS, and was answered by the Rev. Kenneth Doyle: Q....

May 16, 2017

Mexican priest attacked while celebrating Mass at cathedral

From BBC: A Mexican priest is hospital after being stabbed during Mass in Mexico City's...

May 16, 2017

Jeannie Gaffigan on her brain surgery: ‘I told God I’m not ready to go. Please help me.’

Details: To prominent comedian Jim Gaffigan, his wife's brain tumor is definitely no laughing matter....

May 15, 2017

Saying ‘I do’ to yourself: the growing trend of ‘sologomy,’ people marrying themselves

Further evidence that we're doomed: If the secret to a happy marriage is finding the...

May 15, 2017

RIP, Bishop Thomas Daily

The world lost a good shepherd last night: the 6th bishop of Brooklyn, Thomas Vose...

May 15, 2017

What it means: dissecting the 2019 World Youth Day logo for Panama

From the WYD Facebook page: Mary is at the centre of the World Youth Day 2019...

May 14, 2017

The mothers often forgotten on Mother’s Day: those who have had abortions

Today, Mother's Day, a woman I know came to me in tears, barely able to...

May 14, 2017

Reports: Callista Gingrich to be named Trump’s ambassador to Vatican

Multiple reports are saying this news could be announced any day now: Callista Gingrich, the...

May 14, 2017

‘I think you’ll get better’: how the words of a stranger saved a man from suicide

Amazing story: The weather was gray and misty with a deep chill on the London morning in...

May 13, 2017

Pope Francis on Medjugorje: ‘This isn’t Jesus’ mother’

From his press conference during his return flight from Fatima: In response to a question...

May 13, 2017

New York remembers the forgotten man who witnessed the apparition at Knock

While the world honors the anniversary of the first appearance of Mary at Fatima, the...

May 12, 2017

So, a retired minister and humorist wrote to the Pope…

...And he actually got a reply. Awesome story: You send someone a gift; you get...

May 12, 2017

Chicago to ordain 17 new deacons—transitional and permanent together

And the overwhelming majority of new permanent deacons are Hispanic. The news release: Cardinal Blase...

May 12, 2017

How to raise an American adult in an age of perpetual adolescence

Some wise words for parents—and for everyone, really—from Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse, in The Wall...

May 12, 2017

Wow: twin brothers mark diamond jubilee of ordination as Dominicans

From the Order of Preachers website, a reflection by the Rev. Isidore Clarke, O.P.: Sixty years...

May 11, 2017

Boom: Diocese accepts 69 men to begin diaconate formation

From Little Rock, a big deal: Nearly 70 men will begin the journey this fall...

May 11, 2017

Ordination update: 21 new deacons for Omaha, largest class ever

I received the following email this afternoon from my friend Deacon James Keating: Greg…we ordained...

May 11, 2017

Who has been sending flowers to Mary for 70 years? The Mother’s Day mystery in Wisconsin

Intriguing, from Green Bay's The Compass: There’s a Mother’s Day mystery afoot at St. John...

May 11, 2017

Honoring the ‘oldest active Catholic deacon on the West Coast’

Still going strong at 95: At the young age of 95, Emile Adams, Jr., continues...

May 10, 2017

James Comey’s Catholic roots

From his Wikipedia page, an often-overlooked detail of the former FBI director's life: Comey and...

May 10, 2017

Saved: Meet a Jewish survivor of the Holocaust who owes her life to a nun

An amazing story, via the Catholic Register in Canada: Eva Kuper believes in the power of...

May 10, 2017

Cardinal suggests Anglican orders may not be invalid

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

May 09, 2017

The surprising pro-life message in CBS’s ‘Madam Secretary’

At least one observer was pleasantly surprised at what unfolded Sunday night on the hit...