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April 2017

April 28, 2017

Another Arkansas inmate receives communion as his last meal

Details: A prison spokesman says an Arkansas inmate scheduled to be the fourth executed in...

April 27, 2017

Must read: Pope Francis offers a few thoughts on deacons and clericalism

He has said this before, and he underscored it again today: The Catholic Church needs laypeople...

April 27, 2017

A young priest writes : ‘I have requested a leave of absence from the priesthood’

The post you are looking for has been removed, as I have had some second...

April 27, 2017

Now THAT’S an Easter candle!

I've never seen anything like this. From the Facebook page of Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral...

April 27, 2017

How liberal pundit Bob Beckel found faith—and became a pro-life Democrat

He's been a familiar presence on cable television for years, but there's more to Bob Beckel...

April 27, 2017

New study: birth control pills may cause ‘degradation in quality of life’

Details: A new Swedish study has shown that women who are taking the contraceptive pill...

April 26, 2017

Faye Dunaway: ‘I’ve been a devout Catholic since the beginning of my career’

Check out this intriguing interview from The TODAY Show, in which she talks about her...

April 26, 2017

Pence, cabinet members reportedly attending weekly White House prayer meetings

Details: Vice President Mike Pence and key members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet participate in...

April 25, 2017

Womb service: doctors grow lambs in artificial womb

Details: Inside what look like oversized ziplock bags strewn with tubes of blood and fluid,...

April 25, 2017

How one diocese is trying to implement ‘Amoris Laetitia’

Here's news of an interesting effort in France, where a local bishop organized a special...

April 24, 2017

A shrine grows in Boston: city opens first new church in decades

From The Boston Globe: The Archdiocese of Boston has been closing churches in the city...

April 24, 2017

Kate O’Beirne, ‘quiet apostle of the Catholic faith,’ dies

From CNN: The political world lost a legend this weekend. Kate O'Beirne, longtime Washington editor...

April 24, 2017

Meet a jamming band of Dominican religious called ‘Force of Habit’

Details: One Saturday afternoon this month a band gathered to jam at the Dominican House...

April 23, 2017

Catholic Senator Dick Durbin: Democrats cannot dissent from party, must support abortion

Pray for him: The 28 percent of Democrats who oppose abortion have no place in...

April 23, 2017

Pope compares refugee centers to concentration camps

From CNN: Pope Francis has drawn a rebuke from the American Jewish Committee after he...

April 23, 2017

‘I believe’: Homily for April 23, 2017, 2nd Sunday of Easter

This Sunday, the man I'm mentoring in the diaconate program made his profession of faith...

April 22, 2017

Ledell Lee’s last meal: Holy Communion

From CNN, a notable detail from the execution on Thursday: Arkansas executed convicted murderer Ledell...

April 22, 2017

Town supervisor quitting politics to become a deacon

This story moved last month and is just now crossing my radar screen, from New...

April 22, 2017

Nevada bishop, panel discuss women deacons

From CNS: Bishop Randolph Calvo of Reno, Nevada, and Dominican Sisters Mary Peter Traviss and...

April 21, 2017

Historic: no Masses to be said in Limerick next Tuesday

Details: Masses will not be said at any church in the Diocese of Limerick next...

April 20, 2017

‘I ask the Lord to forgive them’: Stunning interview with widow of man who died in Egypt attacks

Details: Astonishing: a clip from an Egyptian news broadcast in which a Muslim journalist reacts...

April 20, 2017

Pope Francis named one of TIME magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential People’ in the world

This puts him on the same list as Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, Viola Davis, Jeff Bezos...

April 20, 2017

A Franciscan idea of ministry that has much to say to deacons

From CNS, an interview with the head of the Friars Minor reveals a sensibility that...

April 20, 2017

Deacon chosen to be a town’s hermit

Well, now...this is different: Living in a cave with no running water or electricity would...

April 19, 2017

Bill O’Reilly meets Pope Francis

The same day the Fox News host lost his job, he shook hands with the...

April 19, 2017

What if a deacon is vested but not assisting at the altar?

This question arrived in my e-mail today: Last evening, we had a good number of...

April 19, 2017

How did they spend Easter Monday in Transylvania? Glad you asked.

Check this out, from The New York Times: Young men in Sancraieni have risen early...

April 18, 2017

‘We all have to live in hope’: a stunning, unforgettable performance for those who have gone missing

From Britain's Got Talent, a four-Kleenex stunner: For Peter Boxell, appearing on last night’s Britain’s...

April 18, 2017

Mass appeal: Effort launched to have churches celebrate special Masses on Fulton Sheen’s birthday

From CNS: A grass-roots effort calling on Catholic churches around the world to celebrate a...

April 17, 2017

It’s ‘The Brady Bunch’ times 3: Catholic family with 18 kids

Wow. From National Catholic Register: If anybody thinks Catholicism is boring or outdated, they ought...