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December 2012

December 28, 2012

A tale of four priests

Their names are Mahony, Brown, Niederauer and Levada, and they were all in seminary together. ...

December 21, 2012

Bishops favor “reasonable restrictions” on guns—UPDATED

From Catholic News Service: As momentum builds to implement new limits on assault weapons and...

December 12, 2012

Bishop Walter Sullivan, RIP

From the Associated Press: Former Bishop Walter F. Sullivan, a progressive leader in the U.S....

December 06, 2012

Encore: bishops plan second Fortnight for Freedom for 2013

Don't throw away those foam fingers yet. From the USCCB website: The U.S. Catholic bishops...

November 2012

November 27, 2012

Dolan on Day: “I’m convinced she is a saint for our time”

The New York Times takes a look at the latest efforts to promote the sainthood...

November 15, 2012

On the horizon: revised Liturgy of the Hours

But don't give away your old set just yet. A new translation is years away....

November 14, 2012

Here it is: final draft of bishops’ document on preaching

H/T to my blogging comrade and neighbor Fr. Michael Duffy for finding this. Read it...

November 13, 2012

St. Dorothy of New York?

Can I hear an "Amen"? Details: The U.S. bishops, on a voice vote, endorsed the...

November 13, 2012

Bishops approve document on preaching

From CNS: The U.S. bishops approved their first new document in 30 years on preaching...

November 13, 2012

Pell blames media for sex abuse investigation

From The Age in Australia: A defiant Cardinal George Pell has blamed a smear campaign...

November 12, 2012

Dolan proposes a return to Friday abstinence

With word out that the bishops will consider a return to abstaining from meat on...

November 11, 2012

Report: many Catholics use social media, but few follow blogs on the Church or faith

Here's the press release from the USCCB for the report connected with the blogging encounter...

November 10, 2012

Lincoln’s new bishop has no plans to change Bruskewitz policies

But how does he feel about deacons? Details: He's got folk rockers Mumford & Sons...

November 07, 2012

Group seeks to revoke tax-exempt status of Catholic Church

That chill you're feeling isn't the new nor'easter. It's something else. Details: A public watchdog...

November 07, 2012

Dolan to Obama: “We pray that you will exercise your office to pursue the common good…”

The President of the USCCB wrote a congratulatory letter to the President of the United...

November 07, 2012

“Virulent partisanship must yield to bold cooperation”

From Sister Mary Ann Walsh of the USCCB: With the election over, it’s time for...

November 06, 2012

Disappearing breed: “bad Catholics”

Australia's Cardinal George Pell observes: Some decades ago when I was a priest in the...

November 02, 2012

Archbishop Chaput on politics and secularism

A man who has been especially outspoken about politics and religion in the public square...

November 02, 2012

Catholic bishops trying to get out the vote

And many aren't being shy about which candidate they think you should support. From Religion...

October 2012

October 26, 2012

“There is no room for pessimism…”

The Synod of Bishops released its final message today. Catholic News Service has a write-up. ...

October 25, 2012

Chaput: “We’re Catholics before we’re Americans”

Details: Church teaching against abortion "requires absolute adherence" on the part of Catholic voters, who...

October 24, 2012

A future pope?

I'm thinking: yes. I'm liking this fellow. A lot. Catholic News Service has details of...

October 24, 2012

“Preachers should be aware of what their people are watching on television…”

Details, from CNS via the Catholic Review: "My dad used to say, 'I know what...

October 20, 2012

UPDATE: Last Catholic hospital in Phoenix NOT stripped of its status

Earlier reports were incorrect. UPDATE: The diocese today released a statement: Contrary to reports in...

October 19, 2012

Cardinal Dolan: “God bless the ‘uns’!”

From his stellar remarks last night at the Al Smith Dinner: Here we are: in...

October 18, 2012

Want to attend the Al Smith Dinner?

You can, from your living room. A sharp-eyed reader noted that the dinner is listed...

October 18, 2012

It’s official: Tobin to Indy

From the Archdiocescan website: Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., the...

October 17, 2012

Bishops, priests and deacons together: Brooklyn’s clergy convocation

Just got back from the second-ever joint clergy convocation for my diocese—a remarkable gathering of...

October 17, 2012

Bishops, priests and deacons together: Brooklyn’s clergy convocation

Just got back from the second-ever joint clergy convocation for my diocese—a remarkable gathering of...

October 15, 2012

Sweet video: Cardinal Dolan visits his parish church in Rome—UPDATED

And he won over the crowd as only he can. Take a look at the...