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April 2012

April 01, 2012

For Holy Week: comments closed

We're entering one of the Christian calendar's holiest times -- and one of the busiest. ...

March 2012

March 14, 2012

Fr. Marcel’s statement: “I did the only thing a faithful Catholic priest could do” — UPDATED

From Catholic News Agency: Here are the facts: On Saturday, February 25th I showed up...

March 14, 2012

Are blog comments a “joke”?

A good question: In the early days of the Internet, there was hope that the...

March 13, 2012

We’ve got “Grace”!

That would be "Seasons of Grace," the terrific blog by Kathy Schiffer, which has just...

March 04, 2012

Before you post a comment, read this

“Whatever we do, and however strongly we feel, we do it charitably, we do it...

March 01, 2012

From Cardinal Dolan: “We have to be realistic and prepare for tough times…”

From his blog today: The President invited us to “work out the wrinkles,” and we...

February 2012

February 27, 2012

Another cardinal launches a blog

It's Washington's Cardinal Donald Wuerl, who this week introduces his contribution to the blogosphere, "Seek First...

February 25, 2012

Don’t give up your iPhone: here are some apps for Lent

Need a little help this Lent? Look no further than your smartphone: We’re a few...

February 18, 2012

First Annual Milk Shake and New Media Conference

Attendees numbered two: Blogger and author Brandon Vogt, and Your Humble Blogger. Venue: Steak-n-Shake in...

February 12, 2012

From Mark, on Greta

The following comment was posted on an earlier thread, from Mark: You might have noticed...

February 06, 2012

OMG! J-Lo is here and blogging!

Sorry. My mistake. It's K-Lo. I really should have my eyes checked. Anyway: she's better...

February 05, 2012

Who drove the Komen story? The tweets tell the story

This is pretty interesting--and revealing: Last Tuesday, the Susan G. Komen Foundation announced it would...

January 2012

January 30, 2012

News from the boiler room

Think it's easy shoveling out all this blog stuff every day? Ha! My Boss, Elizabeth...

January 30, 2012

Praying for Greta: “My wife continues to decline…”

Many commenters know Greta and her husband Mark. The Anchoress last night posted this comment...

January 28, 2012

Can’t sleep? Try this: a recording of Sunday’s homily

I got an early start, and preached this weekend's homily at Saturday's 5 pm vigil...

January 18, 2012

Roll out the welcome mat!

And "light one candle" for Tony Rossi and Christopher Closeup -- a shiny new blog...

January 11, 2012

Worst church website ever?

Take an aspirin and click here. H/T Brandon, who posted this on his FB page....

January 09, 2012

A resolution worth keeping

From the President of CatholicCulture.org: Those of us with dogmatic personalities—and that includes many who...

January 09, 2012

Another list of favorite blogs… — UPDATED

...this time, from a blogging bishop. Christopher Coyne, from Indianapolis, offers his own take on...

January 05, 2012

I’d like to thank the Academy…

Actually, I'd like to just thank Marcel LeJeune, the wizard who runs the Aggie Catholics...

December 2011

December 14, 2011

St. Joseph tweets: “Next stop, Bethlehem!”

An anonymous German man is tweeting the story of the Nativity as "Joseph von Nazareth"...

December 05, 2011

Tweet, tweet: cardinals making themselves heard in digital media

A few of them are savvy about digital media and aren't shy about using it....

November 2011

November 29, 2011

Have we become the Pharisees? — UPDATED

That's the provocative question that Mike Hayes poses over at his blog, Googling God: Where...

November 21, 2011

“They prefer the bunker to the banquet…”

That's the trenchant phrase Canadian writer Michael Coren uses to characterize some of the Catholics...

November 18, 2011

So just what is a “Patheos,” anyway?

Put simply, it's a newfangled word that describes following the "path" to "theos" -- the...

October 2011

October 14, 2011

I'm back

Well, wouldn't you know it: one of the biggest news days in the Catholic Church...

October 11, 2011

Welcome, Frank!

All the Patheos crew is here to welcome Frank "Why I Am Catholic" Weathers to...

October 06, 2011

Church and social media: can we talk?

The Catholic Church is still new to the whole social media phenomenon -- and Sr....

October 06, 2011

Quote of the day

"The Macintosh is counter-reformist and has been influenced by the ratio studiorum of the Jesuits....

October 01, 2011

Whatcha readin'?

Well, put it down and pick up something over at the Patheos Book Club! Elizabeth...