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September 2011

September 30, 2011

"Glad to meet you — and I'm a fan of your blog!"

That's what I said to the guy below: Boston's Cardinal Sean O'Malley, who dropped by...

September 29, 2011

Now you know: the real meaning of "deacon"

A tweet forwarded to me from a reader:

September 28, 2011

"Look, honey! A new neighbor!"

And his name is Mark Shea!. Details: Mark-the-prolific; Mark-the-down-shouting; Mark-the-smart; Mark-the-serious; Mark-the-scathingly-funny; Mark-the-take-no-prisoners-passionately-Catholic-Shea is moving...

September 03, 2011

Ladies and gentlemen: the "Church Whisperer"

From the Baltimore Sun, a profile of longtime FOB (Friend of the Bench) Rocco Palmo,...

August 2011

August 29, 2011

Another voice: on deacons doing weddings

A blogger took issue with this post, and offered her thoughts: Deacons have their place...

August 17, 2011

Here it is: "One-to-One"

At long last, Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) and its magazine ONE (where I...

August 17, 2011

Here it is: “One-to-One”

At long last, Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) and its magazineONE (where I serve...

August 11, 2011

What's the biggest threat to marriage?

You're looking at it. Internet use -- and misuse -- is straining marriages more than...

August 09, 2011

Meet iPadre, the priest behind the iBreviary

He's Father Paolo Padrini, and he's got a few other ideas up his clerical shirt...

August 02, 2011

Time capsule from 1981: imagine reading your newspaper on your computer!

Could you imagine such a thing? Check out this report from KRON 30 years ago.

August 02, 2011

If God had a blog …

This has to make you smile. From the New Yorker, a funny glimpse at what...

August 01, 2011

Comments are back

For now, at least. I'm planning to moderate comments, to cut down on trolls, elves,...

July 2011

July 31, 2011

An all-star lineup for "The Church and New Media"

Looking for some sizzling reading at the beach this summer? Break out the Coppertone and...

July 26, 2011

"We are there to worship God in Word and sacrament, not in Apple or Microsoft…"

After last week's installment, Bishop Christopher Coyne continues his treatise on tweeting at funerals: As...

July 24, 2011

"I'm getting more comments that are just plain rude…"

The virus of hateful commenting seems to have infected a lot of otherwise tranquil corners...

July 24, 2011

Tweeting at funerals?

Last week, Bishop Christopher Coyne of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis had a few things to...

July 23, 2011

On Mary Magdalene, the media, and mercy

Yesterday marked the feast of St. Mary Magdalene -- and the Archbishop of Los Angeles...

July 19, 2011

From the e-mail bag: You say "Sha POO," I say "Sha PEW"

From a reader in Denver: Those of us who personally know and serve the Archbishop...

July 19, 2011

Quote of the day: Canada edition

“When I went to business school, part of what you learn is a culture that...

July 18, 2011

The Deacon's Buzz

Department of Shameless Self-Promotion: I was surprised and humbled to find myself mentioned in two...

July 17, 2011

When comments close: the reaction

Thought I'd share a few more postcards from the e-mail bag, with some wide-ranging reaction...

July 02, 2011

Pics from Pittsburgh

I know you all have been breathlessly awaiting pictures from the Catholic Media Convention last...

June 2011

June 24, 2011

Conventional wisdom

Well, actually, I have no wisdom. But I have pens. Every booth here is giving...

June 22, 2011

The new Vatican website, explained

H/T to web wizard Deacon Eric Stoltz. Click to enlarge.

June 16, 2011

Meet "Fr. Gadget" and his iPad

Remember when priests never went anywhere without a breviary? Here's the 21st century (Anglican) version,...

June 07, 2011

Quote of the day

"There exists a Christian way of being present in the digital world: this takes the...

June 01, 2011

Blogging, to the Max

Max Lindenman, that is. The ham-on-wry (and wouldn't his Jewish ancestors love that?) who gained...

May 2011

May 04, 2011

The Anchoress meets the Church Whisperer

Two people I'm proud to call colleagues and friends: Elizabeth Scalia and Rocco Palmo, together...

May 02, 2011

Quote of the day

"Even as more-mainstream media outlets attempt to downplay blogs and blogging as being a force...

May 01, 2011

Live from Rome

Plucky Elizabeth Scalia nabbed a seat near the festivities and has been live-blogging the big...