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September 2012

September 01, 2012

The Ryans attend Mass in Florida

Details: The day after delivering his first major address to the nation, Paul Ryan attended...

August 2012

August 22, 2012

Priest faces excommunication for starting own parish

An interesting—and rare— case, from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: A Milwaukee-area Catholic priest sanctioned this year...

August 09, 2012

“We can create here the most significant Catholic cultural center in the world outside the Vatican”

That's one bishop's assessment of Orange County's Crystal Cathedral — a.k.a. Christ Cathedral — after...

August 08, 2012

Ohio gets another basilica

This happened in June, but it hit the local paper yesterday. Details: Historic St. John...

July 2012

July 29, 2012

They don’t build ’em like this anymore

St. Finbar's Church, in Brooklyn. I'm just sayin'.

July 17, 2012

Where the faith is thriving in Brooklyn and Boston: “All are welcome”

In the U.S. Catholic blog, writer Cathy O'Connell-Cahill describes visiting a couple neighborhood churches this...

June 2012

June 28, 2012

Extreme Makeover, cathedral edition

I was alerted the other day to some interesting renovation work getting underway at the...

June 27, 2012

Closed Cleveland churches prepare to reopen

Details, from the Cleveland Plain Dealer: Cleveland Catholic Bishop Richard Lennon is expected to announce...

June 24, 2012

Parishioners gather to “hug” their church in the face of parish merger

It happened in the Diocese of Grand Rapids earlier today: Parishioners at St. Mary's Catholic...

June 22, 2012

Worth a thousand words, Indy edition

Below, a couple shots of the beautiful St. John the Evangelist Church in Indianapolis --...

June 09, 2012

Crystal Cathedral’s new name: Christ Cathedral

Well, that's simple to remember, isn't it? Details: The Crystal Cathedral received a new...

June 04, 2012

New name for Crystal Cathedral to be announced

It will happen Saturday: The Crystal Cathedral – a church that carries a name reflective...

May 2012

May 28, 2012

Salt and light: Poland’s incredible underground salt cathedral

A priest friend sent this my way, and I have to say: this is truly...

May 14, 2012

A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose is a rose is a rose…

Ten thousand of them, in fact. Below is a snapshot from the Basilica of the...

April 2012

April 26, 2012

What’s Darth Vader doing on the National Cathedral?

Late today, I stumbled on this story, about a tour of the damaged cathedral...

April 17, 2012

A famous modern church gets an addition

It's considered by many a masterpiece -- though that may be a matter of...

April 16, 2012

“We’re organ donors”: Indiana church closes, sends tabernacle and altar to a needy parish

Here's a remarkable account of a church leaving a legacy -- and sending part of...

April 10, 2012

Meeting them where they are: a profile of an “intentional parish” in Brooklyn

I missed this on Good Friday -- I was otherwise engaged -- but it's worth...

April 04, 2012

Building a monastery the medieval way

It's an ambitious undertaking that will be launched in Germany next year -- and will...

April 02, 2012

Incroyable! France’s oldest tree is also a church

Read all about it. H/T New Advent.

April 01, 2012

My church, Palm Sunday

I'm the one in the pulpit. This was taken from the choir loft. Thank you,...

March 2012

March 16, 2012

Where we came from: a look at Old St. Patrick’s in New York

Here's a fascinating and timely video, from America Magazine, about a time and place we...

March 10, 2012

Splitsville: bowling alleys and churches part company

For the life of me, I can't remember ever attending a church that had a...

March 07, 2012

Saved: Vatican reverses Cleveland decision on closing of 13 parishes

It's a rare reversal -- and one that should give other parishes around the country...

March 06, 2012

When yoga is more reverent than Mass — UPDATED

An astute observation from Elizabeth Scalia: Out of curiosity, I recently visited a yoga class...

March 05, 2012

After the tornado: “We were spared with a purpose by God…”

A great story of charity and hope, from storm-ravaged Indiana: From the moment a tornado...

March 03, 2012

“It gives a whole new meaning to destruction”

I posted a few pictures of the devastation of St. Joseph's Church in Illinois a...

March 01, 2012

Illinois miracle: altar spared after church hit by tornado

A deacon from Belleville, Illinois sent me the pictures below -- before and after shots...

February 2012

February 28, 2012

The “alternate universe” of Wisconsin’s Holy Wisdom Monastery

This group of disaffected Catholics got a big spread in the Wisconsin State Journal last...

February 24, 2012

“Seize the night”: hate crime attack on California Catholic church

Details: A Catholic church in Union City was defaced on Ash Wednesday with spray-painted pentagrams...