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October 2015

October 25, 2015

Notre Dame becomes first Catholic university to offer regular Byzantine liturgy on campus

How cool is this? From Aleteia: Students and faculty at the University of Notre Dame who go to the...

September 2015

September 11, 2015

Advice for new deacons: “Serve, serve serve, but always get a blessing”

From the Ukrainian Orthodox blog Good Guys Wear Black, some wisdom that could easily be...

July 2015

July 27, 2015

A priest’s wife tells her story

Over at CNEWA, we’ve just posted online the Summer edition of our award-winning magazine, ONE....

June 2015

June 29, 2015

Historic meeting between pope and patriarch could be near

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June 18, 2015

Patriarch Bartholomew on the encyclical: “We count it a true blessing”

Some smart person at TIME magazine sought an exclusive response to the new encyclical from...

April 2015

April 24, 2015

Just another typical Catholic wedding—complete with gunshots

My traveling companion and blog neighbor Marge Fenelon captured on video a particularly lively part...

April 12, 2015

Journey to Jordan: Easter with the Melkites

After spending a half hour or so at the local Roman Catholic church, we hopped...

April 11, 2015

Journey to Jordan: Waking up to the Muslim call to prayer—and walking ancient streets

After yesterday’s long plane ride, I slept fitfully but somewhere around 5 a.m. found myself...

April 11, 2015

Journey to Jordan: The most amazing Easter of my life

On a cold and drizzly Saturday night, I found myself standing in a small, crowded...

April 10, 2015

Why I’m celebrating Easter a second time

An explanation: Catholics in Jordan will celebrate Easter on April 12, in accordance with a...

April 07, 2015

Was your sprinkling like this on Sunday?

If not, why not? Ladies and gentlemen: this is how it’s done. Spare no one....

March 2015

March 31, 2015

Illinois street renamed for miraculous icon

From our Orthodox siblings: Orthodox Church officials joined Archpriest Nicholas Dahdal and officials from the...

July 2013

July 06, 2013

The Women Deacons of the Armenian Church

Hours after this story broke, about the head of the CDF’s remarks on women deacons,...

November 2011

November 17, 2011

Ordination update: 6 new deacons in Archeparchy of Pittsburgh

Some news from the East! (Well, actually, Pennsylvania…). You can read the detailshere. Who’s who,...