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August 2019

August 26, 2019

Pro-life, pro-family: Congressman resigns to help care for child with ‘complications’

From Politico: Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) will resign from Congress at the end of September,...

March 2019

March 17, 2019

The Sex Abuse Crisis: ‘What are Catholic parents to do?’

I had low expectations for this piece from The Atlantic, but it's actually an insightful,...

January 2019

January 27, 2019

Priest to parish: ‘Why we don’t encourage little kids in church’

From Father Michael White, pastor of the Church of the Nativity, the parish made famous...

July 2018

July 05, 2018

Americans are having fewer babies — and here’s why

From The New York Times: Americans are having fewer babies. At first, researchers thought the...

April 2018

April 19, 2018

Catholic family with 13 boys welcomes #14

Some may remember the story I posted about this family a couple months back. Well,...

March 2018

March 05, 2018

Cardinal Kasper: ‘Tradition is not stagnant’; Amoris Laetitia is not heresy

From Vatican News: As Cardinal Walter Kasper turns 85, the former President of the Pontifical...

October 2015

October 22, 2015

A Muslim mother offers blessing to her son, a newly ordained priest

Here’s something you don’t see every day: [img attachment="73124" align="alignnone" size="medium" alt="INDONESIA_-_1012_-_Sacerdote_islam-629x353" /] Details: A...

October 22, 2015

A Muslim mother offers blessing to her son, a newly ordained priest

Here's something you don't see every day: Details: A Muslim mother gave her blessing and...

October 19, 2015

Can we do better than just “Pre-Cana”?

I think most thoughtful Catholics would say "Yes." And some bishops at the Synod seem...

October 19, 2015

Can we do better than just “Pre-Cana”?

I think most thoughtful Catholics would say “Yes.” And some bishops at the Synod seem...

October 18, 2015

Transgender activist: Bishop, priest supportive of my transition

This op-ed piece appeared in the Edmonton (Canada) Journal last week, written by transgender activist...

October 18, 2015

Transgender activist: Bishop, priest supportive of my transition

This op-ed piece appeared in the Edmonton (Canada) Journal last week, written by transgender activist...

October 16, 2015

From the Synod: Chicago’s Cupich on divorce, conscience, reconciliation

One archbishop's take, via NCR: The Catholic church has to respect decisions divorced and remarried...

October 16, 2015

From the Synod: Chicago’s Cupich on divorce, conscience, reconciliation

One archbishop’s take, via NCR: The Catholic church has to respect decisions divorced and remarried...

October 15, 2015

From the Synod: “We do not support a process of admitting the divorced and remarried to the Eucharist”

That comment comes from a Polish archbishop who briefed reporters Thursday. Details: Archbishop Gadecki, President...

October 15, 2015

From the Synod: “We do not support a process of admitting the divorced and remarried to the Eucharist”

That comment comes from a Polish archbishop who briefed reporters Thursday. Details: Archbishop Gadecki, President...

October 12, 2015

From the Synod: Observers say media coverage “doesn’t reflect what we see in there”

From today’s press briefing, via CNS: Two couples attending the Synod of Bishops on the...

October 12, 2015

From the Synod: Observers say media coverage “doesn’t reflect what we see in there”

From today's press briefing, via CNS: Two couples attending the Synod of Bishops on the...

October 04, 2015

Pope begins Synod: “The Church is called to carry out her mission in truth, which is not changed by passing fads or popular opinions”

From his homily this morning: The Church is called to carry out her mission in...

October 04, 2015

Pope begins Synod: “The Church is called to carry out her mission in truth, which is not changed by passing fads or popular opinions”

From his homily this morning: The Church is called to carry out her mission in...

September 2015

September 29, 2015

Meet the deacon who’s been a foster parent 50 times

This is humbling and inspiring: He never expected it, but Deacon Neil Tift realized he...

September 29, 2015

Meet the deacon who’s been a foster parent 50 times

This is humbling and inspiring: He never expected it, but Deacon Neil Tift realized he...

September 04, 2015

Attending a Catholic college but becoming Jewish

This is an interesting meditation by the daughter of a mixed-faith family—but it seems to...

September 04, 2015

Attending a Catholic college but becoming Jewish

This is an interesting meditation by the daughter of a mixed-faith family—but it seems to...

August 2015

August 23, 2015

Cupich on Synod: “It is no longer sufficient to just repeat the formulas of the past” — UPDATED

Ahead of receiving the pallium in Chicago today, Archbishop Blaise Cupich shared his thoughts on the...

August 23, 2015

Cupich on Synod: “It is no longer sufficient to just repeat the formulas of the past” — UPDATED

Ahead of receiving the pallium in Chicago today, Archbishop Blaise Cupich shared his thoughts on the...

August 17, 2015

Cardinal predicts Synod will allow bishops to make cultural adaptations to church teaching

From CNS: One of the leading voices among Africa's bishops predicts a new flexibility in...

August 17, 2015

Cardinal predicts Synod will allow bishops to make cultural adaptations to church teaching

From CNS: One of the leading voices among Africa’s bishops predicts a new flexibility in...

August 11, 2015

Italian priest offering couples a “baby bonus”

View image | gettyimages.com From The Telegraph: A town in Tuscany is offering a “baby...

August 11, 2015

A cardinal who is a child of divorce sheds light on the Synod

Here's a fascinating conversation with Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, the archbishop of Vienna and the president...