Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

The Deacon's Bench

Home
Catholic
Religion News

Great links

Select a Category "Mad Men" 9/11 advent All Things New Amazing video amazing videos amazon america Anglicans Anti-Catholicism art ascension thursday ash wednesday Atheists baltimore Bible Bishops Blogging bonnie engstrom Books bridgeport Brooklyn Chaplains children christian art christmas Church Churches CNEWA Converts criticism Deacons Death Penalty easter eastern christian Eastern Christians Ecumenism education Education Eucharist Europe euthanasia Evangelization Exorcism Family Feasts Gay rights Good Friday Great links Great Moments in Journalism Hanging with the saints heather renshaw Hispanic Catholics Hispanics History homelies Homilies Humor Hymn of the Week Immigration indianapolis Inspiration Interfaith news ireland Jesus Jews Journalism Judaism lent Liturgy logos Marriage Mary Media Medical news Mental health Middle East Monks Movies Music Muslims My world and welcome to it New Evangelization new york News Nuns Parenting Parish life peoria Persecution Politics politics Pope pope francis pope john paul Prayer Preaching Priests Pro-life Quote of the day radio rebecca frech ripp Ripped from the headlines rippred from the headlines Sacraments saints Scripture sex abuse Sex abuse crisis SEX ABUSE CRISIS TAGGED WITH: SEX ABUSE CRISIS The people in the pews the visitation project theatre This & that Thomas Merton Trappists TV Uncategorized uncategorized Vatican VATICAN vocation Vocations Voices & Views Women Worth a thousand words Writing Year of Faith year of mercy young people

Select a Month December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010

August 2019

August 08, 2019

‘A vivid example of how NOT to Catholic’

This is worth your time, a lesson for us all from Larry Denninger at A...

July 2019

July 26, 2019

On women preaching: ‘The pulpit is not our platform’

Here's one perspective on the recent discussion on this from Catherine Hadro: It is only...

July 09, 2019

‘I’m sorry, Mom, but I don’t think I’ll be Catholic when I’m an adult…’

Dear Church: can't we do better than this? This cri de coeur comes from my...

June 2019

June 12, 2019

What Makes ‘Nones’ Become Catholic?

From Detroit Catholic: New research from a Sacred Heart Major Seminary adjunct instructor suggests today's...

April 2019

April 04, 2019

‘Good Luck, God’: This Might Be the Greatest Obituary, Ever

Ladies and gentlemen, take a moment to pause and reflect on the life of Tim...

March 2019

March 25, 2019

It’s All About ‘Yes’: What Improv Comedy Can Teach Us About the Annunciation

My friend Father Dmytro Dnistrian in Canada sent this to me. It's a fascinating take on...

March 18, 2019

An Idea Worth Embracing: ‘The Patrick Option’

A big h/t to Fr. Michael Rennier at Aleteia who offered this alternative to "The...

March 14, 2019

‘Someday, We May Be Asked to Bow Before Something Other Than a Tabernacle…’

Some of us think that day is already here. But Elizabeth Scalia this Thursday offers...

February 2019

February 21, 2019

‘Each One of Us Needs to Teach the Church How to Actually Be a Church Again…’

I've been noticing this myself, and Elizabeth Scalia sums it all up: “I am so...

February 12, 2019

Gary Sinise: ‘Was God Calling Me to Service?’

Great stuff, via Tony Rossi at The Christophers, who profiles actor Gary Sinise (who has...

February 02, 2019

Toward a ‘more tailored seamless garment’ in American Catholicism

From Ross Douthat in The New York Times: The Catholic Church — in New York,...

January 2019

January 26, 2019

‘How precious is the family for transmitting the faith’

My blog neighbor, Dr. Gregory Popcak — a.k.a., "The Other Greg" at Patheos — alerted...

December 2018

December 23, 2018

Ross Douthat on staying Catholic at Christmas

The New York Times columnist (and convert) offers a hope-filled and eloquent testimony of faith...

December 13, 2018

‘Angry people don’t attract people to the Gospel…’

There's a lot of common sense wisdom in this commentary by Jennifer Roback Morse on...

December 05, 2018

Where was Jesus born? Maybe not where you think.

Traditional notions of where Jesus was born are probably wrong, according to scholars: Jesus wasn’t...

November 2018

November 29, 2018

At a moment when many want to leave the Church, here’s a message we need

From the always-wise Elizabeth Scalia, words of consolation and Advent encouragement during this difficult time:...

November 16, 2018

2018: The year of losing our religion

If bishops want a sense of where things stand these days, consider this: Last weekend,...

October 2018

October 29, 2018

‘If you hate Jews, you hate Jesus’

Baptist theologian Russell Moore offers us an important Christian message in the aftermath of Pittsburgh:...

October 05, 2018

Young woman with same-sex attraction writes a letter to the Synod — and it’s beautiful

From National Catholic Register: Avera Maria Santo is a 22-year-old U.S. Catholic who lives in...

July 2018

July 26, 2018

Why does Mary weep?

Here's a powerful reflection on mystery, miracles and McCarrick — tied to the story of...

March 2018

March 15, 2018

And then there were nuns: singing the praises of sisters

Elizabeth Scalia—now writing and editing with Bishop Robert Barron's team over at Word on Fire—offers...

November 2015

November 04, 2015

“Why are you standing there looking at the sky?”

“In Matthew’s gospel, before Jesus ascends, he tells them, very simply, ‘Go therefore and make...

October 2015

October 06, 2015

Conversion story: transforming a seminary into another kind of school

From the In My Backyard Desk, Elizabeth Scalia at Aleteia writes about one of my...

October 06, 2015

Conversion story: transforming a seminary into another kind of school

From the In My Backyard Desk, Elizabeth Scalia at Aleteia writes about one of my...

June 2015

June 29, 2015

From Canada, a pastor offers advice to the U.S. on same sex marriage

[getty src="478671008?et=Vjum7TB2SY5lICfdB0DFGw&viewMoreLink=on&sig=9SuZxUVYrCGw9UhgmHNZt0XNIEx-me4GbEN8LTlRpSM=&caption=true" width="594" height="405"] View image | gettyimages.com From Carey Nieuwhof: I write from the...

June 29, 2015

From Canada, a pastor offers advice to the U.S. on same sex marriage

View image | gettyimages.com From Carey Nieuwhof: I write from the perspective of a pastor of...

June 20, 2015

On Laudato Si’: “It is an earthquake”

A great evaluation of the new encyclical by Ted Widmer: Of course, Laudato Si is likely to be...

June 20, 2015

On Laudato Si’: “It is an earthquake”

A great evaluation of the new encyclical by Ted Widmer: Of course, Laudato Si is likely to be...

June 19, 2015

What they’ve said: a brief roundup of reaction to Laudato Si’

Here you go. John Allen: Laudato Si seems destined to go down as a major turning...

June 19, 2015

What they’ve said: a brief roundup of reaction to Laudato Si’

Here you go. John Allen: Laudato Si seems destined to go down as a major turning...