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August 2011

August 08, 2011

When the government decides what religions do

Sister Mary Ann Walsh takes a look at what government will be doing with contraceptives...

August 02, 2011

"When people deride their bishops and priests, they undermine the Church…"

"Bishops, priests, and deacons are too often weak and sinful. They need to be held...

July 2011

July 31, 2011

Lisa Graas is crazy about the Lord

And she has been posting some wise and brave thoughts about that -- and specifically,...

July 30, 2011

Ha!

Get a load of this: H/T to the jolly Frank Weathers, who has more here....

July 29, 2011

The life of a priest: "Too much of a good thing"

At my parish, we're in the middle of an annual novena to St. John Vianney,...

July 26, 2011

That "Love Thy Neighbor" thing

The Anchoress is pretty fed up with the noise coming out of Washington these days...

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 20, 2011

When a bishop chooses cremation

Not that long ago, it was unthinkable for a Catholic to be cremated. But no...

July 19, 2011

From the trenches of the culture war

Those scanning the web this morning will find, among other things, two views of the...

July 19, 2011

The first Chaput interview

NCR's John Allen sat down for an exclusive interview with the soon-to-be Archbishop of Philadelphia,...

July 19, 2011

Charles Chaput, a "visionary"

"You can't mistake what he's thinking. He's a visionary. And what a change this will...

July 18, 2011

"Respect one another, and let no man judge his neighbor…"

"Be zealous to do all things in harmony with God, with the bishop presiding in...

July 15, 2011

"A Catholic by any other name…"

Sr. Mary Ann Walsh over at the USCCB blog takes a good long look at...

July 13, 2011

"Heresy resides in all of us…"

"Heresy resides in all of us, in one way or another, and increasingly I am...

July 07, 2011

"These are the most important words in history…"

That's the beautiful sentiment of the novice pictured below, describing to the New York Times...

July 05, 2011

Corapi reaction — UPDATED

For those seeking more... Bishop Gracida has posted what he says his his final comment...

July 05, 2011

A prayer for summer

From the poetic pen of Fr. Austin Fleming... If I don't believe in summer, Lord,...

July 04, 2011

Want to live forever?

It may not be quite as far-fetched as it sounds. Just take a look at...

July 04, 2011

Quote of the day

"Institutions tend to be strongest when they make significant moral demands, and weaker when they...

June 2011

June 30, 2011

"If anything is marriage, nothing is marriage…"

"We ought to care that traditional marriage is in crisis. It is clear that children...

June 21, 2011

The father-daughter reading habit that lasted nearly a decade

This is too good to overlook: an inspiring story of a nightly habit that became...

June 20, 2011

Saved: relics from the World Trade Center

Over at JFK Airport, a hangar is holding something besides planes: steel and salvaged objects...

June 18, 2011

What can an ex-priest do? — UPDATED

With the Corapi news, it's a question many are asking. A few years ago, Jimmy...

June 18, 2011

Corapi, the morning after — UPDATED

You don't have to look far to find a lot of wide-ranging reaction to the...

June 17, 2011

Pre-Cana "nonsense"?

Allison Salerno has some observations about marriage preparation in general, and one couple in particular:...

June 17, 2011

On "Criteria Catholicism" and abortion

"As in the wake of Notre Dame's invitation to President Obama, the message (George) Weigel...

June 14, 2011

"Born this way"?

Given a post that's generated a lot of interest the last day or so, I...

June 10, 2011

On obedience: "A priest shares in the humility of the cross"

Given recent developments in Kansas City, I couldn't help but notice that Bishop Thomas Tobin...

June 07, 2011

Worth a thousand words

In fact, the story behind this picture is told right here. As the father pictured...

June 02, 2011

What most people regret on their death bed

Now it can be told. A palliative care nurse sums it up: The top regrets...