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August 2013

August 10, 2013

Prayer to St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr

Today marks the great saint’s feast, so once again (in what is becoming a Bench...

August 10, 2013

Prayer to St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr

Today marks the great saint's feast, so once again (in what is becoming a Bench...

July 2013

July 05, 2013

In Rare Move, Pope Waives Second Miracle for John XXIII Canonization—UPDATED

Pope Francis prays at the tomb of Blessed John XXIII. And for the first time...

July 03, 2013

St. Thomas on Facebook

This is clever, marking today's Feast of St. Thomas, from Catholic Memes:

June 2013

June 23, 2013

On Dolan’s Visit to a Mosque: “The Church Regards with Esteem the Muslims…”

Various corners of the internets have been aswarm with critical reaction to Cardinal Timothy Dolan's...

June 23, 2013

Los Angeles Breaks Ground for Plaza Honoring Oscar Romero

From the Los Angeles Times: Members of the Salvadoran community in Los Angeles realized a...

June 17, 2013

St. Joseph Added to Other Eucharistic Prayers

A pleasant surprise, courtesy Fr. Z: Decades after John XXIII placed the name of Joseph...

June 16, 2013

First “Righteous Gentile” Killed for Saving Jews Beatified

From the Times of Israel: An Italian Catholic activist and journalist who was declared a...

June 09, 2013

St. Ephrem, deacon and writer

Today marks his feast, and deacons (among others) should take note: Born around 306, Saint...

May 2013

May 24, 2013

Pope Francis Will Make First Trip to Assisi

From CNS: Pope Francis will visit the birthplace of his namesake, St. Francis of Assisi,...

May 01, 2013

A beautiful image of St. Joseph the Worker

A friend posted this on Facebook. It comes from Spanish painter Aristides Artal, and depicts a...

April 2013

April 22, 2013

St. John Paul?

It could be coming soon: "A saint now!" The canonisation of Wojtyla is getting closer...

April 22, 2013

Pope Francis “unblocks” Romero beatification

Some potentially big news on the sainthood front, from John Allen: A Vatican official responsible...

March 2013

March 27, 2013

Simply Francis

CNS's gifted producer Robert Duncan has put together this exceptional glimpse at the Franciscan spirituality...

March 20, 2013

St. Oscar Romero?

Some think his chances have just improved. From CNS: Salvadoran clergy are hopeful that the...

March 16, 2013

Is St. Patrick wearing a dalmatic?

Why yes, it appears he is: Bishops will do that, from time to time—these days,...

February 2013

February 23, 2013

Posthumous Medal of Honor for Fr. Emil Kapaun, candidate for sainthood

Very good news, from Kansas: Emil Kapaun, a priest from Kansas celebrated for his actions...

February 08, 2013

The life and legacy of Dorothy Day, on PBS this weekend

Check out this fine report by my old CBS News colleague Deborah Potter, focusing on...

February 08, 2013

Leo Burnett ad agency travels to Spain to have new website blessed

This may be a first. The Brussels office of one of the largest and most...

January 2013

January 24, 2013

“We must aspire to the life of perfection”

"When God the Creator made all things, he commanded the plants to bring forth fruit...

January 18, 2013

Process begins to beatify 9-year-old Brazilian girl

From the AP, via the Washington Post: The Roman Catholic archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro...

January 09, 2013

Was Don Bosco rolling over in his casket?

The saint's relics arrived in England's Liverpool Cathedral last weekend, where the performance below took...

January 07, 2013

Try this in the pulpit. Let me know what happens.

From the review of new books about St. Francis of Assisi: “Why you?” a man...

December 2012

December 12, 2012

Must-see video: a look at the sainthood cause for Dorothy Day—UPDATED

The talented Chaz Muth at CNS put this together, and it's worth a look. It...

December 06, 2012

An encounter with St. Nick

My colleague Michael La Civita posted this remembrance of a poignant trip to Italy over...

November 2012

November 27, 2012

Day’s days: her diary reveals a spitfire saint

I'm working my way through Dorothy Day's diaries, collected in "The Duty of Delight," and...

November 27, 2012

Dolan on Day: “I’m convinced she is a saint for our time”

The New York Times takes a look at the latest efforts to promote the sainthood...

November 14, 2012

Go ahead. Call her a saint.

One of the most famous quotes of Dorothy Day is "Don't call me a saint....

November 13, 2012

St. Dorothy of New York?

Can I hear an "Amen"? Details: The U.S. bishops, on a voice vote, endorsed the...

November 06, 2012

A great reminder from Blessed John Henry Newman for election day…

"He has not made us for nought; He has brought us thus far, in order...