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November 2012

November 03, 2012

Illinois diocese to name new parish for St. Kateri

I expect we'll be seeing more of these. Details: On the same day last month...

November 01, 2012

For All Saints Day: “I want to be in that number…”

The inimitable Louis Armstrong does it as only he can. From 1959, at a concert...

October 2012

October 22, 2012

“He was a typical village priest…”

Last year on this day, my parish celebrated a special Mass to mark the first...

October 22, 2012

“He was a typical village priest…”

Last year on this day, my parish celebrated a special Mass to mark the first...

October 21, 2012

St. Kateri at my church

As I mentioned in my homily this morning, St. Kateri is featured in my parish's...

October 21, 2012

Video: Pope names seven new saints

From Rome Reports comes this concise video, which gives some of the color and flavor...

October 21, 2012

Pope’s homily at today’s canonizations: “These seven generous disciples of Christ…”

Complete text, via Vatican News: The Son of Man came to serve, and to give...

October 21, 2012

Pope’s homily at today’s canonizations: “These seven generous disciples of Christ…”

Complete text, via Vatican News: The Son of Man came to serve, and to give...

October 20, 2012

Homily for October 21, 2012: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

As most of you know, today the Holy Father formally declared a number of new...

October 19, 2012

“I believe in miracles, I just never thought I’d be one…”

What does it take to become a saint? The video below from CNS offers some...

October 14, 2012

State of Grace: two new saints next week will come from New York

From the In My Backyard Desk...an observation, from Lawrence Downes in the New York Times:...

October 04, 2012

St. Francis, deacon: “We ought to be servants…”

"Let us produce worthy fruits of penance. Let us also love our neighbors as ourselves....

September 2012

September 30, 2012

Jerome again, naturally

Years ago, after my mother's death, we were going through her things and came across...

September 26, 2012

Sainthood cause for John Paul I moves forward

Details from Catholic News Service: Promoters of the sainthood cause of Pope John Paul I,...

September 25, 2012

Ice skating with Fulton Sheen

You may remember a posting from July, when I mentioned meeting Fulton Sheen's niece. (She's pictured...

September 03, 2012

Feast of St. Gregory the Great: “It is for love of him that I do not spare myself in preaching him”

"I do not preach as I should nor does my life follow the principles I...

August 2012

August 27, 2012

St. Monica

Exemplary Mother of the Great Augustine,You perserveringly pursued your wayward son Not with wild threats...

August 14, 2012

St. Maximilian Kolbe: “It is obedience alone that shows us God’s will”

"I rejoice greatly, dear brother, at the outstanding zeal that drives you to promote the...

August 06, 2012

What St. Therese can teach deacons about the chalice

Last year, I posted an item by Taylor Marshall on the unique relationship between...

July 2012

July 30, 2012

From the archives: a prayer about Mary and Martha

Originally posted July 2007. July 29 is the feast of St. Martha. Trolling the web,...

July 16, 2012

A former Mormon moves closer to sainthood

My blogging diaconal brother Scott Dodge from Utah posted this item, which indicates the Church...

July 16, 2012

“We believe he died with forgiveness in his heart”

A move is afoot to have a South African hero declared a saint. But it's...

July 11, 2012

“Listen…”

"Listen carefully, my child, to your master's precepts, and incline the ear of your heart...

July 03, 2012

India’s miracles: “Many cases of healing we cannot ignore”

On the day we remember the saint who doubted, a story from the Vatican notes...

July 03, 2012

“St. Thomas definitely landed on this very spot…”

Today the Latin church marks the feast of the celebrated "Doubting Thomas," the skeptic who...

June 2012

June 28, 2012

Fulton Sheen moves closer to sainthood

From the AP: Pope Benedict XVI has put Fulton John Sheen, the U.S. bishop whose...

June 09, 2012

Remembering St. Ephrem, the “Harp of the Holy Spirit”

Today is this great deacon saint's feast. I rather like the icon of him, shown...

May 2012

May 28, 2012

Waiting for a miracle for Blessed George Matulaitis

He has a loyal and devoted following in Chicago, where a significant anniversary on his...

April 2012

April 30, 2012

A Prayer to St. Joseph the Worker

O Glorious St. Joseph, model of all those who are devoted to labor, obtain for...

April 25, 2012

“We’re not going to compromise”: Blessed Kateri shrine turns down New York tourism grant

Details: Officials from the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs have turned down a $750...