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March 2019

March 19, 2019

Beautiful: Pittsburgh Jewish Group Creates Fund to Support New Zealand Muslims

Details: With the shock still fresh and hearts still mending some five months after the...

January 2019

January 19, 2019

‘Deeply offensive’: students send out Nazi-themed dance invitation

The video below has the story and the offending image: Details: A pair of...

November 2018

November 05, 2018

Pittsburgh Catholic parishes will hold special collection for Tree of Life Synagogue

Details: Every parish in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh will have a special collection this...

March 2018

March 26, 2018

Can Catholics host a Seder?

With Passover approaching, the question comes up: Is this sort of thing appropriate? Is it...

October 2015

October 28, 2015

How the Catholic Church forever changed Jewish life

At the clergy convocation in my diocese last week, a rabbi got up to speak about...

October 28, 2015

How the Catholic Church forever changed Jewish life

At the clergy convocation in my diocese last week, a rabbi got up to speak about...

September 2015

September 28, 2015

One of the pope’s unscheduled stops: to bless a statue showing respect for Jewish people

This didn't get much attention, but it should. From The Forward: Nearly 50 years after...

September 28, 2015

One of the pope’s unscheduled stops: to bless a statue showing respect for Jewish people

This didn’t get much attention, but it should. From The Forward: Nearly 50 years after...

September 23, 2015

Great moments in journalism: TV station uses Nazi emblem to send Yom Kippur greetings to viewers

Details: A Chicago television news station made a truly unfortunate art choice to accompany a...

September 23, 2015

Great moments in journalism: TV station uses Nazi emblem to send Yom Kippur greetings to viewers

Details: A Chicago television news station made a truly unfortunate art choice to accompany a...

September 22, 2015

A Jewish writer asks: “Why haven’t Jews responded to Vatican II?”

An interesting, perhaps even surprising, perspective, from The Forward: The arrival of Pope Francis in...

September 22, 2015

A Jewish writer asks: “Why haven’t Jews responded to Vatican II?”

An interesting, perhaps even surprising, perspective, from The Forward: The arrival of Pope Francis in...

September 09, 2015

What happened when an Orthodox Jewish woman met the pope

She couldn’t bow to him. So he bowed to her. I’m surprised this story hasn’t...

September 09, 2015

What happened when an Orthodox Jewish woman met the pope

She couldn't bow to him. So he bowed to her. I'm surprised this story hasn't...

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...

December 2014

December 16, 2014

Elf on a shelf? What are you, meshugenah??

You need a Mensch on a Bench! But somehow I don't think it's a deacon's...

December 10, 2014

Hallmark pulls wrapping paper over complaint about “swastika pattern”

The Kansas City Star reports: A Walgreen’s customer in California saw a blue and silver...

October 2014

October 01, 2014

Jews observe High Holy Days in Illinois Catholic church—UPDATED

Details: The trickiest part about hosting Beth Tikvah's Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur in the sanctuary...

September 2014

September 03, 2014

Steven Sotloff, devout Jew, fasted and prayed while in captivity

Here is devotion, fidelity, humility and faith. From The Washington Post: The secrets that couldn’t...

August 2014

August 17, 2014

A rabbi answers a call to diakonia

From The New York Times comes an inspiring glimpse at one prominent New York religious...

July 2014

July 21, 2014

Being Jewish at a Catholic high school

Here's a perspective you don't hear often, from writer Aaron Reiss in The Houston Press: ...

July 14, 2014

Choosing life: Muslims and Jews plan joint fast to promote peace

Maybe we should join them. Details: On Tuesday, July 15, Jews and Arabs will fast,...

May 2014

May 08, 2014

Church officials alarmed by anti-Christian graffiti in Jerusalem ahead of pope’s visit

From Reuters: The Roman Catholic Church in Jerusalem, preparing for a visit by Pope Francis...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

Who knew? Family discovers Cardinal O’Connor’s mother was Jewish

A surprising piece of news uncovered in Catholic New York: Cardinal John O’Connor, who as...

April 17, 2014

Report: Jews ordered to register in Ukraine

From USA TODAY: Jews in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk where pro-Russian militants have...

February 2014

February 25, 2014

Ah, only in New York…

Yes, evidently they really do have things like this: If Jewish food were to have...

February 13, 2014

Pope Francis to Jews: “Shalom!”

He spoke to members of the American Jewish Committee today. The text: Dear friends, I...

January 2014

January 02, 2014

A rabbi on Pope Francis: “All of us who do religious work can learn from his example”

From Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie: The Pope is not just a leader; he is a...

December 2013

December 11, 2013

Is this Christmas billboard un-Christian?

A Jewish friend posted this on Facebook, and I think the author—who is Jewish—has a...