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March 2012

March 01, 2012

Worth a thousand words: the deacon’s back

At the office this morning, Your Humble Blogger met the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop...

February 2012

February 24, 2012

Now playing: holy medals at the movies

From the In My Backyard Desk -- and this really is in my backyard, just...

February 24, 2012

Following Mary to Calvary

Every year, my wife and I have the privilege of leading our parish's Stations of...

February 23, 2012

Welcome home!

A banner spotted this morning in the lobby of the New York Catholic Center, which...

February 18, 2012

First Annual Milk Shake and New Media Conference

Attendees numbered two: Blogger and author Brandon Vogt, and Your Humble Blogger. Venue: Steak-n-Shake in...

February 12, 2012

Greetings from sunny Florida

...where, this morning,it was 35 degrees. The Deacon's Wife and I are taking a winter...

January 2012

January 30, 2012

Praying for Greta: “My wife continues to decline…”

Many commenters know Greta and her husband Mark. The Anchoress last night posted this comment...

January 29, 2012

My Catholic school: at the center of it all was Jesus

My parish is celebrating its centenary this year. As part of the festivities, this weekend...

January 29, 2012

My Catholic school: at the center of it all was Jesus

My parish is celebrating its centenary this year. As part of the festivities, this weekend...

January 17, 2012

From TV producer to priest?

That's even more improbable than making the leap from TV producer to deacon. The Milwaukee...

January 05, 2012

I’d like to thank the Academy…

Actually, I'd like to just thank Marcel LeJeune, the wizard who runs the Aggie Catholics...

December 2011

December 30, 2011

“How beautiful, the hands that serve”: a moving ordination slideshow

A couple weeks back, I posted on the diaconal ordination of Sean Suckiel. Below is...

December 28, 2011

Have you ever eaten a church window?

I have. Several this morning, in fact. You can add these to the list of...

December 28, 2011

Why we wear albs

I've decided that it has little historical or theological meaning. No. Gazing at my naked...

December 25, 2011

Christmas in Queens

Outside our church in Forest Hills last night: Midnight Mass was full of wonder and...

December 13, 2011

The not-ready-for-prime-time Clinton

That would be Chelsea, daughter of Hillary and Bill, who made her debut as a...

December 01, 2011

Answering the call: meet a seminarian…and his wife

Here's something we don't encounter very often: a story about seminarians preparing to get married....

November 2011

November 07, 2011

“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem…”

Last week, my colleague at CNEWA, Fr. Guido Gockel, delivered a speech in Washington that...

November 05, 2011

Andy Rooney, RIP

Another broadcasting legend is gone. Here is a timely classic -- and one we can...

October 2011

October 26, 2011

"Godspell" gets born again

With “Godspell,” as with so many things, you never forget your first time. Mine was...

October 26, 2011

“Godspell” gets born again

With “Godspell,” as with so many things, you never forget your first time. Mine was...

October 23, 2011

Remembering Bob Pierpoint

In 1982, my first job out of college was as a Production Secretary for the...

October 14, 2011

I'm back

Well, wouldn't you know it: one of the biggest news days in the Catholic Church...

October 11, 2011

Out of Egypt: a woman reporter speaks

This month, ONE has a revealing and unsettling look at what it's like to be...

September 2011

September 30, 2011

"Glad to meet you — and I'm a fan of your blog!"

That's what I said to the guy below: Boston's Cardinal Sean O'Malley, who dropped by...

September 09, 2011

Ten years later

Patheos is publishing a number of essays to mark the 10-year anniversary of 9 Mine...

August 2011

August 30, 2011

"Would you dress like that to meet the Queen of England?"

"We have reached the point that just about anything goes. We keep making appeals to...

August 29, 2011

After Irene

New York City, 29 August 2011, 1 pm. Went for a walk during lunch, and...

August 28, 2011

Sign of the times

Which turns out to be no sign at all. Bracing for Irene, and expected high...

August 28, 2011

Irene's devastation: no Starbucks!

Let the rioting in the streets begin. Irene was less than we expected, or feared,...