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August 2013

August 07, 2013

“Nothing short of a miracle”: mystery priest appears at crash site

You never see stories like this in the mainstream media, but here’s one from Missouri...

August 04, 2013

Open wide: Hundreds show up for Catholic Charities free dental clinic

From my Shamelessly Proud of Where I Came From file…a great story involving my alma mater...

August 04, 2013

Open wide: Hundreds show up for Catholic Charities free dental clinic

From my Shamelessly Proud of Where I Came From file...a great story involving my alma mater...

July 2013

July 04, 2013

Thank you, George and Mary Kandra

George and Mary Kandra, my grandparents, with their daughter, Anne, in the backyard of the...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

A Visit to “Busted Halo”

So, as I mentioned earlier today, I was invited to be a guest this afternoon...

June 28, 2013

Busted

If you have satellite radio, you can hear Your Humble Blogger this afternoon on the...

June 25, 2013

Stuff I Did in Denver

As you may recall, I spent most of last week at the 2013 Catholic Media...

June 22, 2013

Just Hanging Out in Denver

It's not often that I find myself sandwiched between two archbishops, but I did Friday...

June 20, 2013

Quiz: Which One is the Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Denver?

Okay, it's not the second guy from the left. Shown above at the Catholic...

June 15, 2013

For Father’s Day: What It Means to Be a Dad

From the great Grassroots Films comes this short video that sums it all up beautifully....

June 02, 2013

Jesus In Queens

Some of the Corpus Christi procession from my parish in Forest Hills this afternoon. Photos...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

My American Idol

It’s a weird thing to do, but I have to start this post on the...

May 31, 2013

So, What’s a Deacon?

My friend Deacon Stephen Byers from the Diocese of Pittsburgh offers some excellent answers in...

May 29, 2013

“My Heroes Were Visiting Missionaries…”

That's how Msgr. John E. Kozar, president of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA)...

May 26, 2013

Trinity

Well, there are three of us. Pictured: Your Humble Blogger, wrapping up his West Coast...

May 19, 2013

Six Years Ago…

What were you doing six years ago today? Happy Anniversary to my brother deacons from...

May 15, 2013

“See You on the Radio”

That signature phrase from my old colleague Charles Osgood has suddenly come in handy. I'm scheduled...

May 10, 2013

“Gatsby,” great and otherwise

With all the attention being lavished on the new adaptation of "The Great Gatsby," I...

April 2013

April 23, 2013

“Reporter” listed as worst job of 2013

From the Wall Street Journal: This year, several professions geared toward serving the financial and...

April 22, 2013

Cry babies

What do you think about kids crying in church? We've been reading about it here...

March 2013

March 31, 2013

Easter 2013

And how did you spend your weekend? Happy Easter! He is risen! Alleluia! Photos by...

March 30, 2013

The Triduum champs

From my parish tonight: the altar servers pictured below took part in every single liturgy...

March 28, 2013

Why am I Catholic?

Patheos posed the question and asked for a 200-word answer. Okay. I'll keep it simple....

March 25, 2013

Have you been to confession lately?

This is Reconciliation Monday for the greater New York area -- every church in New...

March 04, 2013

Radio daze

Those who have nothing better to do this afternoon will be able to catch Your...

February 2013

February 26, 2013

Cardinal Dolan’s final Mass before heading to Rome

The question some folks were asking: will he be coming back? The shot above was...

February 20, 2013

Was I shaking the hand of the next pope?

Hey, you never know. I wrote about it here. With all the O'Malley buzz...

February 05, 2013

Check it out: FAQ about deacons

Look at my tab bar. Are you looking? Right under the black-and-white church image with...

February 05, 2013

Check it out: FAQ about deacons

Look at my tab bar. Are you looking? Right under the black-and-white church image with...

January 2013

January 29, 2013

Preserving Catholicism’s diversity: “We’re not talking about nostalgia”

Here are a couple glimpses at the work being done by the Catholic Near East...