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July 2015

July 31, 2015

I’ll be there. Will you?

As luck (or the Holy Spirit) would have it, my office closes early tomorrow and...

July 31, 2015

I’ll be there. Will you?

As luck (or the Holy Spirit) would have it, my office closes early tomorrow and...

July 29, 2015

Cardinal O’Malley speaks out on Planned Parenthood and “the throwaway culture”

The USCCB has just released this statement from Cardinal O'Malley regarding recent news about Planned...

July 29, 2015

Cardinal O’Malley speaks out on Planned Parenthood and “the throwaway culture”

The USCCB has just released this statement from Cardinal O’Malley regarding recent news about Planned...

July 27, 2015

Why does mercy matter?

View image | gettyimages.com A timely reminder from today's Office of Readings. This comes from a...

July 27, 2015

Why does mercy matter?

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July 12, 2015

Sign of hope

Flying out of New York’s LaGuardia Airport yesterday, this sign caught my eye: It’s a...

July 12, 2015

Sign of hope

Flying out of New York's LaGuardia Airport yesterday, this sign caught my eye: It's a...

June 2015

June 19, 2015

Why is a Catholic fasting during Ramadan?

Rudy Lopez explains: As someone once told me; "Fasting without prayer is just going hungry."...

June 19, 2015

Why is a Catholic fasting during Ramadan?

Rudy Lopez explains: As someone once told me; “Fasting without prayer is just going hungry.”...

June 18, 2015

From the encyclical: Pope Francis’ prayers for our earth

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June 18, 2015

From the encyclical: Pope Francis’ prayers for our earth

View image | gettyimages.com The following appears at the end of the pope's new encyclical: ...

May 2015

May 05, 2015

The Jubilee Year of Mercy now has a website—and a logo

The website, unveiled today, is here. The logo: A description of the image and...

May 05, 2015

The Jubilee Year of Mercy now has a website—and a logo

The website, unveiled today, is here. The logo: A description of the image and...

April 2015

April 28, 2015

Prayers for Baltimore

View image | gettyimages.com From the Archdiocese of Baltimore website: Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop...

April 28, 2015

Prayers for Baltimore

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April 27, 2015

“Why I, a Protestant, pray the ‘Hail Mary’ and use a rosary”

Compelling testimony from another Patheos blogger, Christian Piatt: I practice the “Hail Mary.” Not only...

April 27, 2015

“Why I, a Protestant, pray the ‘Hail Mary’ and use a rosary”

Compelling testimony from another Patheos blogger, Christian Piatt: I practice the “Hail Mary.” Not only...

April 26, 2015

A prayer to Mary for vocations

Hail Mary, full of grace; all generations call you blessed. Hail Mother of God; when...

April 26, 2015

A prayer to Mary for vocations

Hail Mary, full of grace; all generations call you blessed. Hail Mother of God; when...

April 09, 2015

A Blessing for Travelers

View image | gettyimages.com From my friend, Deacon Bill McNamara: All-Powerful and Merciful God, You...

April 09, 2015

A Blessing for Travelers

From my friend, Deacon Bill McNamara: All-Powerful and Merciful God, You led the children of...

April 03, 2015

For Good Friday…

Some resources: The Way of the Cross with Pope Francis for this year The Way...

April 03, 2015

For Good Friday…

Some resources: The Way of the Cross with Pope Francis for this year The Way...

March 2015

March 29, 2015

“My earthly journey is now at at an end…”

"My earthly journey is now at an end. When I was born, my Mother laid...

March 29, 2015

“My earthly journey is now at at an end…”

“My earthly journey is now at an end. When I was born, my Mother laid...

March 14, 2015

Stations of the Cross and Benediction together?

Reading about how my parish follows the Stations of the Cross with Benediction, a couple...

March 14, 2015

Walking the way of the cross with Mary

Some images from Friday's night's Stations of the Cross, courtesy parishioner and friend Regina Faighes....

March 05, 2015

Court rules man cannot sue for burns suffered while praying over hot meal

From N.J.com: A New Jersey man cannot collect damages for burns he suffered while bowing...

February 2015

February 28, 2015

A prayer for our times: “Way of the Cross in Solidarity with the Persecuted Church”

These were composed by Archbishop Samir Nassar, the Maronite Archbishop of Damascus, and published in the...