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January 2015

January 26, 2015

As the blizzard approaches: “A Prayer Against Storms”

By all accounts, we're in for a whopper in New York City. As we await...

January 19, 2015

Meet the man who launched the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Paul Wattson via OSV/CNS He's Rev. Paul Wattson a former Episcopal priest—the son of an...

December 2014

December 22, 2014

Pope Francis reveals a saint he prays to every day

From The Catholic Herald: Pope Francis has revealed that he prays to the English martyr...

December 15, 2014

The pope offers a prayer tool: your hand

From Vatican Insider: "When I pray God breathes in me.” This is the opening phrase...

November 2014

November 26, 2014

Clergy on the scene in Ferguson

From Huffington Post: Following the grand jury's decision not to indict Police Officer Darren Wilson...

November 19, 2014

Caught on video: an exorcism in the Czech Republic

This happened last winter, but this week the priest involved finally confirmed it is authentic. Details: ...

November 03, 2014

Want some advice on prayer? Here.

One of my favorite Protestant preachers, Tim Keller, offers his perspective to RNS: RNS: Many...

October 2014

October 31, 2014

What’s the #1 reason teens keep their faith as adults?

It's the family, stupid. Details: The holy grail for helping youth remain religiously active as...

October 31, 2014

Blessing the hands of hospice workers

A beautiful idea, from The Houston Chronicle: At first glance, there was nothing extraordinary about...

October 14, 2014

Church militant?

Here's something different, via CNS: The head of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Oct....

October 13, 2014

Church offers prayers for Dallas Ebola victim

From The Dallas Morning News: Dallas nurse Nina Pham received a blood transfusion from another...

October 09, 2014

Who can bless what?

This topic comes up from time to time, and it emerged again this week in...

September 2014

September 23, 2014

“Let us pray this evening for reconciliation and peace…”

“And God saw that it was good” (Gen 1:12, 18, 21, 25). The biblical account of...

September 01, 2014

For church geeks: Liturgy of the Hours for Kindle Paperwhite

If you've been itching for an edition of these prayers for your e-reader, the wait...

August 2014

August 27, 2014

From Marquette, a prayer for James Foley

Photo by Xidan Zhang via the Marquette Tribune. From the university's website: The Marquette University...

August 27, 2014

St. Monica: two different views

Today marks the feast of the mother of St. Augustine. Below, two dramatically different depictions...

August 24, 2014

Memorial Mass held for James Foley

From The Wall Street Journal: On Sunday, however, hundreds of people descended on Our Lady...

August 20, 2014

“Blessing of the planes” in Alaska

Details: Some Anchorage pilots may feel safer in the skies now that a Catholic priest...

August 12, 2014

Saints who suffered from depression

With this topic very much in the news today, it seems a good time to...

August 07, 2014

Diner drops prayer discount after atheists threaten to sue

You probably remember this story from several days back. Well, here's an update: Mary’s Gourmet...

August 07, 2014

US bishops ask parishes to pray for Iraq on August 17

This release just arrived in my in box: The chairman of the Committee of International...

August 07, 2014

Denver Christians, Jews, Muslims to pray for peace, “coming together as a people who believe in God”

Details: Demonstrating his deep concern for growing violence against innocent people in the Middle East,...

August 02, 2014

Restaurant offers discount for “praying in public”

Hard to believe, but true: A North Carolina diner is offering a very different sort...

June 2014

June 12, 2014

In memory of Father Walker…

From the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter: The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter mourns the...

June 09, 2014

Happy feast of St. Ephrem!

Lord and Master of my life, keep from me the spirit of indifference and discouragement,...

June 06, 2014

A prayer on D-Day

The following press release was sent out this morning by the Archdiocese for Military Services:...

May 2014

May 17, 2014

One of the most important sentences a newly ordained clergyman needs to know

Since it's ordination season, here's a valuable phrase that every newly ordained priest and deacon...

May 05, 2014

BREAKING: SCOTUS rules prayers at council meetings are constitutional

Details: The Supreme Court said Monday that prayers that open town council meetings do not...

May 02, 2014

“Hateful rant”: Congresswoman storms out of prayer event over speaker’s anti-abortion comments

Details: Harbor Area Rep. Janice Hahn stormed out of Thursday’s National Day of Prayer gathering...

May 01, 2014

Did you pray today?

This is the National Day of Prayer—every day, for some of us, is a day...