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April 2014

April 27, 2014

“Saint John XXIII and Saint John Paul II were not afraid to look upon the wounds of Jesus…”

From Pope Francis's homily at the canonizations: The wounds of Jesus are a scandal, a...

April 22, 2014

Report: Church officials “extremely interested” in adding prayer at end of Mass for persecuted Christians

From The National Catholic Register: A concerted effort is under way in Rome and in...

April 15, 2014

Obama praises pope at Easter prayer breakfast

From CNS: President Barack Obama praised Francis during an Easter prayer breakfast at the White...

April 09, 2014

The deacon who wrote “Everyone’s Way of the Cross”

The modern version of an ancient devotion remains perennially popular, and now Mark Zimmerman at...

March 2014

March 19, 2014

“St. Joseph, be my guide, my father, my model through life…”

Image: by Aristides Artal Today is the great saint's feast. From the Novena to St....

March 04, 2014

On Ash Wednesday, pray for Ukraine

From CNS: U.S. Catholics stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine as their country...

February 2014

February 12, 2014

“Pope Mary and Pope Martha”

My blog neighbor Fr. Dwight Longenecker has a great insight into the two men in...

February 06, 2014

Obama at prayer breakfast: “Religion strengthens America”—UPDATED

From The New York Daily News: President Obama and the First Lady joined thousands from...

February 05, 2014

Getting ready for Lent? There’s an app for that

Believe it or not, Lent starts just a month from now, on March 5. And...

January 2014

January 23, 2014

Everybody knows: you don’t eat until you say grace

And that includes our friends in the animal kingdom. Watch.

January 19, 2014

Hail Mary pass: half of football fans believe God is a force in football

Details: Two weeks ahead of the Super Bowl, half of American sports fans say they...

January 16, 2014

Thomas Peters, six months on

For those who have been following his story, and remembering him in prayer, an update:...

January 15, 2014

Why Pope Francis is a model CEO

Here's a different take on Pope Francis, from a business perspective, via a retired university...

January 12, 2014

Devotion to St. Pio

My parish has undertaken a novena to St. Pio—popularly known as "Padre Pio." We've moved...

December 2013

December 30, 2013

From the pope, a prayer to the Holy Family

From Vatican Radio: Pope Francis on Sunday invited the faithful to join him sprititually in...

December 24, 2013

A Prayer for Those Who Grieve at Christmas

We all know someone for whom the holidays are not times of cheer. Fr. Austin...

December 16, 2013

“Thanks for all the prayers!”

From Deacon Bill Ditewig: Happy to report healing on all fronts, thanks to the amazing...

December 13, 2013

An update on Vinnie

You'll remember I was asking folks to pray for Bill Ditewig's grandson, Vinnie. From Bill's...

December 10, 2013

Prayers for Vinnie

A lot of folks around here know Deacon Bill Ditewig. Tonight, he's flying to Iowa...

November 2013

November 14, 2013

Today, stand for someone who can’t

That would be Thomas Peters. As you probably know, he's facing a long road back...

November 10, 2013

For the Philippines: Pope John Paul’s Stella Maris Prayer

O Mary, Star of the Sea, light of every ocean, guide seafarers across all dark...

October 2013

October 15, 2013

Lost in translation: French make adjustment to Lord’s Prayer

And you thought translating the Roman Missal into English was problematic. Details: France's Catholic Church...

October 07, 2013

Two popes, one mother and the rosary

In 2005, the monthly magazine 30 Days invited 20 cardinals from around the world to...

September 2013

September 25, 2013

“How many of you pray for Christians who are persecuted?”

This was very much on the pope's mind this morning—along with some other challenging thoughts...

September 11, 2013

Let there be light: the story behind Benedict’s candle at Ground Zero

At CNS's blog, Carol Glatz has this intriguing story about meeting Martin Marklin, the man who...

September 11, 2013

For 9/11: Mychal’s Prayer

Lord, take me where You want me to go; Let me meet who You want...

September 10, 2013

The power of prayer? Syria announces support of plan to surrender chemical weapons

It's not a done deal yet, but this sounds promising. From CNN: The Syrian government...

September 09, 2013

Did you miss the pope’s prayer vigil Saturday? No problem. Here it is.

I was otherwise engaged this weekend—attending a family baptism in Virginia. If you missed it,...

September 07, 2013

Our Lady, Queen of Peace, pray for us

Longtime FOB Deacon Charles Rohrbacher in Alaska—a very gifted iconographer—sent me the image above with...

September 06, 2013

“Almighty eternal God, hear the cries of the people of Syria…”

A Prayer for the People of Syria Almighty eternal God, source of all compassion, the...