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December 2012

December 26, 2012

The Christmas message from Newtown’s pastor

Msgr. Robert Weiss published the following in his parish bulletin this week: Dear Parishioners, Had...

December 20, 2012

Pray for this priest…

You've seen his picture, the young man in the middle shown here, next to Newtown's...

December 06, 2012

Encore: bishops plan second Fortnight for Freedom for 2013

Don't throw away those foam fingers yet. From the USCCB website: The U.S. Catholic bishops...

November 2012

November 27, 2012

Apocalypse? Now!

Elizabeth Scalia at First Things offers some beautiful, hope-filled words of wisdom in the wake...

November 23, 2012

From Catholic to Buddhist and back again

Some insight on prayer from author and professor Susan Stabile, and I can't help but...

November 22, 2012

“God most provident, we join all creation in raising to you a hymn of thanksgiving…”

From the Book of Blessings, a beautiful way to begin your Thanksgiving meal: + All...

November 21, 2012

Traveling today? Pray!

It's the busiest travel day of the year and, like a lot of people, the...

November 21, 2012

A Thanksgiving prayer in time of loss

From the Concord Pastor: Dear God, there’s an empty chair at our table, an ache...

November 15, 2012

On the horizon: revised Liturgy of the Hours

But don't give away your old set just yet. A new translation is years away....

November 07, 2012

“Whether we have won or lost, Lord, keep us faithful…”

What's the best thing to do the Morning After? As we do every morning: pray....

November 05, 2012

A prayer before voting

From the great Concord Pastor, Fr. Austin Fleming: The election is tomorrow, Lord, and I...

November 01, 2012

After Sandy: we rise, and we kneel

I have one word for my experience today: jaw-dropping. My parish in Queens seats about...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

“Within our darkest nights, you kindle a fire that never dies away…”

A priest friend who works at a college on Long Island posted this on his...

October 28, 2012

The coming storm didn’t worry me until I saw this

Tape on the windows in the lobby of our building. From James Martin, S.J. at...

October 10, 2012

For the month of the rosary, let your fingers do the praying

Patheos is launching a special project for the Year of Faith—details to come—and I'm helping...

October 07, 2012

A prayer for the New Orleans Saints

Will this help? Here is part of the prayer composed for NOLA.com and the New...

October 04, 2012

St. Francis, deacon: “We ought to be servants…”

"Let us produce worthy fruits of penance. Let us also love our neighbors as ourselves....

September 2012

September 14, 2012

“The cross is something wonderfully great and honorable…”

"Had there been no cross, Christ could not have been crucified. Had there been no...

September 08, 2012

In rare move, Obama proclaims 3 national days of prayer to remember 9/11

As the anniversary approaches next week, the president has issued a proclamation and a call...

September 07, 2012

Catholics urged to pray on Fridays during Year of Faith

Details: Catholics in England and Wales are being invited to pause for a moment of...

September 05, 2012

At the Democratic Convention, a “Benediction for the Nation”

Below is the prayer recited last night at the Democratic National Convention by Jena Lee...

August 2012

August 31, 2012

Cardinal Dolan’s closing prayer at the GOP convention

From his blog: With firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, let us pray:...

August 21, 2012

In the e-mail: on vesting a deacon for his funeral

The following e-mail arrived Tuesday afternoon: On July 31, 2012 one of our deacons, Deacon...

August 07, 2012

On sacred (under) ground: blessing a New York subway tunnel

Details: At 7 on Monday morning, a priest in black robes approached a portal on...

August 06, 2012

For the Assumption, France to revive ancient custom of national prayer

Details from Reuters: The French Catholic Church will revive a centuries-old custom next week with...

July 2012

July 30, 2012

From the archives: a prayer about Mary and Martha

Originally posted July 2007. July 29 is the feast of St. Martha. Trolling the web,...

July 26, 2012

“We do not lose heart…”

"We do not lose heart, because our inner being is renewed each day even though...

July 22, 2012

Prayers in Colorado: “What kind of people are we becoming?”

Details, from the Los Angeles Times: At Queen of Peace Catholic Church, about 20 minutes...

May 2012

May 23, 2012

Judge bans the “distinctly Christian” Lord’s Prayer

Details: A U.S. district court judge in Delaware ruled last week that members of a...

May 20, 2012

The Living Rosary

How did you spend Sunday afternoon? At my parish, we did this: It's the "Living...