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December 2019

December 02, 2019

How a ‘fallen away’ Catholic became a priest

A great story, from Aspen, Colorado: Christianity is filled with stories of rapid-fire callings to...

December 01, 2019

VIDEO: Priest at center of communion controversy explains his decision

This is worth your time: an interview with Father Scott Nolan, the priest who told...

November 2019

November 29, 2019

Steubenville to ordain first married priest, a former Pentecostal minister from its first diaconate class

Big news, via CNS: Deacon Drake McCalister, a former Pentecostal minister, has been given approval...

November 27, 2019

Priest denies communion to judge in same-sex marriage — UPDATED

The video below from WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids tells the story: Details: Judge Sara...

November 25, 2019

‘Don’t become a priest’

That's the blunt message Franciscan friar Casey Cole offers in the video below — and...

November 03, 2019

Albany priest killed by floodwaters on way to say Mass

"He died as he lived — serving the people of God without fear or concern...

October 2019

October 31, 2019

Biden update: diocese decree requires withholding communion from pro-abort pols

"Because support for pro-abortion legislation is gravely sinful, such persons should not be admitted to...

October 29, 2019

Cardinal Dolan: ‘I would love to be married and have kids’

"Do I regret not being married? Well, I might miss it, but celibacy I find...

October 28, 2019

WATCH: The cheerleading dancing priest, Father Ricardo

Now for something different. Details: Puerto Rican priest Ricardo David Rivera Ortiz surprised the audience...

October 23, 2019

One bishop’s proposal for eliminating clericalism

Details, from CNS: The way to rid the Catholic Church of clericalism is by giving...

October 17, 2019

Home run: the priest who is headed to the World Series

From The Arlington Catholic Herald: Ten years ago, Msgr. Stephen Rossetti was talking to the...

October 17, 2019

More say they were abused by McCarrick as boys, seminarians

Many of the boys knew one another. They often would travel together with McCarrick on...

October 17, 2019

In praise of the priest’s wife: ‘Your ministry begins before ordination even happens’

Here's something I think a lot of deacons — and their wives — will appreciate....

October 03, 2019

A pastor explains why his parish won’t be blessing pets Friday

This comes from the public Facebook page of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School in...

October 01, 2019

‘Breaking’ news: breakdancing priests!

You've got to see this to believe it: The story, from Knoxville: Spreading their...

September 2019

September 29, 2019

‘A priest is a man who stands in the place of God…’

"During Mass the priest becomes identified with Christ. He is really Ipse Christus, Christ Himself."...

September 24, 2019

Boom: Baltimore welcomes largest seminary class in almost 40 years

“God is calling all of us to be saints. I want to pursue sainthood through...

September 19, 2019

Pope Francis: Ministry is not a job, but a gift

Here's wisdom every one in ministry needs to remember. From Vatican Media: Pope Francis reflected...

September 12, 2019

Eastern archbishop: Marriage doesn’t solve the priest shortage

From Crux: Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, has urged...

September 09, 2019

Meet the divorced father of two who is also a Catholic priest

From the Aberdeen News in South Dakota: The Rev. Tom Hartman’s first call was as...

September 08, 2019

God is his co-pilot: meet a flying priest in Alaska

Here's a unique vocation, via Catholic Anchor, from Father Scott Garrett, who tends to the...

September 04, 2019

‘We need to talk about something. Pornography.’

"Pornography is a big struggle, but no one talks about it." That's the head-turning message...

August 2019

August 25, 2019

Meet the youngest ‘parish priest’ in Ireland

You might be surprised — I was — to learn his age is 32. I...

August 15, 2019

Diocese launches investigation into rector of national shrine

From CNA: The Diocese of Scranton has begun an investigation into allegations of misconduct on...

August 13, 2019

The ESPN headline writer who lost his job — but found his vocation

A h/t to Terry Mattingly's Get Religion blog — and writer Bobby Ross, Jr. —...

August 12, 2019

Remembering the deacon who was ordained a priest at Dachau

A priest friend on Facebook reminded me of this story today, and it's worth noting....

August 11, 2019

‘God put the wiggle in children — don’t feel you have to suppress it in God’s house’

This morning, I saw a post on Facebook from a priest, describing how a parishioner...

August 10, 2019

Behold, a priest

Last weekend, my parish in Queens, New York continued a longstanding custom of inviting a...

August 08, 2019

‘Here comes everybody’: Check out Long Island’s Mass on the beach

Heading to the beach this summer? Don't forget God. A priest on Long Island is...

August 05, 2019

Father Perrone update: lawyers say he passed a polygraph ‘with flying colors’

The following news release arrived in my email a short time ago, updating the story...