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April 2015

April 01, 2015

Is this the next Sister Christina? Redemptorist priest is a hit on “The Voice”

Details: The 28-year-old Redemptorist priest Damian Maria Montes has surprised thousands of viewers of Spanish...

March 2015

March 25, 2015

Number of priests, permanent deacons worldwide continues to grow

From CNS: The number of Catholics in the world and the number of priests and...

March 24, 2015

What does the priest see during Mass?

A couple of photographers decided to find out: Have you ever wondered what the priest...

March 23, 2015

Diocese of Worcester mourns permanent deacon who became a priest

This piece of news caught my eye this morning, from The Catholic Free Press: The...

March 22, 2015

After being suspended for sham gay marriage, priest is reinstated

Details: A Catholic priest suspended for 'marrying' an immigrant to help him stay in the UK has...

March 21, 2015

When was the last time you saw a priest do THIS?

From The Brainerd Dispatch in Minnesota Zoe the pot-bellied pig, Bilbo the gecko and Lilly...

March 08, 2015

Former Philadelphia sportswriter, 60, about to be ordained a priest

Let's hear it for another journalist entering religious life. From The Boston Globe: Kevin Mulligan,...

March 04, 2015

Two brothers, raised Baptist, choose two different faiths as teens

A fascinating read, from The Wall Street Journal: Many people change faiths, but not like...

March 03, 2015

“Priest” offers to hear confessions via Snapchat?

From San Antonio: Instead of turning to church to confess your sins, could you instead...

March 02, 2015

Kidnapped mother of priest rescued in Nigeria

Praise God. Details: The mother of a priest in the Madison Catholic Diocese has been...

March 02, 2015

A priest who spent 50 years “jousting with The New York Times”

Catholic News Agency reports: A lot has changed in journalism since 1961, but not Msgr....

February 2015

February 27, 2015

Notre Dame’s Rev. Theodore Hesburgh dies

From AP: The Rev. Theodore Hesburgh was always a man of conscience. He did what he thought...

February 24, 2015

“This is obviously a very serious violation of the commitments, obligations and duties of the priesthood”

My blog neighbor Rebecca Hamilton first posted on this a couple days back, and I'm...

February 09, 2015

A young priest responds to criticism of the newly ordained

A couple weeks back, a post over at PrayTell got a lot of attention, and stirred...

February 08, 2015

Married Catholic priest: “I can’t be a good pastor if I’m a lousy dad or lousy husband”

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, a story that will be familiar to a lot of deacons:...

January 2015

January 31, 2015

The need for native-speaking priests and deacons in New Zealand

Danny Karetea-Goddard at his ordination in July 2014, from New Zealand Catholic. From Radio New...

January 30, 2015

Meet the Jewish boy who grew up to be a married Catholic priest

I remember posting on (then-Deacon) Paul Schenck when he was ordained. He's back in the...

January 30, 2015

Scalia the prophet: “See how these Christians complain to one another”

This essay by Fr. Paul Scalia (son of Supreme Court Justice Antonin) popped up on...

January 27, 2015

Jack Maguire, Social Media Coordinator at Ascension Press, dropped me a line today: Ascension Press just...

January 25, 2015

Fr. Richard McBrien dies

From NCR: Fr. Richard McBrien, who as a scholar brought distinction to a university theology...

January 24, 2015

Meet Fr. Joshua Johnson, Baton Rouge’s youngest priest—and a rapper. UPDATED

January 23, 2015

American priest who died from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) moves closer to sainthood

From CNA/EWTN: Servant of God Aloysius Schwartz is one of the 11 causes for canonization...

January 17, 2015

“It’s time to stop the craziness”: Brooklyn priest to hold Month’s Mind Mass for slain police officers

From The New York Daily News: Msgr. David Cassato, pastor of St. Athanasius Church in...

January 15, 2015

Laicized priest Thomas Williams speaks out on mandatory celibacy

From Kathy Schiffer's blog: “..My basic thought is that personal failures don’t necessarily mean that...

January 14, 2015

Reuters: meet the “father-priests” of the Philippines

Details: Every Sunday morning, dozens of Roman Catholics gather at a small chapel on an...

January 10, 2015

Reports: Dublin priest tells his congregation he’s gay—and gets a standing ovation

St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral in Dublin via Wikipedia From The Guardian: An Irish Catholic priest...

January 10, 2015

A “miracle” for a priest who was told he’d never walk again

Two summers ago, I had the good fortune of meeting Fr. John Murray, who invited...

January 09, 2015

A priest forever

Wednesday, the poignant picture below appeared on the Facebook page of Toledo Bishop Daniel Thomas...

January 04, 2015

The deacon serves “on his knees looking up, not on his throne looking down”

Those words came from a homily delivered at an unusual ordination this weekend in Albany....

December 2014

December 29, 2014

Fr. Rutler on the Episcopal Church: “A tragic example of what happens when you abandon a serious commitment to the teachings of Christ”

From an extensive interview in the Catholic World Report: CWR: You’ve spent half your life as...