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December 2014

December 28, 2014

“A great day for all of the Catholic Church”: First Maronite Catholic ordination in Pacific Northwest

As Anthony Joseph Alles is ordained, two deacons hold up a cloak called the bashkoon...

December 20, 2014

Ladies and gentlemen, from Brazil, the Elvis Priest

Just when you think you've seen it all...Elvis Priestly.

December 13, 2014

So, a priest walks into a bar…

...and makes an amazing cocktail. Fr. William Dailey is the Thomas More Fellow at Notre...

December 06, 2014

Awesome: parishioner donates kidney to pastor

From CNS: A parishioner walks up to her pastor and says, "I want to give...

November 2014

November 28, 2014

Brazilian bishop calls for ordination of married “elders” to solve priest shortage in his country

Details: The largest Roman Catholic geographical district in Brazil, located deep in the Amazon along...

November 19, 2014

“We are overjoyed”: reaction to pope lifting ban on ordaining married men as Eastern Catholic priests

This news got a lot of attention earlier in the week, and reaction has been...

November 16, 2014

Cardinal Sean O’Malley’s surprising comment on ordaining women

I guess I wasn't the only one who did a double-take when I heard this...

November 13, 2014

Meet the Catholic priest risking his life to save Muslims

A remarkable and inspiring witness, from The Guardian: The test of faith for which Father...

November 11, 2014

Exonerated: after 10 years, priest cleared of sex abuse allegations, restored to ministry

From AP: A high-ranking Roman Catholic official has been exonerated of clergy sex abuse allegations...

November 06, 2014

NY Times: Support groups spring up for women in love with priests

Oh brother: They had not planned on falling in love, but they did. They did...

November 04, 2014

Minneapolis pastor hosts controversial priest, cites pope “wanting a mess”

Somehow, I think we'll be hearing more stories like this one: A south Minneapolis church plans to...

October 2014

October 10, 2014

Must-see video: “What we’re really hungering for is God”

A priest with the Congregation of Holy Cross sent this my way, with this note:...

October 09, 2014

UPDATE: Kidnapped priest released

From The Catholic Herald: A Catholic priest kidnapped by Islamists in Syria has been released,...

October 07, 2014

Parish priest, 20 Christians kidnapped in Syria

From Reuters: A parish priest and a number of Christians have been kidnapped from a...

October 04, 2014

Fr. Benedict Groeschel dies on the vigil of the Feast of St. Francis

The legendary friar and popular writer and TV personality has gone home. My blog neighbor...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

Prayers for Benedict Groeschel

The Cardinal Newman Society posted this on their Facebook page: We received word from the...

September 27, 2014

Bishop resigns, saying “I’ve been unfaithful to my promises as a Catholic priest”

This doesn't happen very often. Details: An English bishop has announced his resignation after disclosing...

September 25, 2014

“I have seen the love of Christ shine through them”: check out this beautiful video on the priesthood

A thoughtful reader sent this along: it's the video that was shown last night at...

September 17, 2014

Here’s a great way to help support vocations—and it’s an offer too good to refuse

The folks over at Vocation Boom, the non-profit working to boost vocations to the priesthood,...

September 10, 2014

Fr. Mychal Judge’s last homily: 9/10/01

The now-famous first fatality of 9/11 delivered these remarks the day before he died, at...

September 10, 2014

More on the seminarian ordained near death: “He will be serving the people of God in heaven”

For those who read this story yesterday and saw the poignant video, more details today...

September 10, 2014

Pope names two Americans to key posts on sex abuse reform

From John Allen in Crux: Two priests from the United States, one with ties to...

September 09, 2014

An answered prayer: a dying man is ordained a deacon and priest

I got this email this morning: Yesterday I asked for your prayers for a 4th...

September 01, 2014

Does it matter where you sit for Mass?

A couple weeks ago, Fr. Roger Landry wrote a column for his diocesan newspaper in...

August 2014

August 29, 2014

Behind every great married clergyman…

...is a woman like Mary Alma Parker. She helped make history. She is remembered this...

August 22, 2014

In a first, a bishop announces plans to take the ALS “ice bucket challenge”

Far as I know, this is the first time a member of the episcopacy is getting...

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 19, 2014

One priest’s challenge to the “ice bucket challenge”

You may have read about the moral problems of donating to ALSA.org. via the "ice bucket...

August 12, 2014

Have you thanked a priest today?

That's just one of the ways suggested here for letting a priest in your life...

August 11, 2014

“Sandinista priest” says Mass for first time in 29 years

Details: Sandinista priest Miguel D’Escoto Brockmann, a close advisor to President Daniel Ortega, said his...