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July 2013

July 23, 2013

Meet World Youth Day’s “Fashionista Priest”

Details, from Aleteia: Father Andrew O’Connor is perhaps almost as well known in New...

July 22, 2013

Singing Priests, Weeping Faithful: The Charismatic Church of Brazil

Here's a glimpse at part of the Catholic Church that will be welcoming the pope...

July 20, 2013

The Father Who’s a Father: Meet the Priest Behind This Iconic Picture

The snapshot here went viral shortly after it was published, showing the diaconate ordination of...

July 18, 2013

“The Craziest Priest in Italy” Performs During Wedding Ceremony

Well, the Anglicans have their musical quirks—and so, it seems, do we Catholics. From HuffPo: ...

July 15, 2013

A Jesuit Says Goodbye

Here's something you don't see every day: in a letter, a priest nearing his 80th...

July 12, 2013

I Thought That Name Sounded Familiar…

The other day, I posted the remarkable story of Rev. Thomas Vander Woude, and his...

July 12, 2013

I Thought That Name Sounded Familiar…

The other day, I posted the remarkable story of Rev. Thomas Vander Woude,and his passionate...

July 11, 2013

Following Pope’s Call, Priest Puts Mercedes Up for Sale

Any takers? Details: It may be back to a bicycle for a Colombian priest who’s...

July 06, 2013

Virginia Priest Donates Kidney to Save Life of Parishioner

Wow: Bruce McComb says he owes his life to his pastor, Father Jonathan Goertz...

July 06, 2013

Pope Francis: “It hurts my heart when I see a priest or a nun with the latest model of car”

That and much more, from his impromptu remarks today to seminarians and novices: Pope Francis...

July 02, 2013

Report: Fr. Murad Shot, Not Beheaded

From the Daily Telegraph: A Catholic priest has been shot and killed in northern Syria,...

June 2013

June 30, 2013

A Divorced Father of Two Becomes Seattle’s Newest Priest

Amazing but true. Details: There aren't a whole lot of priests in the Latin Church...

June 28, 2013

Archbishop Myers Speaks Out on Fugee Case

The Newark prelate gave what appears to be his first interview on the case to...

June 24, 2013

Last Call for New York’s “Saloon Priest”

A great profile of a remarkable New York figure, from the New York Times: The...

June 24, 2013

Must-See Video: A Day in the Life of a Priest

A happy h/t to my blog neighbor Rebecca Hamilton, who posted this a few days...

June 23, 2013

Jimmy Carter Links Catholic All-Male Priesthood to “Human Rights Abuse”

From an interview with TIME magazine: I think there’s a slow, very slow, move around...

June 20, 2013

Fr. George Rutler Reassigned

The well-known priest—an Episcopal convert, staunch traditionalist and a familiar fixture on EWTN—is leaving the...

June 17, 2013

Priest Develops App to Let His Flock Know When He’s Hearing Confessions

Details: God may be omnipresent — but His priests aren’t. So a holy man in...

June 15, 2013

For Father’s Day: Father-Son Clergy in Kansas!

Details: The ordination of 10 men as permanent deacons in the Diocese of Salina includes...

June 09, 2013

A New Priest Looks Back: “This Year Has Been the Best of My Life…”

My friend and blog neighbor Fr. Michael Duffy marks a milestone: One year ago today...

June 01, 2013

What Should You Give a Newly Ordained Priest (or Deacon)?

Over on his Facebook page, Fr. James Martin has some ideas: The best gift of...

June 01, 2013

Beauty and the Priest: Revisiting a 50-year-old Texas Murder Case

A fascinating case worthy of "Law and Order," via CNN: All evidence pointed police to...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

A Priest’s Advice to the Newly Ordained

There's a lot of wisdom here—and a lot of it, I think, could apply to...

May 30, 2013

Fr. Andrew Greeley Dies

Details: The Rev. Andrew Greeley, the outspoken Roman Catholic priest, best-selling novelist and sociologist known...

May 25, 2013

Who’s the Longest-Serving Priest in the United States?

Well, here's a look at one who's up there, and holds at least one distinction...

May 22, 2013

Fugee Update: “This Type of Thing Cannot Happen Again”

From CNS: Father Michael Fugee, a priest of the Newark Archdiocese who recently resigned from active ministry,...

May 22, 2013

A Priest Writes: “A New Translation Cannot Be Expected to Accomplish Everything” —UPDATED

After reading this latest post on how priests reportedly dislike the new Missal, a priest...

May 22, 2013

Survey: 60% of Priests Dislike New Missal

It's unclear what the methodology was for this survey, so take it for what it's...

May 21, 2013

Fr. Fugee Arrested

Details: A once-accused pedophile priest in New Jersey has been arrested on charges that he...

May 17, 2013

Report: Accused Priests Collecting Mass Stipends—UPDATED

From WLS in Chicago: Roman Catholic priests who are sex abusers are being paid to...