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August 2012

August 09, 2012

Remembering a remarkable missionary to Appalachia: “He realized that fighting evil meant fighting poverty”

A Catholic priest who founded the Christian Appalachian Project passed away yesterday. Since World War...

August 09, 2012

“Same Call, Different Men”

This sounds like something to put on my "must-read" list. From U.S. Catholic: Same Call,...

August 05, 2012

Shock: priest deported over homily

It happened in Zambia. Details, from the National Catholic Reporter: Zambian authorities deported a Rwandese...

August 02, 2012

Life with Father

Well, I've been at sea -- in every sense -- for the last several days...

August 02, 2012

From the archives: “These Hands Bring Me Jesus”

Originally posted August 2010 Periodically, people ask me about the image above, which is the...

July 2012

July 26, 2012

Man confesses killing to priest, who calls the cops

Details: Jonathan Smith, on the run from Ohio, was so desperate to come clean that...

July 25, 2012

Trifecta: three brothers becoming priests

A vocations bonanza, from Huffington Post: When Luke Strand started college nine years ago, he...

July 17, 2012

Meet New York’s oldest working priest, 92-year-old Fr. Gerald Ryan

A tribute to enduring faith and steadfast love, in (of all places) the New York...

July 17, 2012

When a father becomes Father

Some in the church are taking a closer look at the married priesthood, with one...

July 10, 2012

UPDATE: Priest who denied communion to lesbian leaves archdiocese

Another chapter -- perhaps the final one -- in the saga that broke earlier this...

July 10, 2012

Illinois priest banned from pulpit

The "Improvising Priest" has had his preaching faculties removed. Details: A priest forced out of...

July 05, 2012

Chinese priest reported missing ahead of illicit ordination

Details: Father Giuseppe Zhao Hongchun, apostolic administrator of Harbin, has been "missing" since the afternoon...

July 03, 2012

“My last night as an associate pastor…”

A priest in Indianapolis reflects on how his life is about to change as, for...

July 02, 2012

Absolution at Gettysburg: the story of Fr. William Corby

A fascinating and timely piece by the good doctor, Pat McNamara: On the hot afternoon...

July 01, 2012

Historic father and son ordination: “A great moment in the history of our faith”

It's believed to be the first time in the U.S. that a father and son...

June 2012

June 29, 2012

Recovered: priest’s $6,000 stolen chalice

But in so many ways, it's not something you can put a price on. Details,...

June 28, 2012

Fulton Sheen moves closer to sainthood

From the AP: Pope Benedict XVI has put Fulton John Sheen, the U.S. bishop whose...

June 27, 2012

For priests: “Fall in love, stay in love, so love decides everything”

My pal Deacon Jim Keating was pleased to see the new deacons of Omaha featured...

June 27, 2012

Vatican: “Father Pavone is not now nor has ever been suspended”

That's the statement being put out by Priests for Life: We are happy to announce...

June 26, 2012

Woman sues over alleged abuse by Fr. Thomas Euteneur

Interestingly, Euteneur himself is not named as a defendant. But this item was posted today...

June 24, 2012

Maine’s newest Catholic priest is the son of an Episcopal priest

He's also married with children, and took a remarkable path into the Church and the...

June 23, 2012

Ad multos annos! New priests for Brooklyn!

I was flying back from Indianapolis and missed the ordinations today, but above is the...

June 21, 2012

Syria expels activist priest: “I received a one-way visa out”

From the New York Times: Thick wooden beams barred the doors of St. Cyril’s Church...

June 14, 2012

New priests group hopes to “celebrate and implement the visionary concepts of Vatican II”

Details, from the Tampa Tribune: The Rev. Peter Ruggere began his seminary training when Roman...

June 13, 2012

One is the loneliest number: meet New York’s only new priest

The New York Times profiles the only priest ordained in the Archdiocese of New York...

June 10, 2012

Congratulations, Fr. Duffy

Longtime FOB (Friend of the Bench) Michael Duffy was ordained Saturday to be a priest...

June 07, 2012

In letter, Cleveland bishop acknowledges “growing disconnect” with priests, seeks to repair rift

Details: Bishop Richard Lennon has sent a conciliatory letter to the priests in the Catholic Diocese...

May 2012

May 31, 2012

Priest suspended for leading breakaway parish — UPDATED

Details: The Rev. Robert Marrone has been suspended from priestly ministry for disobeying an order...

May 31, 2012

A promise kept: Cardinal Dolan returns to St. Louis to preach at priest’s first Mass

Details: Surrounded by family, friends and supporters, Father Brian Fallon and four other newly ordained...

May 30, 2012

Clergy and politics

I see it more and more on Facebook: priests and deacons trumpeting their political allegiances...