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May 2015

May 09, 2015

Beautiful: how a mother returned to the Church when her son became a priest

This belongs in the Writing Straight With Crooked Lines file…the story of a mother, Kristin...

May 08, 2015

Husband, father, deacon—and soon, a priest

From CatholicPhilly.com: Thirteen years ago Jim Cardosi’s wife, Cindy, discovered she had little time left...

May 08, 2015

Husband, father, deacon—and soon, a priest

From CatholicPhilly.com: Thirteen years ago Jim Cardosi’s wife, Cindy, discovered she had little time left...

May 03, 2015

Minnesota gets a married priest

Details: Vaughn Treco, a married man, grandfather of two and former Anglican priest, has received...

May 03, 2015

Minnesota gets a married priest

Details: Vaughn Treco, a married man, grandfather of two and former Anglican priest, has received...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

Philadelphia monsignor ordered back behind bars

View image | gettyimages.com Details: A high-ranking Catholic church official in Philadelphia was ordered back...

April 30, 2015

Philadelphia monsignor ordered back behind bars

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April 27, 2015

Polish church calls for priests who died at Dachau to be honored

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April 27, 2015

I can think of two priests who will be including this image in their Christmas card this year…

From Paul Haring at Catholic News Service comes this wonderful picture from Sunday. Caption: Pope...

April 27, 2015

What happens if a priest can’t continue Mass?

The tragic story of a priest who died at the start of Mass last Sunday...

April 27, 2015

Shock: Massachusetts pastor dies at start of Sunday Mass

From The Boston Globe: The pastor of a Roman Catholic church in Canton died...

April 27, 2015

What happens if a priest can’t continue Mass?

The tragic story of a priest who died at the start of Mass last Sunday...

April 27, 2015

Shock: Massachusetts pastor dies at start of Sunday Mass

From The Boston Globe: The pastor of a Roman Catholic church in Canton died...

April 27, 2015

I can think of two priests who will be including this image in their Christmas card this year…

From Paul Haring at Catholic News Service comes this wonderful picture from Sunday. Caption: Pope...

April 27, 2015

Polish church calls for priests who died at Dachau to be honored

View image | gettyimages.com From The Catholic Herald: The Polish Catholic Church has called for...

April 26, 2015

Pope to newly ordained priests: No more boring sermons

Details: On Sunday morning Pope Francis ordained 19 new priests, exhorting them to serve the...

April 26, 2015

Pope to newly ordained priests: No more boring sermons

Details: On Sunday morning Pope Francis ordained 19 new priests, exhorting them to serve the...

April 21, 2015

UPDATE: Michigan priest, obeying bishop, discontinues gun classes

A followup on yesterday's posting, from MichiganLive: Christ the King Church in Ann Arbor will no...

April 21, 2015

UPDATE: Michigan priest, obeying bishop, discontinues gun classes

A followup on yesterday’s posting, from MichiganLive: Christ the King Church in Ann Arbor will no...

April 20, 2015

“Banns for the diaconate”?

While reading the bulletin for Christ the King Catholic Church in Ann Arbor (see here...

April 20, 2015

Michigan priest urges parishioners to arm themselves: “We’re not in Mayberry anymore, Toto”

From The Detroit Free Press: An Ann Arbor Catholic priest has urged his parishioners to...

April 20, 2015

Michigan priest urges parishioners to arm themselves: “We’re not in Mayberry anymore, Toto”

From The Detroit Free Press: An Ann Arbor Catholic priest has urged his parishioners to...

April 20, 2015

“Banns for the diaconate”?

While reading the bulletin for Christ the King Catholic Church in Ann Arbor (see here...

April 12, 2015

Movement begins to have priest who died on the Titanic declared a saint

Some may remember the homily I preached three years ago, on the 100th anniversary of...

April 12, 2015

Movement begins to have priest who died on the Titanic declared a saint

Some may remember the homily I preached three years ago, on the 100th anniversary of...

April 09, 2015

Boom: number of priestly ordinations in 2015 climbs 25%

From the USCCB: The 2015 class of men ordained to the priesthood report that they...

April 09, 2015

Boom: number of priestly ordinations in 2015 climbs 25%

From the USCCB: The 2015 class of men ordained to the priesthood report that they...

April 07, 2015

How Make-A-Wish and a bishop gave boy a chance to be “Priest for a Day”

This will be hard to top for uplift and sheer wonderfulness. From the St. Louis...

April 07, 2015

How Make-A-Wish and a bishop gave boy a chance to be “Priest for a Day”

This will be hard to top for uplift and sheer wonderfulness. From the St. Louis...

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...