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August 2014

August 22, 2014

Is James Foley a martyr?

My blog neighbor Pia de Solenni takes up that question and offers some very...

August 22, 2014

UPDATE: Pregnant teacher fired from Catholic school files lawsuit

Not surprising, really: A former teacher fired for being pregnant filed a lawsuit in Butte...

August 22, 2014

On James Foley: “They made him stand against a wall and pose as if he’d been crucified…”

Someone who was held prisoner with the murdered journalist describes life with ISIS in The...

August 21, 2014

Pope Francis calls family of James Foley

Details: The death of American journalist James Foley at the hands of the Islamic State has been...

August 21, 2014

Restaurant offers discount to people with church bulletins. Can you guess who’s upset?

Details from KTHV in Searcy, Arkansas: Searcy restaurant Bailey's Pizza is getting national attention for...

August 21, 2014

Detroit’s Cardinal Szoka dies

From the Archdiocese of Detroit: With sadness and great hope in the Resurrection we share news...

August 21, 2014

The head of World Jewish Congress asks: “Who will stand up for Christians?”

Ronald S. Lauder offers us this provocative and stirring piece from yesterday's New York Times:...

August 21, 2014

James Foley reminds us of what we knew all along: prayer matters

Elizabeth Scalia, as usual, nails it: What I have been arguing for in these past...

August 21, 2014

Archdiocese throws cold water on the “ice bucket challenge”

And if you read on, you'll see one of our Patheos bloggers mentioned. Details: The...

August 20, 2014

Must-read: James Foley writes of his Jesuit education, prayer and seeing God in all things

A friend from Marquette, Tim Cigelske, posted this on his Facebook page today. It's an...

August 20, 2014

Faith, prayer sustain James Foley’s family

From CNS: In April 2013, the parents of slain U.S. journalist James Foley attended a...

August 20, 2014

In Iraq, one man’s “No” led to a massacre

Chilling details of what is happening in parts of Iraq, via Reuters: When Islamic State...

August 20, 2014

James Wright Foley, Catholic, writes of praying the rosary in prison

What happened to this man yesterday is beyond imagining. But few accounts of his brave...

August 18, 2014

Pope Francis on Iraq: “To stop the unjust aggressor is licit”

From Catholic News Service: Pope Francis said the use of force can be justified to...

August 18, 2014

A plea for Iraq: “As a daughter of Nineveh, a sister in Christ, I write to you…”

This morning, I got an unexpected phone call from Mother Olga of the Sacred Heart,...

August 17, 2014

A rabbi answers a call to diakonia

From The New York Times comes an inspiring glimpse at one prominent New York religious...

August 17, 2014

The vocation shortage among…Muslims?

From The Wall Street Journal: Even as the Muslim population in the U.S. multiplies, the...

August 14, 2014

Catholic school employs first openly gay high school coach in South Dakota

Details: Nate Alfson will start practice Thursday as the returning coach of the Dell Rapids...

August 14, 2014

“The government rejects and bans the teachings of ISIS”

From The Christian Post: The nation with the largest Muslim population in the world has...

August 13, 2014

The Muslims who are condemning ISIS—UPDATED

They are out there—and they are becoming more vocal. From CNEWA's Rev. Elias Mallon, S.A.,...

August 13, 2014

Lauren Bacall’s religion

An interesting detail from The New York Times obit on Lauren Bacall: During her romance...

August 13, 2014

Pope to UN: “I place before you the tears, the heartfelt cries of despair of Christians and religious minorities of the beloved land of Iraq”

The Vatican has released a letter from Pope Francis to the Secretary General of the...

August 13, 2014

From Iraq: two minutes that will put your world in perspective

It's real and it's raw: footage of the rescue of Yazidis in Iraq, via CNN....

August 12, 2014

Vatican calls on Muslim leaders to condemn Islamic State: “No cause, no religion, can justify such barbarity”

From CNS: The Vatican called on Muslim leaders to condemn the "barbarity" and "unspeakable criminal...

August 12, 2014

Robin Williams on fear, addiction, grief and “trying to keep hope alive”

A revealing interview from four years ago, in The Guardian: The film [World's Greatest Dad] is...

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...

August 11, 2014

Couple who abandoned surrogate baby: “We would have preferred to abort him”

Astonishing: The Australian couple accused of abandoning their surrogate baby in Thailand have admitted they...

August 10, 2014

From Iraq: “We are surprised that some countries in the world are silent about what is happening”

From last week, here's a poignant and personal glimpse at what is happening in Iraq,...

August 10, 2014

FAQ on Christian persecution in Iraq

The following comes from the Archdiocese of Toronto website. It's a very good primer on...

August 10, 2014

Father’s will decrees that children will not receive any inheritance unless they become Catholic

Details, from Australia: From beyond the grave, father-of-four Patrick Carroll continued a five-decade crusade to...