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November 2019

November 25, 2019

We gather together: an interfaith Thanksgiving service in Queens

Our community celebrated the holiday a little early Sunday, with our annual interfaith Thanksgiving service....

November 24, 2019

A deacon father’s priceless gift to his son, a priest

A beautiful image: I spent the weekend at the St. Francis Retreat House in Easton,...

November 12, 2019

When Jonathan Morris went to a Kanye West ‘Sunday Service’

"I believe these Sunday services will serve to bring young people to an encounter with...

November 09, 2019

WATCH: Jimmy Fallon’s epic ‘Thank God I’m a Country Boy’ in Austin

As sweeps stunts go, this is in a league of its own. This opened Thursday's...

November 06, 2019

The Walking Dead: South Koreans hold funerals for the living

“Once you become conscious of death, and experience it, you undertake a new approach to...

November 05, 2019

Can a memorial Mass be offered for someone who is not Catholic?

A timely question for this month when we remember our beloved dead. And here's the...

November 05, 2019

What can you do with a fussy baby at a baptism?

This Orthodox priest in Romania evidently took matters into his own hands: An Orthodox priest was...

October 2019

October 23, 2019

Have yourself a merry little richness: Tiffany’s diamond-filled Advent calendar

Oh brother. Details: Diamonds are everyone’s best friend — especially if you get them almost...

October 21, 2019

‘God’s Work, Our Hands’: Lutheran church gives parishioners checks

From Cincinnati, here's something different: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church member Katie Zink sat up in...

October 16, 2019

The billionaire servant leader who loves Jesus and owns In-N-Out

Meet the woman behind the franchise, via The Christian Post: To the outside world, Lynsi...

October 15, 2019

Andy Warhol, Catholic

As he became a celebrity artist, Warhol maintained some of his Catholic practices while his...

October 14, 2019

Deacons, take note: an important ministry of healing for grieving parents

“This was one of the most grace-filled experiences that I have had." Several days ago,...

October 14, 2019

Smash: A play about conservative Catholics is a hot ticket in New York

“I don’t know how anyone — progressive, conservative, anyone — walks out of this play...

October 11, 2019

A Kardashian baptism

Here's something you don't see every day. Details: Kim Kardashian feels “blessed” to have been baptized...

October 11, 2019

Guest blogger: On ‘Defying the Culture of Contempt’

"Aided and abetted by social media, our Culture of Contempt threatens to consume us all."...

October 10, 2019

Walking on water: check out these $3,000 ‘Jesus Shoes’

Seriously? Is it sacrilege, inspired marketing...or both? Details: What would Jesus wear? The sickest sneakers...

September 2019

September 24, 2019

‘The schism to worry about is the one where all the women leave the Church…’

That's the conclusion of this piece from Phyllis Zagano in NCR: The Vatican released the participants'...

September 20, 2019

Boom: Chick-Fil-A sales have doubled since boycott began

Details: Calls for a boycott of the company began to spread nationwide earlier this decade after...

September 18, 2019

Great moments in sacramental agriculture: confessing to plants

This tweet popped up in my feed Wednesday morning, from the good people at Union...

September 09, 2019

Unexpected grace: ‘Hail Mary’ in an Amazon commercial

Behold, the new commercial for Amazon Prime. I don't know if most Americans seeing this...

September 08, 2019

Is this what church looks like in a post-Christian world?

Leave it to The New York Times to find a church in Manhattan where belief...

August 2019

August 31, 2019

One of my parish’s altar servers is now the most famous ball boy in the world

He is 14-year-old Oliver Jawornicki, a.k.a. Ollie, who just happens to be working this summer...

August 31, 2019

LISTEN: Valerie Harper on cancer, hope and Pope Francis

Not many people may know that the TV legend who died yesterday — and who...

August 26, 2019

Andrew Luck, Catholic: ‘We are all called to serve’

When the quarterback announced his retirement this weekend, it rocked the NFL. Many will debate...

August 23, 2019

‘God is a tourist attraction’?

Now for something completely different, from our Anglican siblings: A controversial amusement park ride erected...

August 11, 2019

‘God put the wiggle in children — don’t feel you have to suppress it in God’s house’

This morning, I saw a post on Facebook from a priest, describing how a parishioner...

July 2019

July 31, 2019

First look: Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce in ‘The Two Popes’

From the BBC: The first image of Sir Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce in The Two Popes has been released, and...

July 20, 2019

Want to Walk Where Jesus Walked? This Is Your Chance.

I'm pleased to share with you a great travel opportunity coming up this winter, involving...

July 15, 2019

Bush and Bono: A Parable for Our Time

Sunday's Gospel parable on The Good Samaritan offered a lesson in shared humanity, compassion and...

July 14, 2019

Wherein Father Z Discusses Sex Before Communion — UPDATED

Yes, he Went There: From a reader… QUAERITUR: The Roman Catechism (Trent) says that a...