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November 2013

November 09, 2013

Churchy phrases that are scaring off millennials

From a 30-year-old, Addie Zierman, in The Washington Post: The statistics are in. The millennials are...

November 06, 2013

Conversion story: church becomes gym

Photo: by Will Lew Check out this item from the Wall Street Journal: Inside...

November 05, 2013

“How to Become an Annoying Catholic”

Part of it is to "smile and be merry." (see the meme!) But there's some...

November 05, 2013

The Gospel According to Britney: “Spears” musical retells the story of Christ

From the Christian Post: A preview of a successfully crowd-funded musical that sets the story of Jesus'...

November 04, 2013

Well, look who ran in the New York Marathon…!

Images like this were popping up on social media yesterday: The story: The person registered...

November 03, 2013

Hot cross bums: cold church tries pew warmers

As one reader noted, on sending this to me, "Leave it to the Anglicans." Check...

November 02, 2013

Great moments in merchandising: “In hindsight, we realize we shouldn’t have changed the lyrics…”

Oh, brother. This news broke the other day: With Halloween now history, businesses are revving...

November 02, 2013

California’s latest trend: “Speedfaithing”

From the Los Angeles Times: You have 10 minutes to sell someone on Catholicism, no...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

I can do this. Can’t everyone?

Seriously: this is beyond awesome. Ladies and gentlemen, behold college student Tori Boggs, a nine-time...

October 29, 2013

Amazon re-invented the bookstore and how we read; now it’s changing our language

A priest friend on Facebook notes: I was in the 2nd grade teaching them the...

October 29, 2013

Thomas Peters leaves rehab

From his prayer group's Facebook page: Thomas is being released from rehab today! This is...

October 29, 2013

Good luck trying to preach this idea at Midnight Mass

A biblical scholar makes the compelling argument that Jesus was not born in a stable: ...

October 25, 2013

RIP Bill Graham, drama professor and teacher of preachers

From the Washington Post: William H. Graham, an acting director and teacher who led the...

October 25, 2013

What did they do with those misspelled “Lesus” medals?

According to this tweet, the pope gave them out today. (How long until they turn...

October 23, 2013

I see people dressed like this for baptisms all the time, don’t you?

From today's big event in London, via Reuters.

October 20, 2013

Great moments in halftime entertainment: marching band creates giant Michael Jackson

And he moonwalks! Check this out, from the geniuses at Ohio State University, playing "The...

October 18, 2013

George H.W. Bush donates socks for Catholic fundraiser

Details: Former President George H.W. Bush says his wife is getting fed up with his...

October 17, 2013

Is being a good Samaritan a matter of genetics?

An intriguing study explores that question: The Biblical parable of the Good Samaritan, a...

October 17, 2013

Cheers: Catholic Charities opens bar to raise money

From FOX in Phoenix: Catholic Charities has opened up a new bar in Phoenix --...

October 17, 2013

Meet Ken Hackett: State Department releases short YouTube video introducing new ambassador to Holy See

Check out this profile of the diplomat, just posted on the State Department YouTube page...

October 16, 2013

Vatican may create new role for women—on cricket squad

From Catholic News Service: The Vatican is about to launch its own cricket club and...

October 16, 2013

What a story: orphan goes to church in search of a family to adopt him

Photo: Melissa Lyttle, Tampa Bay Times Wow. Just wow. From The Tampa Bay Times in...

October 15, 2013

Lost in translation: French make adjustment to Lord’s Prayer

And you thought translating the Roman Missal into English was problematic. Details: France's Catholic Church...

October 15, 2013

SSPX: “Situation of the Church is a real disaster”

The head of SSPX, Bishop Bernard Fellay, spoke about Pope Francis and shared his personal...

October 11, 2013

JFK’s rosary goes up for auction

Who knew? Dave Gibson writes: The black onyx beads, and a sterling silver crucifix with...

October 10, 2013

This is why God made spellcheck: papal medal misspells “Jesus”

Oops: An official medal to commemorate the first year of Pope Francis's reign has gone...

October 09, 2013

Whatever happened to the real child in “The Exorcist” case?

Well, this explains a lot: evidently someone once possessed by the devil grew up to...

October 09, 2013

Flip this house: can demons hurt resale value?

And now for something completely different, from the business pages of the Los Angeles Times: They...

October 08, 2013

The Christmas billboard war begins early

It looks like everybody is getting a jump on the season this year. From the...

October 07, 2013

Catholic Charities refuses donation linked to “communion burger”

The latest chapter in the saga of America's most infamous and offensive hamburger: Catholic Charities...