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November 2014

November 23, 2014

We need a little Christmas, right this very minute…

Spotted on Yellowstone Blvd. in Forest Hills, Queens: November 23, 2014. 8 p.m. Merry Christmas.

November 23, 2014

Bishop vs. deacon arm-wrestling match

Can you guess who won? Details: There were no 1980s Rocky Balboa training montages and...

November 21, 2014

Winnie-the-Pooh, pervert

From The Independent: Winnie the Pooh has been banned from a Polish playground because of...

November 14, 2014

The booming business of divorce parties

What we have come to, via the BBC: After finalising a painful divorce Wendy...

November 13, 2014

Canadian actress plans a “poetic, probing and playful” version of the Mass

Details: Halifax poet, musician and actor Tanya Davis is turning to the Catholic Church for...

November 02, 2014

Cardinal to lead requiem Mass for reinterment of Richard III

Details: The head of the Catholic church in England and the Archbishop of Canterbury will...

October 2014

October 31, 2014

Not PC: Universities ban “offensive” Halloween costumes

Details: Several universities have recently admonished their students not to wear a variety of costumes...

October 29, 2014

Holy penguin, Batman: priest blesses bird in Manila

Take a look: The story: Kaya the Humboldt penguin is just four months old --...

October 24, 2014

Proof of virgin birth—in a python?

Details: A reticulated python (the world's largest species of snake) gave birth to six babies without...

October 20, 2014

Despite decline in Catholicism, millions turn out for Brazilian celebration of Mary

RNS reports: More than 2 million worshippers, pilgrims and onlookers poured around an 11-inch wooden...

October 13, 2014

“Pumpkin Spice is eggnog for morning people”

I forgive you, John Oliver, for disliking All Things Pumpkin because you're just so damn...

October 11, 2014

Barbie-as-Virgin-Mary art exhibit cancelled

You may remember this item from a couple weeks back. Now, the exhibit has been...

October 10, 2014

Diner owner turns over the cash register to God

How's this for trust? Details: When the going got tough at her Dallas restaurant, Dana...

October 02, 2014

Suddenly, with no warning, the Pumpkin Spice craze jumps the shark

I am a man deeply devoted to autumn, in part because it brings pumpkin-flavored food...

October 02, 2014

Archbishop performed exorcism after Black Mass in Oklahoma

Details: Satan has left the building. Roman Catholic Archbishop Paul S. Coakley and a priest...

September 2014

September 29, 2014

When was the last time you heard a homily that mentioned mental illness?

A new survey looks at how this subject is treated in Protestant churches. But I can't say...

September 29, 2014

Off the hookah: owner explains why he named his bar “ISIS”

As you can imagine, it's causing him all sorts of problems. Now this Queens Coptic...

September 21, 2014

A mother’s last dance

This is quickly going viral, and with good reason. The story: A dying woman whose...

September 18, 2014

“Catholic witchdoctors” in Bolivia?

CNN has this glimpse at a curious strain of religion in Latin America, blending elements of...

September 15, 2014

This could make me want to take up golf

Behold, the Golf Board: From the website: The most innovative invention for golf since the...

September 12, 2014

Look who’s getting into “selfies” now!

CNS tweeted this shot this morning, announcing: This is being billed as "first ever #selfie...

September 07, 2014

“Prepackaged” communion??

So, this seems to be a thing now. The image below is ricocheting around Facebook...

August 2014

August 28, 2014

Brad and Angelina: non-believers married in a chapel

So, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie finally got married: Jolie and Pitt wed in a...

August 28, 2014

Further proof that God loves us

Let the revels begin: September is prime pumpkin season at Dunkin’ Donuts, as America’s all-day, everyday...

August 26, 2014

Home run: one church’s smart idea for improving Mass attendance

A great location and a savvy social media campaign combine to create a textbook example...

August 24, 2014

Bigger wedding, happier marriage?

I wonder if this study was funded by a catering company. (And I wonder what...

August 23, 2014

Now THIS is how to do the ALS ice bucket challenge

Thank you, Patrick Stewart. Cheers.

August 19, 2014

“I’m a straight woman married to a woman…”

And now for something completely different. I've never seen a story quite like this before....

August 19, 2014

The struggles of being a woman minister—and staying employed

We don't usually think about people in ministry being out of work and struggling to...

August 19, 2014

RIP, Don Pardo

One of the most familiar voices in the world is silent. Details: Don Pardo, the...