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December 2019

December 01, 2019

German Catholic Church debates celibacy and more at its synod

"The Germans brought on the Reformation 500 years ago and divided the Catholic Church, and...

November 2019

November 01, 2019

Flashback: When Rudy Giuliani received Communion

"I deeply regret that Mr. Giuliani received the eucharist during the papal visit here in...

October 2019

October 19, 2019

History: 17 new deacons for Orange, first diaconate ordination at Christ Cathedral

The press release: After five years of preparation, 17 men will be ordained by Bishop...

October 16, 2019

Synod update: a dissenting voice on married priests in the Amazon

“We must allow people to hear the calling of Jesus, and sometimes because of our...

October 11, 2019

When December 8 falls on a Sunday…?

With this solemnity falling on the 2nd Sunday of Advent this year, that may cause...

September 2019

September 13, 2019

You’ll never guess who just published an article in favor of NFP

Would you believe...The New York Times? Check this out, from writer Rachel Mans McKenny: I...

September 07, 2019

Letting go: Homily for September 8, 2019, 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Don’t put your faith in what you can see. Trust, instead, in what you can’t....

September 04, 2019

Buffalo’s Bishop Malone: ‘This could be the end of me as bishop’ — UPDATED

The story in Buffalo continues to implode — bursting onto social media early this morning,...

July 2019

July 22, 2019

A gay rabbi-in-residence at a Catholic university?

As we say in Queens: oy. From The Jewish News: "Let me be your rabbi!”...

July 22, 2019

Picture of the Week: A Blessing from a New Priest

H/T to my blogging colleague Tom McDonald. This comes from the Diocese of Bismark Facebook...

July 07, 2019

A Message for Every Priest and Deacon: ‘Medics Go to Those With the Wounds’

"God is at work in the world and we should never claim to have a...

June 2019

June 17, 2019

Something Beautiful in Albany: Mass in the Extraordinary Form—UPDATED

This popped up on the Facebook page for the Diocese of Albany, and it's worth...

May 2019

May 11, 2019

How Did That Song Find Its Way Into So Many Weddings?

Like a lot of men, I once stood nervously beside a priest in a Catholic...

May 04, 2019

How Jesus Is Revealed: Homily for May 5, 2019, 3rd Sunday of Easter

Several years ago, my wife and I made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. One...

April 2019

April 15, 2019

Clarence Thomas on Religious Tests for Judges and His Return to the Catholic Church

From The Daily Caller: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told a friendly audience in California...

April 14, 2019

Cardinal: Maybe It’s Time to Stop Calling Priests ‘Father’

Cardinal John Dew of New Zealand wrote a letter to his flock earlier this month: Being...

April 13, 2019

The ‘Radical Availability’ of Priests — UPDATED

This thread popped up on Twitter Friday, and I think it's worth noting. A priest...

April 07, 2019

What Was Jesus Writing on the Ground?

The Gospel for this Sunday brings us once again to the haunting encounter with the...

March 2019

March 15, 2019

Praying for Muslims at Mass

Father Stephanos Pedrano, O.S.B., posted the following on Facebook. I repost it with his kind...

March 14, 2019

‘Someday, We May Be Asked to Bow Before Something Other Than a Tabernacle…’

Some of us think that day is already here. But Elizabeth Scalia this Thursday offers...

March 08, 2019

Boom: Dominican Sisters Expand to Texas

Awesome news. I wish they'd come to New York: The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother...

March 05, 2019

Canadian Archbishop Argues for Women Deacons: ‘They Would Be Part of the Management Teams’

Details: The time has come to study and consider "seriously" the issue of the presence...

February 2019

February 27, 2019

Catholic Bishops ‘Dismayed and Outraged’ at Senator Tim Kaine’s Vote on ‘Born Alive’ Bill

The Catholic senator — who ran for vice president three years ago — came under...

February 21, 2019

‘Each One of Us Needs to Teach the Church How to Actually Be a Church Again…’

I've been noticing this myself, and Elizabeth Scalia sums it all up: “I am so...

February 20, 2019

Tom Hanks and a Deacon, Just Hanging Out Near the South Pole

This is, in every sense, very cool: Famous actor Tom Hanks visited the Orthodox church...

February 19, 2019

A Boxing Priest?

In America magazine, the Rev. Nathan W. O'Halloran, S.J., writes about — and defends —...

February 17, 2019

‘What Difference Does It Make to McCarrick?’

From The Washington Post: In Catholic Church law, being forcibly laicized is sometimes called the...

February 10, 2019

Unsung Hero: Meet the Priest Who Is Chaplain to Chicago’s Cops

From CBS News: Chicago police are investigating an officer's death last Saturday as a possible...

February 07, 2019

SCOTUS Blocks Law to Restrict Abortion Clinics in Louisiana

Details: Chief Justice John Roberts joined the Supreme Court's liberal wing on Thursday in temporarily blocking a Louisiana...

February 05, 2019

How Can You Help a Priest? Here’s Some Advice

Father John Hollowell posted this on his blog On This Rock, and it tackles some...