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September 2015

September 29, 2015

Mercy is the message: Vatican announces theme for World Communications Day 2016

From CNS: For World Communications Day 2016, Pope Francis has chosen the theme “Communication and Mercy:...

September 16, 2015

Great moments in journalism: pope has proposed gay marriage? Really?

Worst Lead of the Week, from NBC in Chicago: Archbishop Blase Cupich on Monday addressed...

September 15, 2015

Pope appoints 18 married couples to attend Synod

The list keeps getting longer: More than 360 participants, including 18 married couples from around...

September 15, 2015

Tide commercial mocks Christians opposed to gay marriage—UPDATED

I’m sure someone thought this was clever. It’s not. Newsbusters pointed it out yesterday. Whatever...

August 2015

August 05, 2015

People who are divorced and remarried aren’t excommunicated? Really?

The pope’s remarks earlier today seem to have caught some people by surprise. In fact,...

August 03, 2015

Report: women entering religious life later

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August 02, 2015

A new bishop drops by

We had the great privilege today of welcoming back to my parish Brooklyn’s newly ordained Bishop...

June 2015

June 25, 2015

Pope: beware worldly pastors, “Christians who talk too much”

From Vatican Radio: Recalling the day’s Gospel reading in which the people marvel at Jesus’s...

June 22, 2015

Historic: Francis becomes first pope to visit Waldensian temple

From Vatican Radio: On the second day of his Apostolic Visit, Pope Francis made an...

June 12, 2015

Pope to meet publicly with married gay activist at roundtable next month

Details: Pope Francis is slated to hold his first public meeting with a married gay...

May 2015

May 06, 2015

The Year of Mercy logo stinks. Here’s why it’s okay to say so.

The Year of Mercy has a logo, and it stinks! See? I have a few...

May 01, 2015

Can they say that on Catholic radio? The Visitation Project can.

Holy cow, this looks like fun. Three of my favorite Catholic women are teaming up...

April 2015

April 24, 2015

New Yorkers, take note: an upcoming event to raise awareness and support for persecuted Christians

Mark your calendar: Msgr. John E. Kozar, president of CNEWA (Catholic Near East Welfare Association) will...

April 18, 2015

Journey to Jordan: a refugee who fled ISIS tells me his story

Saturday morning brought an emotional encounter with a man who has fled evil, and whose...

March 2015

March 27, 2015

“God, I’m a dancer! A dancer dances!”

Is he auditioning for “A Chorus Line”? The YouTube description says: “French Provincial Minister Michel...

August 2013

August 25, 2013

Does a UK Court Plan to Kill Baby Jake?

A UK court has ruled that it would be lawful to withhold some medical treatments from the severely...

July 2013

July 18, 2013

A New Deacon’s Ordination Impressions: “This Time, I Was the One Wearing the White Dress…”

The Catholic Messenger this week has write-ups about the 14 newly ordained deacons in the...

June 2013

June 17, 2013

Ordination Update: 25 New Deacons for Pittsburgh

They are a diverse bunch: The men of the deacon class of 2013, who have...

May 2013

May 23, 2013

Ordination Update: New Deacons in Peoria

Four transitional deacons and one new permanent deacon were ordained by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky...

April 2013

April 19, 2013

In Texas, “the Body of Christ is suffering greatly”

A deacon from Austin writes: Please keep the people of West, Texas in your prayers....

April 18, 2013

Why don’t parents take screaming babies out of church?—UPDATED

I’m opening up comments for this, to see what you parents out there have to...

April 07, 2013

Austin to ordain 11 deacons—including a former congressman—UPDATED

Is this a first? I could be wrong, but I’m not aware of any other...

September 2012

September 02, 2012

“This does not seem right to me”: when a priest uses someone else’s homily

I received the following e-mail this morning: Dear Deacon Greg: Today during Mass our pastor...

July 2012

July 28, 2012

Homily for July 29, 2012: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Note: The Deacon's Wife and I are headed out on vacation Saturday morning, to someplace...

June 2012

June 17, 2012

On women deacons: “It will await the ministry of discernment…”

The issue of ordaining women as deacons popped up on John Allen’s radar screen today....