Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

The Deacon's Bench

Home
Catholic
Religion News

Uncategorized

Select a Category "Mad Men" 9/11 advent All Things New Amazing video amazing videos amazon america Anglicans Anti-Catholicism art ascension thursday ash wednesday Atheists baltimore Bible Bishops Blogging bonnie engstrom Books bridgeport Brooklyn Chaplains children christian art christmas Church Churches CNEWA Converts criticism Deacons Death Penalty easter eastern christian Eastern Christians Ecumenism education Education Eucharist Europe euthanasia Evangelization Exorcism Family Feasts Gay rights Good Friday Great links Great Moments in Journalism Hanging with the saints heather renshaw Hispanic Catholics Hispanics History homelies Homilies Humor Hymn of the Week Immigration indianapolis Inspiration Interfaith news ireland Jesus Jews Journalism Judaism lent Liturgy logos Marriage Mary Media Medical news Mental health Middle East Monks Movies Music Muslims My world and welcome to it New Evangelization new york News Nuns Parenting Parish life peoria Persecution Politics politics Pope pope francis pope john paul Prayer Preaching Priests Pro-life Quote of the day radio rebecca frech ripp Ripped from the headlines rippred from the headlines Sacraments saints Scripture sex abuse Sex abuse crisis SEX ABUSE CRISIS TAGGED WITH: SEX ABUSE CRISIS The people in the pews the visitation project theatre This & that Thomas Merton Trappists TV Uncategorized uncategorized Vatican VATICAN vocation Vocations Voices & Views Women Worth a thousand words Writing Year of Faith year of mercy young people

Select a Month December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010

February 2017

February 02, 2017

Shock: Woman charged with attacking deacon with butcher knife at church—UPDATED

From Iowa: Des Moines police have taken a woman into custody after she reportedly assaulted...

February 02, 2017

Trail Blaise-er: The story behind the blessing of throats

When I was growing up, going to Catholic school in Maryland, it was a winter...

February 02, 2017

Pope’s prayer for February: ‘Pray with me for all who are afflicted, especially the poor, refugees’

Check this out: the latest in the Holy Father's series of short videos illustrating his...

February 02, 2017

Trump at National Prayer Breakfast: ‘I will get rid of and totally destroy the Johnson Amendment’

President Trump delivered remarks (you can watch the video of it above) at the National Prayer...

February 02, 2017

‘To find safety,’ more Muslims reportedly converting to Christianity in Middle East

From The Telegraph: Ibrahim Ali remembers his first church service well. The smell of the...

February 01, 2017

Evangelical leaders send letter to Trump: ‘We are troubled by the recent executive order’

Details: A broad coalition of Christian leaders and evangelical groups spoke out against President Donald...

February 01, 2017

Travel ban forces Erbil archbishop to postpone visit to U.S.

Recent developments are hitting close to home: Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq,...

February 01, 2017

Well, look who a deacon bumped into last weekend: Benedict

We don't see much of the Pope Emeritus these days. But this photo appeared on...

February 01, 2017

Rockville Centre’s new bishop: ‘I will always have the heart of a parish priest’

What a blessing he will be. From Bishop John O. Barres's homily yesterday at his...

February 01, 2017

SSPX reportedly close to resolving status as personal prelature

From the SSPX website: In an interview with an independent French television station, Bishop Fellay...

February 01, 2017

Bishops express solidarity with Muslims: ‘We stand with you and welcome you’

From the USCCB website: On January 27, 2017, President Donald J. Trump issued an executive...

February 01, 2017

Neil Gorsuch’s Catholic connections

While President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court is an Episcopalian—and he attends an Episcopal...

January 2017

January 31, 2017

When Anheuser met Busch: Budweiser’s surprising Super Bowl ad

No one can miss the message in this artfully produced ad, released today—but be careful you don't...

January 31, 2017

From beyond the grave, slain priest pleads for mercy for his accused killer

Wow: A Florida priest murdered last year has appealed from beyond the grave for his...

January 31, 2017

Brooklyn priest shares meme suggesting Trump critics should kill themselves: ‘It was funny’—UPDATED

This first broke in the New York Post, and has now even appeared in the U.K....

January 31, 2017

Man charged with attacking bishop during Mass calls himself ‘The Fightin’ Preacher’

Details: Charles Miller, who was charged with punching the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic...

January 30, 2017

Bishops: ‘We call upon all the Catholic faithful to join us as we speak in defense of human dignity’

This was released today, a joint statement from Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of...

January 30, 2017

‘We need to do this’: Parish declares itself a sanctuary for refugees

Details: On the evening of January 19, parishioners gathered at the doors of St. Agnes...

January 29, 2017

Caught on camera: man attacks Newark bishop during Mass

You can see the shocking video of the attack above. Details: A 48-year-old Newark man...

January 29, 2017

What are bishops saying about the Trump refugee restrictions?—UPDATED

Here's a sample. You can read the complete texts at the links. I'll be updating...

January 29, 2017

Report: Christians blocked from entering the U.S., sent back to Syria

Total time for the vetting process: 13 years. From AFP: Six Syrians including Christians were...

January 29, 2017

Come and see: St. Peter in Chains Cathedral in Cincinnati

During my visit this weekend, I was able to walk several blocks from my hotel...

January 29, 2017

Jesus in Cincinnati

I met this man standing outside my hotel this morning. Something I've noticed about downtown...

January 29, 2017

Christian leaders denounce Trump’s plan to favor Christian refugees

From The New York Times: If Mr. Trump had hoped for Christian leaders to break...

January 27, 2017

Catholic couple in New York married 70 years dies hours apart

The obituary: Ruth Bauer, 92 and William Bauer, 97 passed away together within hours of...

January 27, 2017

Callista Gingrich to the Vatican?

Maybe: Callista Gingrich, the wife of Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker and a friend...

January 27, 2017

‘Life is winning in America’: Text and video of Mike Pence’s speech at March for Life

For those who missed it, below is the full text of Vice President Mike Pence's...

January 27, 2017

‘Keeping the American Dream going’: How a Muslim refugee from Syria made it in Tennessee

This is (as my friend Frank Weathers put it) pretty great. From YouTube: Yassin Terou...

January 27, 2017

WATCH: ‘Why We March,’ great pro-life video featuring teens

This is something impressive: a short video bout the March for Life, from Immaculate Heart...

January 26, 2017

Vice President Pence to speak at March for Life

Great news! Details: Vice President Mike Pence will speak on Friday to a gathering of...