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September 2018

September 26, 2018

Former USCCB advisor reveals he was abused by priests, calls for end to ‘silence and secrecy’

From Crux: One of ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s former closest collaborators and one of the U.S....

September 25, 2018

Francis admits scandals have driven young people from the Church

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=51&v=uuR3IwFSAqk Details: Pope Francis admitted on Tuesday that sex abuse scandals surrounding the Catholic Church...

September 25, 2018

Being a deacon in Lithuania, as Pope Francis comes to visit

From Vatican Media: Present at the papal Mass in Kaunas on Sunday morning was Deacon Benas...

September 23, 2018

Ordination update: 15 new deacons for Buffalo

It was a combined ordination of deacons, both permanent and transitional. Details from Western New...

September 20, 2018

In private letters, Benedict XVI rebukes critics of Francis, says ‘anger’ devalues pontificate

Via The New York Times: The remarkable letter last month calling on Pope Francis to...

September 18, 2018

Stanford to remove St. Junipero Serra’s name from some sites on campus

From The Los Angeles Times: Stanford University’s leaders plan to strip some prominent campus references...

September 14, 2018

Cardinal Dolan adds St. Michael’s Prayer to Masses

The move appears to be for just nine days, but it's part of a significant...

September 14, 2018

‘Love remains’: Homily for Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross

From the vault, my thoughts on this feast from a few years ago... + If...

September 09, 2018

A pastor to his flock: ‘Thank you for supporting me in these difficult times when I am forced to say some hard things’

A pastor friend posted this on Facebook today: a statement he made at all the...

September 08, 2018

Hymn of the Week: ‘O God, Our Help in Ages Past’

Whether my planning or by coincidence, this great rafter-raising hymn is our entrance song this...

September 03, 2018

Pope Francis: ‘The truth is humble, the truth is silent’

After a summer break, the pope today resumed celebrating daily Mass—and had a few choice...

August 2018

August 31, 2018

Questions about Pope Benedict, Viganò, McCarrick and those sanctions

Edward Pentin, who broke the story last week, adds this tidbit today about one of...

August 27, 2018

Archdiocese of Washington statement on Viganò calls for review of his tenure as nuncio

From The Archdiocese of Washington website: Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, a former Apostolic Nuncio to...

August 25, 2018

Who will replace Cardinal Wuerl?

That question is now being asked, more frequently and more insistently, as newspapers and social...

August 25, 2018

Pennsylvania priest charged with indecent assault

This didn't get much attention when the story broke earlier in the week, but it's...

August 17, 2018

CNA: New allegations against McCarrick

This story is far from over. More seminarians are talking to Catholic News Agency: Recent...

August 15, 2018

The tragedy of Father Kevin Kayda: Now we know the rest of the story

Several years ago on this blog, I posted the sad news that a young priest...

August 02, 2018

The pope’s change on the death penalty: a roundup of reaction

Reaction has been varied. Here's a sampling, below. “Already in the past, the church had...

August 01, 2018

‘We have to be radically open’: Baltimore’s ambitious plan for its basilica and its neighborhood

This sounds like a sensational idea. From The Catholic Review: Watching the heavy iron gates...

July 2018

July 12, 2018

‘A man for others’: Judge Kavanaugh spends part of Wednesday serving the poor

Details: Amidst the chaos of the confirmation fight, Kavanaugh took a moment to do something...

July 07, 2018

Catholic priests at Trump rally? — UPDATED

The above picture has started circulating around social media, a frame grab from President Trump's...

June 2018

June 17, 2018

Kellyanne Conway criticizes border separation policy ‘as a mother, as a Catholic’

Details: White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said Sunday “nobody likes” the Trump administration’s policy of separating...

June 17, 2018

What does it really mean to be pro-life and pro-family?

From an op-ed in today's New York Times by Charles Camosy, of Democrats for Life:...

June 07, 2018

Will Pope Francis decide to have women deacons?

The papal commission has been mulling this question for almost two years. No decision seems...

June 04, 2018

The deacon as ‘Suffering Servant’

Father Dwight Longenecker recently offered a reflection on the "cosmic mystery" of the chalice...

May 2018

May 30, 2018

Baptist church to remove statue of Christ for being ‘too Catholic’

Well, this is different. From The State in South Carolina: Jesus Christ is being removed...

May 28, 2018

Community found hundreds of graves desecrated with swastikas — and then they took action

From The New York Times, a reminder in Illinois of our better angels. The...

May 13, 2018

Ordination update: 19 new deacons for Chicago

The local press offered this preview: Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, will ordain...

May 10, 2018

Did Cardinal Dolan lend Rihanna a mitre for the Met Gala?

The scoop, via The Catholic Herald: Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, who gave a...

May 05, 2018

Hymn of the week: ‘We Are Called’

I'm away from my parish (again) this weekend, while on vacation in Florida, and we...