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September 2016

September 08, 2016

The Mets sign Tim Tebow

Will he kneel after a home run? Tim Tebow is changing teams—and sports. And it's...

September 08, 2016

‘This Church is enjoying global growth on an unprecedented scale’

"This Church" would be the Catholic Church. Here's a welcome perspective, from Philip Jenkins in...

September 07, 2016

Hillary Clinton on Mother Teresa: ‘We found common ground’

Over the weekend, I posted this video by Donald Trump, saluting Mother Teresa. I noted...

September 07, 2016

This person shouldn’t be a priest—and not for the reason you may think

Another woman is touting an attempted ordination to the Catholic priesthood: Mary Alice Nolan will...

September 07, 2016

Shock: young priest dies suddenly while on pilgrimage

From The Catholic Register in Canada: A Scarborough, Ont., parish is mourning the loss of...

September 07, 2016

Report: some Catholics leave the faith by age 10

Details: Young Catholics are leaving the faith at an early age – sometimes before the...

September 06, 2016

Health care system will remove names of saints from hospitals

Sad but true: One of the largest Catholic hospital systems in the Midwest is saying...

September 06, 2016

Donald Trump, disciple

If you want to understand Donald Trump's faith, it helps to understand one of the...

September 06, 2016

Pope Francis hosts a pizza party for the poor

It happened after Mother Teresa's canonization Sunday: Despite being 79-years-old, Pope Francis shows no sign...

September 06, 2016

‘What kind of god would do something like this?’

As some of you know, I'm an occasional contributor to the monthly devotional magazine Give Us...

September 05, 2016

Kevin James’s new co-star? Jesus.

I noticed this while channel surfing tonight, and it seems worth noting. If you haven't...

September 05, 2016

New York altar boy with serious illness will get to meet the pope, courtesy Make-A-Wish

A great story about faith on the local news? Yes indeed. From Troy, New York,...

September 05, 2016

WATCH: Jude Law as ‘The Young Pope’

The first trailer for the new HBO series was released over the weekend: a strange,...

September 05, 2016

The story behind ‘I Am the Bread of Life’

From Sister Suzanne Toolan and the Sisters of Mercy website comes this remembrance: I wrote...

September 05, 2016

Caught on tape: a police officer’s random act of kindness

From the Facebook page of the North Bend, Oregon police: This morning, our dispatcher informed...

September 04, 2016

The reviews are in: what did critics think of Mel Gibson’s ‘Hacksaw Ridge’?

The film unspooled this weekend at the Venice Film Festival. Is this Mel Gibson's act...

September 04, 2016

‘Serving in God’s army’ as a deacon

From Australia: In 2006, 14 men were ordained to the Permanent Diaconate for the Archdiocese...

September 04, 2016

WATCH: Donald Trump’s tribute to Mother Teresa

When this first popped up on my Facebook feed, I thought it must be a...

September 03, 2016

‘Find your own Calcutta’: Homily for September 4, 2016, 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

If you’re looking for something to jolt you awake this morning, this Gospel should do...

September 02, 2016

Something great from St. Gregory the Great

Words for this weekend, as we mark one saint's feast and prepare to celebrate another's...

September 02, 2016

New Jersey priest suspended for supporting gay groups, ‘confusing the faithful’

Some may remember this story from last year. Now, an update, from David Gibson at RNS: ...

September 01, 2016

In Year of Mercy, Pope Francis adds a new work of mercy

Vatican Radio reports: ‘It’s not every day that you have a new work of mercy...

September 01, 2016

Controversial anti-abortion message to appear on buses in Canada

Would something like this ever happen in the United States? Read on, from Canada's Catholic...

September 01, 2016

Mother charged with child abuse: ‘I punished my son to help him learn how to behave as God would want him to’

Details: An Indiana woman charged with child abuse is citing the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration...

August 2016

August 31, 2016

Mel Gibson talks up ‘Passion’ sequel: “I made the ultimate superhero film in the ‘Passion of the Christ'”

Details, from The Christian Post: Hollywood actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson appeared as a surprise...

August 31, 2016

The USCCB just got a huge donation to help refugees—and the donor may surprise you

The announcement: USCCB Migration & Refugee Services has received a large charitable donation from the...

August 31, 2016

With Motu Proprio, Pope Francis creates new office to serve migrants and refugees

From Vatican Radio: Pope Francis has created a new Dicastery to better minister to the...

August 31, 2016

Shock: Missionaries of Charity attacked, chapel desecrated

From Argentina: The community of the Missionaries of Charity in Mar del Plata, Argentina, became...

August 30, 2016

A warning to churches: ‘We know an attack is coming’

After the recent attacks in Indonesia and France, terror experts are warning other churches could be...

August 30, 2016

The Hillary Problem: a pro-life Catholic feminist struggles with what to tell her daughters

From Laura Hanby Hudgens at Patheos: A few weeks ago when Hillary Clinton became the...