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April 2018

April 28, 2018

A poignant and surprising moment of respect goes viral

H/T to Deacon Daniel Dozier for alerting me to this! Details: A photo of a...

April 22, 2018

What happened when a gay man found Courage

A refreshing and even inspiring reflection in America magazine by Karl Miller, who describes his...

April 21, 2018

Catholics could soon outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland

From the BBC: It is likely Catholics will outnumber Protestants by 2021 in Northern Ireland,...

April 18, 2018

George W. Bush on his mother’s death: ‘It’s the end of a beautiful life’

From The New York Times: Even in the final days of her life, Barbara Bush...

April 17, 2018

Bishop: ‘Biggest obstacle to the Catholic Church is itself’

From the BBC: One of Scotland's top bishops claims the Catholic Church may be its...

April 03, 2018

5 takeaways from ‘Paul, Apostle of Christ’

My wife and I spent Easter Monday evening with St. Paul in a Roman prison....

April 01, 2018

Some joyous Easter news: my friend Deacon Sean Smith is entering the seminary

I knew this was coming, but the cat is finally out of the bag. My...

March 2018

March 31, 2018

Hymn of the Week: ‘Jesus Christ is Risen Today’

An Easter classic—and one with an old and venerable history: "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today"...

March 28, 2018

Must-read: ‘I tried to befriend Nicholas Cruz. He still killed my friends.’

From Isabelle Robinson in The New York Times: As a former peer counselor and current...

March 22, 2018

Carpenter for The Carpenter: craftsman donates work to new church in California

From the YouTube description: St. James is blessed to receive the donation of the construction...

March 19, 2018

In deeply personal letter, Pope Francis asks Argentina faithful for prayers and forgiveness

From Vatican News: The letter, which is written in Spanish, is essentially a thank you...

February 2018

February 14, 2018

From the Secret Service to the diaconate

It's all about service. Check out this great vocation story, from the Arlington Catholic Herald: ...

September 2017

September 11, 2017

For 9/11: ‘Come on up for the rising…’

Bruce Springsteen's album "The Rising" amounts to a song cycle about 9 The title song...

September 10, 2017

Pope: vocations die when they become infected by greed

He made his remarks in Colombia: On Saturday, Pope Francis told Colombia's priests and religious...

September 09, 2017

Hymn of the Week: ‘Cry Out With Joy’

We are dedicating and blessing our new organ this Sunday, so what could be a...

September 08, 2017

Bracing for Irma, woman meets ‘an angel from God’

Beautiful: Hurricane Irma could barrel towards Florida as early as this weekend and anxious residents preparing...

September 07, 2017

MUST-SEE VIDEO: ‘One Day More,’ an anthem of Les Harveyables

Big fat h/t to Larry D for first posting this early today—a bracing musical answer...

September 06, 2017

Catholic Charities receiving part of President Trump’s $1 million hurricane relief donation

From The Washington Post: President Trump gave $1 million of his own money to charities...

September 06, 2017

Washington National Cathedral removes Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson windows

From The Washington Post: Leaders at Washington National Cathedral, the closest thing in the country’s...

September 06, 2017

Perfect casting: Jonathan Pryce as Francis, Anthony Hopkins as Benedict in ‘The Pope’

Horray for Hollywood: Add Pope Francis to Netflix’s continually growing TV and movie roster names....

September 06, 2017

Historic: Scotland’s parliament recognizes country’s consecration to Mary

This is truly something remarkable: This past Sunday an historic event occurred in Scotland. The...

September 06, 2017

Behold: the world’s first cathedral dedicated to Mother Teresa

From RNS: Twenty years after the death of St. Teresa of Calcutta, thousands of Christians and...

September 05, 2017

Great moments in diocesan communications

A deacon friend from another diocese sent this my way; it's part of a diocesan...

September 05, 2017

Father Rey Pineda, DACA priest

With more attention now turning to President Trump's decision on DACA, this seems a good...

September 05, 2017

‘Reprehensible’

This is how the USCCB has responded to President Trump's decision on DACA: The cancellation...

September 05, 2017

Notice something missing from this picture?

Anyone who has seen those domes — they are among the most famous in the...

September 05, 2017

WATCH: The coolest priests on the planet

And they are, of course, New Yorkers. Check out this brief video that was produced...

September 05, 2017

Collapse: more than half of the British public say they have ‘no religion’

Details: The number of Anglicans in Britain has collapsed by 50 percent in under two...

September 04, 2017

I can’t put it more plainly: see this movie

That would be "All Saints," starring John Corbett. (See an interview with him about his...

September 04, 2017

Inspiration: Houston cop with Stage 4 cancer braves Harvey to rescue hundreds

Just watch this remarkable story from CBS News about one of Houston's finest, Officer Bert...