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August 2016

August 05, 2016

“Counter witness”: USCCB responds to Biden presiding at same-sex union

From the USCCB website, a blog post written by Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, Bishop Richard J....

August 05, 2016

So, who are the members of that new commission on women deacons?

Commonweal has a few answers. The most familiar name, of course, is Phyllis Zagano, who...

August 05, 2016

Boston’s only Catholic high school for girls to close

From The Boston Globe: Dozens of students who attended Boston’s only Catholic high school for...

August 05, 2016

Religious sisters call for candidates to refrain from ‘language that disrespects, dehumanizes, or demonizes another’

CNS reports: More than 5,600 U.S. religious sisters have signed a letter asking for civil...

August 05, 2016

‘Never discuss politics on Facebook, dummy’

This piece from The Washington Post should be one most of us can relate to....

August 04, 2016

Author: Fewer Americans voting with religion in mind

From Katherine Ozment in The Boston Globe: The most disturbing of the leaked e-mails from...

August 04, 2016

North Carolina man arrested and charged with aiding ISIS

From Reuters: A North Carolina man was arrested Thursday on a charge of conspiring to...

August 04, 2016

Historic first: Catholic priest appointed to Belfast’s Anglican cathedral

Details: A Roman Catholic Priest has been appointed as one of the clergy at Belfast's...

August 04, 2016

‘Marriage is until death, not until you stop trying.’

Having just celebrated my 30th wedding anniversary a couple months ago, I found this post...

August 03, 2016

Joe Biden and a same-sex wedding: what can the Church do?

You may have seen this item—about the vice president presiding at a same-sex wedding—yesterday. Some...

August 03, 2016

In a first, DC police officer charged with aiding ISIS

From CNN: In the first case of a US police officer charged with aiding ISIS,...

August 02, 2016

Detroit imams send messages of condolence, solidarity to Archbishop Vigneron

From the Archdiocese of Detroit website: Detroit Archbishop Allen Vigneron was moved this week to...

August 02, 2016

BREAKING: Pope Francis names commission to study women deacons

Significantly, the commission is made up of both men and women—including one woman from a...

August 02, 2016

Biden officiates at same-sex wedding

Details: United States Vice President Joe Biden officiated Monday the same-sex marriage of two White House...

August 01, 2016

Behold, the break dancing priest

Here's something you don't see every day. This was first posted in 2012, but I hadn't...

August 01, 2016

Police find body of missing seminarian

Details: Wichita Police said Monday that the body discovered last week in the Arkansas River...

August 01, 2016

Anything that upsets Planned Parenthood must be good, right?

Check this out, from Alaska: Alaska implemented a broad new education law that has Planned...

August 01, 2016

‘After School Satan Club’ seeks to be added to elementary schools

Not from The Onion. From The Washington Post: It’s a hot summer night, and leaders...

July 2016

July 31, 2016

Muslims attend Catholic Mass in France as show of solidarity

From Associated Press: In a gesture of solidarity following the gruesome killing of a French priest,...

July 31, 2016

How are you spending your life? Homily for July 31, 2016, 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

He had no way of knowing. When 85-year-old Father Jacques Hamel went to say Mass...

July 30, 2016

‘Co-operate with Grace’: if you read only one blog about World Youth Day, make it this one

Aleteia's Jeffrey Bruno has been in Krakow snapping away some amazing photos from World Youth...

July 30, 2016

‘Teach us to number our days aright’: Homily for 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

From the vault: my homily for this Sunday from 2007: Back in the 1947 –...

July 30, 2016

A deacon ministering to troubled youths: ‘My alb is my shield’

An inspiring profile of a young deacon (headed toward the priesthood) in Mexico: On the...

July 30, 2016

Sherry Weddell on Mike Pence’s religion: ‘He is the 21st-century norm, not the exception’

Sherry Weddell, author of the acclaimed book "Forming Intentional Disciples," looks at the story of...

July 29, 2016

How many bishops can do THIS?

Behold, Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, taking a little break during World Youth Day...

July 29, 2016

Baton Rouge court upholds ‘seal of the confessional’

Some good news, for once: A win for the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese...

July 29, 2016

How does a pastor respond after his church has been desecrated?

Like this: here are the thoughts of the Rev. Bill Peckman, whose Missouri Catholic parish...

July 29, 2016

Wow: trailer for Mel Gibson’s new movie

A few weeks ago, I blogged on the first poster for Mel Gibson's new movie, "Hacksaw Ridge."...

July 29, 2016

What did Tim Kaine learn during his year in Honduras?

For all his significant weaknesses and flaws as a candidate, Tim Kaine has this impressive...

July 29, 2016

Meet some pro-life Democrats

Last weekend, I posted an interview with the head of Democrats for Life in America,...