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April 2016

April 11, 2016

A Jewish Perspective on “Amoris Laetitia”

Here's an interesting take I haven't seen elsewhere, from Haaretz: Francis’ “Amoris Laetitia” (Latin for...

April 10, 2016

“Amoris Laetitia” in three minutes, courtesy Disney’s “Frozen”

Who knew? Songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez had it all figured out: So he's a...

April 10, 2016

A Jesus for Our Times: The Story Behind “Homeless Jesus”

“Homeless Jesus” is homeless no more. You find him everywhere. One of the most audacious...

April 09, 2016

“Love Does Not Have to be Perfect”: Homily for April 10, 2016: 3rd Sunday of Easter

If you’re looking for a loaded question, you’ll find it right in the middle of...

April 09, 2016

“If We Did Not Believe in Jesus, Half of Us Would Commit Suicide”

Remarkable witness, from displaced Christians in Iraq, via NCR's Tom Gallagher and the CNEWA blog...

April 09, 2016

So What Is An “Exhortation,” Anyway?

There's some befuddlement out there on the Interwebs, and more than a few Catholics are...

April 09, 2016

A Deacon’s Wife Speaks: “We’re in This Together”

The Messenger, the newspaper for the Diocese of Belleville, has a special issue this week...

April 08, 2016

Racism at Catholic Schools?

It started in January at a school in San Francisco: St. Ignatius College Preparatory High...

April 08, 2016

Want to Read a Great Response from a Bishop to Amoris Laetitia? Here.

From Albany's Bishop Ed Scharfenberger: Jesus meets us wherever we are on life's journey and...

April 08, 2016

Bishop Barron on Amoris Laetitia: “It will be of great service to many suffering souls”

Bishop Robert Barron writes his first impressions of the exhortation: In regard to the moral...

April 08, 2016

The Oy of Love? Bernie Sanders to Visit Vatican Next Week

From The Weekly Standard: Bernie Sanders is leaving the country ahead of the New York...

April 08, 2016

On Amoris Laetitia: “A document of balance, pastoral insight and, not surprisingly, mercy”

You can read the document for yourself here. But reaction and analysis is trickling in. For...

April 07, 2016

Semper Fi: Britain Honors a Hero, Retired Marine Dog

Great story of loyalty and courage, from CBS News.

April 07, 2016

Meet the Dominican Friar Mistaken for a Member of the KKK

I posted on this a couple days back, and now the Dominican priest at the...

April 07, 2016

NY Times: How ‘Amoris Laetitia’ Could Profoundly Affect Families

Here's something you don't see every day: a big story in The New York Times about...

April 06, 2016

Historic: U.S. Army Will Let Sikh Officer Serve with Turban, Beard

Details from NBC News: In a decision by the U.S. Army Thursday, Capt. Simratpal...

April 06, 2016

Watch: Hip New Ad for Spotify Featuring Some Rocking Nuns

I spotted the ad above in the subway station this morning, and a Facebook commenter...

April 06, 2016

Who Knew? Meet the World’s First Female Orthodox Jewish Rabbi

And just in time for Passover. From CNN: Ten young children sit around a table...

April 05, 2016

University Students Freak Out Over “Klansman” on Campus—Who Turned Out to be a Priest

What happens when a Dominican gets a hankering for some frozen yogurt? This. It happened at Indiana...

April 05, 2016

UPDATE: Acid Attack on Woman Priest Was a Coverup for Embezzlement Scam

Some of you may remember the rather sensational story from last year, about a woman...

April 05, 2016

Vatican to Host Conference Re-Evaluating Just War Theory

From NCR: The Vatican will be hosting a first of its kind conference next week...

April 05, 2016

Spreading the Word about Christian Persecution in the Middle East

Last month, I was privileged to visit Westfield, Massachusetts on behalf of CNEWA, and spoke...

April 05, 2016

“Houses of Worship Are More Than Pews and Prayerbooks”

From The Boston Globe: In 1953, the Catholic Missionaries of Our Lady of LaSalette established a...

April 05, 2016

Something Beautiful: Pope’s Latest Video, Urging Prayers for Farmers

Here's the latest in his series of monthly videos, dramatizing his prayer intentions. And, like...

April 04, 2016

Holy IT: Vatican Creates New Communications Internet Office

From Vatican Radio: The Secretariat for Communications announced an new web initiative on Monday: a...

April 04, 2016

Alabama Legislature to Honor Mother Angelica

This press release just landed in my in box: The Alabama State Legislature will pass...

April 04, 2016

Vatican Confirms Recent Meeting Between Pope and Head of SSPX

From Vatican Radio: The Press Office of the Holy See on Monday confirmed that Pope...

April 03, 2016

Indian Authorities: Father Tom is “Safe,” Efforts Continue for his Release

A statement released Saturday from the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI): The CBCI Delegation met...

April 03, 2016

How Many Catholic Converts Stay? More Than You May Think

A little numbers-crunching from CARA at Georgetown in February found some heartening news: Aggregating over...

April 02, 2016

How Father Lawrence Boadt Built “The Deacon’s Library”

A great read, with some great book recommendations, from Kevin di Camillo in OSV's The...