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January 2016

January 06, 2016

Diaconate Director Placed on Leave Over Adultery Charges

Here's something you rarely hear about, and almost never see reported in the secular press....

January 05, 2016

Wheaton College Moves to Fire Professor Who Said Muslims and Christians Worship Same God

From The Chicago Tribune: Wheaton College has begun the process of firing a professor who...

January 05, 2016

New Video from Diocese of Phoenix Explores “Society’s Crisis in Masculinity”

From the Diocese of Phoenix: The Office of Marriage and Respect Life of the Roman...

January 05, 2016

Report: Chicago Shrine Facing Demolition After Devastating Fire

Sad: The Shrine of Christ the King will be likely be demolished after the Archdiocese...

January 05, 2016

Here’s an Idea: Walk-in to See a Priest

This popped up on my Twitter feed this afternoon. It comes from St. Matthew...

January 05, 2016

Boom: Explosive Growth in Number of Catholics Requires New Cathedral in Norway

This is a nice problem to have to solve. Details (via Google translate): With faulty...

January 05, 2016

Coming Soon: The Pope’s Monthly Prayer Intentions on Video

Is Greg Burke behind this? Sounds like a great idea: From Wednesday January 6th, the...

January 05, 2016

“Can Deacons Say Whatever They Want in a Homily?”

This interesting Q&A popped up yesterday over at Crux, with a question answered by the...

January 05, 2016

Kidnapped Franciscan Priest Freed in Syria

Details: Fr Dhiya Azziz, a Franciscan of Iraqi origins, pastor of Yacoubieh (in Syria), abducted...

January 04, 2016

Take a Bow! Sister Cristina Debuts in “Sister Act”

The singing sensation has taken her gig to a new stage: The popular Italian nun,...

January 04, 2016

No, That Is NOT a Picture of Mother Teresa as a Teenager

This photo keeps popping up in my Facebook feed: an image supposedly showing a young Mother...

January 04, 2016

Hey, Jude: Saint’s Relic Makes First Visit to California

Interesting stuff, via The Simi Valley Acorn: Catholics in Ventura County and around Southern California...

January 04, 2016

Effort to Remove “Sexist” Quote from Pope on Maryland Seal

From my home state, some curious news in The Washington Post: The Italian words “Fatti maschii,...

January 03, 2016

New Collection of Ratzinger Homilies Sound a Lot Like Pope Francis

From CNS: The god of Mammon, who is “like a wild animal, trying to clutch...

January 03, 2016

Saved by a Prayer: What Happened When an Armed Gunman Disrupted a Church Service

From the Christian Science Monitor: Pitting prayers against bullets, an armed intrusion at a church...

January 02, 2016

“Where is Christ?”: Homily for January 3, 2016, the Epiphany of the Lord

The first words spoken in today’s gospel are among the most important we will hear...

January 02, 2016

ISIS and the Real War on Christmas

If you want to know what a serious war on Christmas looks like—one that doesn't involve Starbucks...

January 01, 2016

Architects Give International Honors for Church Design—and Many Winners are Catholic

From Faith & Form: This year’s awards program was a landmark for the fact that...

January 01, 2016

Mary, Mother of Mercy

From Pope Francis' homily this morning: It is most fitting that on this day we...

December 2015

December 31, 2015

Texas Bishop Takes Stand Against Openly Carrying Weapons at Mass

From the Diocese of Tyler website, a statement by Bishop Joseph Strickland: On January 1,...

December 31, 2015

“Today is Where Your Book Begins”: Homily for January 1, Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God

From the vault: my homily from January 1, 2008. + Years ago, my wife and...

December 31, 2015

Number of Pilgrims Attending Papal Events at Vatican Dropped Dramatically in 2015

From CNS: More than 3.2 million pilgrims visited and attended papal events, liturgies or prayer...

December 31, 2015

Pope Francis: “I don’t bite”

From Vatican Radio: Pope Francis received the Pueri cantores on Thursday morning in the Paul...

December 30, 2015

Must-see video: CeCe Winans’ Thrilling “Blessed Assurance”

From last night's telecast of the Kennedy Center Honors on CBS: the acclaimed gospel singer CeCe...

December 30, 2015

Keeping the Faith: Salesian Sisters Pray for the Spurs

From ESPN: When they put Sister Rosalba Garcia in the hospice section of the Salesian...

December 29, 2015

Springfield’s Paprocki on Conscience: “It’s Important to Set the Record Straight”

A remarkable exchange has unfolded in the pages of The Springfield State Journal-Register newspaper. John...

December 29, 2015

Catholic Spokesman in Scotland Calls for Creation of Atheist Schools

Details: A top Catholic has called for the creation of atheist schools . Peter Kearney,...

December 29, 2015

Diocese Punishes Priest Who Used Hoverboard During Mass

You probably remember the story (you can see the video here). Now, a response from the...

December 28, 2015

Former Milwaukee Catholic Church to Become a Mosque

From The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: A former Catholic church and school in South Milwaukee has been...

December 28, 2015

Hark! The Hymn Has Been Rewritten!

I've posted in the past about some curious word changes in popular Christmas hymns and carols....