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April 2015

April 14, 2015

Journey to Jordan: seeing, at last, where everything really began

Tuesday morning we were up bright and early to pack our bags and head out...

April 14, 2015

Journey to Jordan: seeing, at last, where everything really began

Tuesday morning we were up bright and early to pack our bags and head out...

April 13, 2015

Journey to Jordan: where Elijah was born and where Mary wept tears of blood

Monday took us to two remarkable sites: a hilltop adjoining the village where Elijah was...

April 13, 2015

Journey to Jordan: where Elijah was born and where Mary wept tears of blood

[img attachment="75331" align="alignnone" size="medium" alt="IMG_0569-575x384" /] Monday took us to two remarkable sites: a hilltop...

April 10, 2015

Hello from Jordan!

So I arrived in Amman around 4 p.m. My memory is hazy, but I think...

April 08, 2015

Study: Christianity will continue to move from Europe to Africa

Some intriguing projections and analysis from Pew: The global Christian population has been shifting southward...

April 02, 2015

On Christ’s Seven Last Words: “They offer one final sermon on a mount, a lasting message of forgiveness and mercy”

Friday night, my parish will have a performance of Thomas Dubois' oratorio, "The Seven Last Words."...

March 2015

March 27, 2015

“God, I’m a dancer! A dancer dances!”

Is he auditioning for "A Chorus Line"? The YouTube description says: "French Provincial Minister Michel...

March 25, 2015

Number of priests, permanent deacons worldwide continues to grow

From CNS: The number of Catholics in the world and the number of priests and...

March 24, 2015

Catholic high school requires girls to submit photos of their prom dresses for approval

View image | gettyimages.com From Huffington Post: A controversy over prom dresses has erupted at...

March 17, 2015

Pope Francis: Who are you to shut the door of mercy?

From his homily this morning: Pope Francis has again forcefully emphasized the Catholic church's need...

March 14, 2015

Ladies and gentlemen, “clergy on the catwalk”

View image | gettyimages.com From a fashion show a couple years back. Seriously? Yes. Read...

March 10, 2015

Must-read: The preacher as “servant to dialogue”

Some rich and compelling ideas on preaching, from Fr. Michael Cummins over at Word on...

March 03, 2015

Vatican: “Threat exists” from ISIS against pope, but “we know of no plan for an attack”

From Crux: While acknowledging that ISIS represents a real threat to Pope Francis and the...

February 2015

February 22, 2015

Deacons witness execution of Catholic inmate in Georgia

From The Georgia Bulletin: The State of Georgia executed Warren Lee Hill, who had received...

February 22, 2015

Coptic church formally recognizes martyrdom of 21 slain by ISIS

The stunning icon here depicts the martyrs and was created by Egyptian American artist Tony Rezk....

February 09, 2015

Pope makes surprise visit to refugee camp

Details from CNS: When Pope Francis walked through the gate surrounding a group of shacks...

February 08, 2015

The speakin’ deacon: thanks to divine Providence

Spent a wonderful 24 hours in scenic, snowy Providence, Rhode Island Friday and Saturday, speaking...

February 04, 2015

Archdiocese of San Francisco issues “clarifying” statements for high school faculty on sex

Details: The conservative Roman Catholic archbishop of San Francisco has developed a new document for...

February 02, 2015

For Candlemas: “Let there be light”

View image | gettyimages.com From my homily for The Presentation of the Lord in 2014: ...

February 01, 2015

A glimpse at the “hip hop Mass”

The photo above is now making the rounds on Facebook. It appears to come from an...

January 2015

January 23, 2015

Stunning pro-life witness: “In choosing life, we chose sorrow. But we also chose joy.”

Treasa and George Matysek rest their hands on their unborn baby, Georgie, when he was...

January 22, 2015

In new interview, Archbishop Gänswein discusses Pope Francis, the Curia and the media

From blogger Mark de Vries (h/t to Diane Korzeniewski) An interesting interview in Christ & Welt,...

January 21, 2015

Fr. Roger Landry of Fall River headed to U.N.

From The Fall River Herald: The Rev. Roger Landry, a Fall River Catholic priest and...

January 19, 2015

Be not afraid: Why Duke was wrong about the Muslim prayer call

From The Anchoress: Fear is always what demands silence of others. In our neighborhood the...

January 18, 2015

CNA: Proposed dates, details of pope’s trip to U.S. in September

Catholic News Agency has the exclusive: Archbishop Bernardito Auza – a member of the organizing committee...

January 17, 2015

“It’s time to stop the craziness”: Brooklyn priest to hold Month’s Mind Mass for slain police officers

From The New York Daily News: Msgr. David Cassato, pastor of St. Athanasius Church in...

January 15, 2015

Reversal: Citing “serious and credible” security threat, Duke cancels Muslim call to prayer

It made big news this week, and now it's not going to happen: Duke University...

January 14, 2015

Pope in Sri Lanka: “Mary forgave her son’s killers at the foot of his cross…”

Photo: from Vatican Radio / Facebook From Catholic News Agency: At a Marian shine during...

January 10, 2015

In praise of altar girls—UPDATED

As you may have heard, Cardinal Raymond Burke is not a fan of female altar...