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January 05, 2015

A deacon writes about his LGBT son

I can't recall reading anything by a member of Catholic clergy on this particular subject...

December 2014

December 31, 2014

In Santa Fe, “native spirituality and Catholic faith walk hand in hand”

Details from CNS: The Archdiocese of Santa Fe has placed new emphasis on reaching out...

December 27, 2014

Let there be Christmas lights!

While visiting family in Maryland for the holidays, we decided to stop by a place...

December 27, 2014

“They knew profound hope”: A homily on the Holy Family

Nativity scene at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, Forest Hills, NY (photo: Deacon Greg Kandra)...

December 26, 2014

Life support ends for pregnant Irish woman declared clinically dead…

The case has polarized Ireland, where abortion is still illegal. Details, from the Associated Press: ...

December 11, 2014

Pew: Pope Francis enjoys broad support, positive image across much of the world

Some highlights of a new survey: Pope Francis, leader of the world’s nearly 1.1 billion...

December 11, 2014

Humanist group objects to public school children attending abstinence talk

Details: A humanist group is objecting to a public school in southwestern Minnesota sending students...

December 09, 2014

Diocese in U.K. issues directory on permanent deacons

And it makes for interesting reading. Among other things, across the pond they suggest "Rev. Deacon"...

December 09, 2014

A timely reminder: torture is “intrinsically evil”

The details coming out of Washington this day are horrifying: A CIA-led interrogation program kept suspects in...

December 08, 2014

World Meeting of Families debuts official hymn: “Sound the Bell of Holy Freedom”

Kathy Schiffer got the scoop: On Sunday, November 30,worshippers at a Mass at Philadelphia’s Cathedral Basilica...

December 02, 2014

A Deacon’s Prayer

I attended a deacon vicariate meeting tonight and this beautiful prayer was given to us...

November 2014

November 27, 2014

Thanksgiving Mass in Maryland

We dropped by a nearby parish in Rockville, Maryland for Mass this morning: St. Mary's....

November 27, 2014

“Do not give way to depression: Hope!”

"When we think of the end of time, with all of our sins, with our...

November 26, 2014

“By the goodness of God, we are so far from want”: A Thanksgiving homily

I'll be traveling today, but before I head out the door I wanted to leave...

November 20, 2014

Miracle? Fire destroys church, but crucifix is discovered intact

Photo: Gary Reyes / Bay Area News Group Details: The morning after the spectacular fire,...

November 15, 2014

Homily for November 16, 2014: 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

"The Samaritan" by Eric Fischl The gospel this Sunday is familiar to a lot of...

November 12, 2014

Inside Iraq: “I cry every day. I pray and I am fasting. I am simply hoping…”

The Autumn edition of ONE, the magazine of CNEWA, is now online, and the centerpiece...

November 01, 2014

Homily for November 2, 2014: All Souls

Many of you may remember something Msgr. Funaro used to say when he was celebrating...

October 2014

October 29, 2014

Great moments in journalism: Daniel Berger, doing his part to bolster MSNBC’s credibility

David Mills noted yesterday: “Pope Francis made a significant rhetorical break with Catholic tradition Monday...

October 21, 2014

Fiancée, family of Dallas Ebola victim staying at Catholic conference center

Details from The Dallas Morning News: Bishop Kevin J. Farrell said he hesitated only briefly...

October 18, 2014

Blessed Paul VI, pray for us

As the celebration of his beatification draws near tomorrow, let us whisper a grateful prayer...

October 15, 2014

Synod reaction from a bishop: “The sky has not fallen”

Bishop Robert Vasa, from the Diocese of Santa Rosa, has looked over the relatio, and...

October 12, 2014

What many Catholics don’t know about divorce and receiving communion

With all the talk lately about divorce and communion, I've been reminded of how much...

October 09, 2014

From the synod: on communion, divorce, living together and more

A working translation from this morning's session: In the first part, the Assembly continued its...

September 2014

September 16, 2014

They’re divorced, remarried, barred from communion—and they’re fine with that

The good people at Crux have a look at a movement in Argentina that has...

September 05, 2014

RIP, Bruce Morton

The forest has lost another redwood. A great broadcast writer has died: Bruce Morton, former...

September 02, 2014

Writing straight with crooked lines: the winding conversion odyssey of Fr. Paul Chaim Benedicta Schenck

And what a journey it is: I was raised Jewish. My father and his siblings...

August 2014

August 26, 2014

What if your child had Down syndrome? “If he can’t have a shot at becoming president, we don’t want him”

Because, you know, it's all about getting what we want when we want it. Otherwise,...

August 25, 2014

The horror before our eyes

With the recent execution of James Foley still haunting the news, The New York Times...

August 19, 2014

St. Louis archbishop issues letter on Ferguson, encourages prayer to Our Lady, Undoer of Knots

From the Archdiocese of St. Louis website: Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, We are...