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December 2014

December 22, 2014

Worth a thousand words: New York’s mayor receives blessing during communion at St. Patrick’s

This is how it's done. From The New York Post: As cops were being threatened...

November 2014

November 30, 2014

Worth a thousand words: “Peter and Andrew”—UPDATED

A beautiful and poignant image from yesterday: Details: At the end of his speech, Pope...

August 2014

August 16, 2014

Worth a thousand words: the pope’s silent pro-life statement in Korea

Details: Pope Francis has generally avoided hot-button "culture war" issues like abortion, arguing that the...

July 2014

July 18, 2014

Worth a thousand words: grief over the tragedy in Ukraine

A colleague forwarded to me this tweet.

June 2014

June 13, 2014

Worth a thousand words: one last look

From Deacon Sean Keller's FB feed comes this poignant picture, snapped in Washington state: Snohomish...

June 09, 2014

Welcome to New York

From a friend's Facebook page. Spotted in midtown Manhattan this weekend.

March 2014

March 16, 2014

Worth a thousand words, Lent edition

In Baton Rouge, via Rod Dreher.

February 2014

February 23, 2014

Worth a thousand words: a little pope

H/T to John Thavis.

January 2014

January 23, 2014

Worth a thousand words: blessed are the peacemakers

Orthodox priest trying to prevent a clash between demonstrators and police in Kiev. (Source via...

January 20, 2014

Worth a thousand words: Protestants praying over a future pope

With all the controversy that swirled around this image of Cardinal O'Malley, a reader reminded...

December 2013

December 01, 2013

Worth a thousand words: the story behind this iconic AIDS photo

Photo by Therese Frare/LIFE For World AIDS Day, from LIFE magazine: In November 1990 LIFE...

October 2013

October 16, 2013

Worth a thousand words: five-alarm Francis

Pope Francis wears a firefighter’s helmet as he arrives to lead his general audience in...

October 07, 2013

Worth a thousand words

Pope Francis embraces a disabled young man in Assisi on Friday. Photo from News.va via...

October 04, 2013

Worth a thousand words: “You sit here”

Priceless: a little boy shows Pope Francis to his seat during a lunch break in...

September 2013

September 29, 2013

Worth a thousand words: taking communion to the sick

A friend posted this on her FB page, and it's striking: a 1942 image from...

September 12, 2013

Worth a thousand words

As the Vatican's Greg Burke noted in a tweet for this picture: Girl looks a...

August 2013

August 09, 2013

Worth a thousand words

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August 09, 2013

Worth a thousand words

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July 2013

July 30, 2013

Worth a Thousand Words

After returning to Rome from Rio, Pope Francis decided to stop at the Basilica of...

August 2012

August 14, 2012

Worth a thousand words

From South Korea: Cheju diocese has demanded an official apology after about 20 riot police...

August 10, 2012

Worth a thousand words, Olympics edition

This really is pure gold. With a grateful h/t to The Crescat, who has more...

August 08, 2012

Worth a thousand words

The above image comes from the Facebook page of Palestinian runner Woroud Sawalha. At the...

August 05, 2012

Worth a thousand words, Chick-fil-A edition

July 2012

July 23, 2012

Worth a thousand words: light in the darkness

A memorial for 12 shooting victims sits at the fountain of Aurora Municipal Center after...

July 20, 2012

Worth a thousand words: Aurora edition

A man arrives at Children's Hospital in Aurora, CO, Friday 20 July 2012. Photo by...

July 07, 2012

Worth a thousand words: cowboy confession

The picture above was taken in 1966. Forty-six years later, the picture below depicts a...

June 2012

June 28, 2012

Worth a thousand words, SCOTUS edition

From a friend's FB page:

June 22, 2012

Worth a thousand words, Indy edition

Below, a couple shots of the beautiful St. John the Evangelist Church in Indianapolis --...

June 21, 2012

Worth a thousand words, Fortnight edition

I got mine, thanks to the folks at the Catholic News Service booth at the...

June 16, 2012

Worth a thousand words, Wallenda edition

And Happy Father's Day, too! Nik Wallenda embraces his father Terry after his incredible walk....