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November 2019

November 25, 2019

We gather together: an interfaith Thanksgiving service in Queens

Our community celebrated the holiday a little early Sunday, with our annual interfaith Thanksgiving service....

November 23, 2019

A Deacon’s Prayer

I read this beautiful prayer as part of my retreat presentation this afternoon, and there...

November 01, 2019

Bishop Robert Barron offers daily prayer at U.S. Congress

One of the country's most famous priests took part in a long-standing tradition this week...

September 2019

September 27, 2019

A Prayer for Our Country by Archbishop John Carroll

"Let the light of your divine wisdom direct the deliberations of Congress..." Now seems a...

July 2019

July 20, 2019

Anxious and Worried About Many Things: Homily for July 21, 2019, 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

If you’re feeling tired this Sunday morning, it may be for other reasons besides the...

January 2019

January 07, 2019

Praying for an end to the government shutdown

An interesting detail opens this afternoon's report by The New York Times: Vice President Mike...

November 2018

November 26, 2018

In California, a move to consecrate the state to Mary

A worthwhile idea for every state, really: An effort is underway to consecrate California to...

November 20, 2018

Different faiths gathered to pray together. And someone said: ‘Yuck’

I was more than a little surprised to read that one-word reaction to a Facebook...

October 2018

October 05, 2018

Spoiler alert: St. Francis of Assisi did not write the ‘Prayer of St. Francis’ — and it’s only about 100 years old

Yesterday was the great saint's feast day. So this seems an opportune moment to clear...

October 01, 2018

Need some help praying the rosary? Look no further.

Pope Francis has asked us to pray the rosary during October, the month of the...

September 2018

September 29, 2018

Pope calls for praying the rosary during October — and including the St. Michael Prayer

From Vatican Media: The following is the full text of a comuniqué released on Saturday by the Holy...

September 19, 2018

Do something great for your kids: Take them to church.

And a new study proves it's beneficial: A new study released by the Harvard T.H....

August 2018

August 25, 2018

Does your parish pray the ‘St. Michael Prayer’?

In my travels around the country, I've encountered a few places where the bishop has...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

Meet the ‘Rosary Runners’ of Alta Loma, California

Now for something different, via The Inland Catholic Byte in the Diocese of San Bernardino:...

July 03, 2018

This may be one of the hardest things a Christian can do. But do it anyway.

Like everyone else, I've been encountering too much bitterness, anger and acrimony online lately. The Independence...

May 2018

May 07, 2018

Where do secular people turn when they need a ritual for modern life? Here.

Now for something different, from The Atlantic: Religions have long been the dominant suppliers of...

April 2018

April 29, 2018

‘Young Catholics are interested in our Catholic heritage’—including the rosary

A surprising report from a secular source, The Telegraph: Young Catholics are returning to the...

April 24, 2018

The pope’s prayer for our times

He concluded his homily this morning with these words—both timely and timeless: May the Lord...

April 13, 2018

As bombs fall: ‘Lord, God of peace, hear our prayer…!’

From The New York Times: The United States and European allies launched strikes against Syrian...

March 2018

March 15, 2018

Remembering Parkland: ‘We lit an 18th candle…’

A deacon friend forwarded me this tweet, from Father Jeff Walker in the Diocese of...

January 2014

January 19, 2014

Hail Mary pass: half of football fans believe God is a force in football

Details: Two weeks ahead of the Super Bowl, half of American sports fans say they...

November 2013

November 10, 2013

For the Philippines: Pope John Paul’s Stella Maris Prayer

O Mary, Star of the Sea, light of every ocean, guide seafarers across all dark...

October 2013

October 15, 2013

Lost in translation: French make adjustment to Lord’s Prayer

And you thought translating the Roman Missal into English was problematic. Details: France's Catholic Church...

October 07, 2013

Two popes, one mother and the rosary

In 2005, the monthly magazine 30 Days invited 20 cardinals from around the world to...

September 2013

September 11, 2013

For 9/11: Mychal’s Prayer

Lord, take me where You want me to go; Let me meet who You want...

September 09, 2013

Did you miss the pope’s prayer vigil Saturday? No problem. Here it is.

I was otherwise engaged this weekend—attending a family baptism in Virginia. If you missed it,...

July 2013

July 19, 2013

A Prayer for Mental Health

The following e-mail arrived today from a priest: Hello Deacon Greg. We do not know...

June 2013

June 04, 2013

Defying School Board, Student Rips Up Graduation Speech and Says the Lord’s Prayer Instead

It happened in South Carolina: A high school valedictorian from South Carolina ripped up his...

May 2013

May 20, 2013

Pope Francis: “Prayer Works Wonders, But We Have to Believe!”

Highlights from the pope's homily for Monday: Courageous, humble and strong prayer can accomplish miracles:...

March 2013

March 27, 2013

Praying the Stations of the “L”: one man’s unique journey through Chicago

The Chicago Tribune follows one young man's unusual pilgrimage: There's nothing extraordinary about Aidan Gillespie's...