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October 2018

October 19, 2018

Seminarians being targeted for verbal abuse on college campus

Details: Seton Hall University's interim president sent the campus community a stern reminder to be civil...

October 11, 2018

Bishop at Synod: Some married men would answer the call to the priesthood

Some, of course, are already answering the call. The story, from CNS: Speaking to the...

October 10, 2018

Bishop forms committee of lay people to study personnel files of accused priests

I'm not aware of other dioceses doing this, so kudos to Bishop Christopher Coyne of...

October 09, 2018

The Synod, the crisis, and a question: What about deacons?

Over the summer, as the news broke about the Grand Jury report from Pennsylvania and...

October 08, 2018

Pope praises families of married Eastern Catholic priests

Details: The families of Eastern-rite Catholic priests give an important witness to what is healthy...

September 2018

September 25, 2018

WATCH: Renewal of promises of the baptized, the deacons and priests

This occurred in Auriesville, New York last Saturday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=154&v=9nuk3M598_E The Diocese of Albany website explains...

September 22, 2018

Becoming a new priest in the middle of the scandal: ‘I wondered if I was in the right place’

A few days back, my friend Gary Zimak interviewed me for his radio show, and...

September 20, 2018

What happened when a priest revealed in a homily that he had been abused

From CNS: To be a voice for victims of clerical sexual abuse, Father Brendan McGuire...

September 18, 2018

Should priests be given permanent pastoral assignments?

We just celebrated our parish feast day — Our Lady of Sorrows — and it...

September 14, 2018

A priest writes to seminarians: ‘Let’s be the ones who remain’

This is superb—and much-needed right now. It comes from the blog of Father Michael Niemczak,...

September 11, 2018

UPDATE on the case of Father Juan Carlos Gavancho

You may remember this story from a few days ago, regarding a California priest who...

September 05, 2018

‘He plays the cards he’s been dealt’: A priest confronts Alzheimer’s

A beloved priest in California faces a terrible diagnosis: Father John Vieira gathers with the...

September 05, 2018

What defrock?!

This subject is coming up again now, as the Church wrestles with how to deal...

September 04, 2018

Was this priest sacked because of his homily?

This story is rapidly making the rounds on social media. Rod Dreher had the story...

September 03, 2018

Patriarch will allow second marriage for Greek Orthodox priests

An interesting development—and historic: The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate has decided to allow...

September 02, 2018

Bishop calls on his priests to make public restatement of promises

A powerful gesture, from Albany's Bishop Edward Scharfenberger: In a letter issued on Aug. 31,...

September 02, 2018

A pastor writes to his flock: ‘Let’s be honest, Satan loves this crisis.’

My friend Father Michael Duffy from the Diocese of Rockville Centre posted this letter in...

August 2018

August 31, 2018

Prayer request: Jesuit president of University of Scranton reveals he has ALS

Just days ago, you'll recall, the university announced it was removing the names of some...

August 30, 2018

A priest writes: ‘Be angry. Be sad. Be disgusted. But do it rightly.’

The terrific Father Goyo Hidalgo from Simi Valley, California, posted this on his Facebook page....

August 22, 2018

‘Please have mercy on us priests, because not all of us ordained clergy are monsters…’

This was posted on social media early this morning by Father Douglas Vu, from the...

August 19, 2018

’This morning at Mass, I witnessed something I have never seen…’

This account appeared on Twitter Sunday, written by Catholic theologian Dr. Susan Reynolds. It’s quickly...

August 18, 2018

A priest writes: ‘I started crying, right there in front of hundreds of people…’

Late today, a friend on Facebook noted that his priest got choked up tonight during...

August 15, 2018

The tragedy of Father Kevin Kayda: Now we know the rest of the story

Several years ago on this blog, I posted the sad news that a young priest...

August 09, 2018

The current crisis: what can we do?

Elizabeth Scalia has some clear-eyed, concrete ideas: We feel lost, but we mustn’t. God is...

August 07, 2018

California bishop bans Communion Services in the Absence of a Priest

From the Diocese of Santa Rosa comes this directive from Bishop Robert Vasa: In the...

August 02, 2018

Meet the Brooklyn priest getting an MBA at Berkeley

Someone asks in this story, "What’s a priest going to do with an MBA in...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

Delaware priest attacked, doused with wine at rectory office

Details: Pastor William Graney and another Resurrection Parish staff member were assaulted on Monday at...

July 19, 2018

‘Hateful and blasphemous’: A priest cancels Netflix — and doesn’t mince words

Here's the letter he sent (h/t Steve Ray at Defenders of the Catholic Faith and the...

July 17, 2018

A new priest: ‘One thing seminary did not prepare me for was the fallout from the legalization of marijuana’

Here's something you don't read every day, from Word on Fire: As a recently ordained...

July 10, 2018

Montana dioceses restate policies on priests and political activity

After last week's news, some clarification from local church leadership. From CNS: Montana’s two Catholic...