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July 2018

July 07, 2018

Catholic priests at Trump rally? — UPDATED

The above picture has started circulating around social media, a frame grab from President Trump's...

June 2018

June 25, 2018

UPDATE: Accused founder of religious order barred from ministry in Chicago

Some may remember this story from last spring: The Rev. C. Frank Phillips, founder of...

June 25, 2018

‘My brothers, may you always know the joy of a clear conscience…’

Here's part of an excellent homily delivered Saturday at the ordination of priests by Archbishop...

June 25, 2018

A priest on McCarrick: ‘I am angry’

The Rev. Martin Fox from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati responds to last week's news on...

June 20, 2018

The purpose-driven priest: Pastor Rick Warren’s important message for Catholic priests

From Catholic New York newspaper: Nearly 800 New York Catholic priests received a message about...

June 17, 2018

Called to surf: Remembering the ‘Surfing Padre’ who transformed California culture

Somehow this slipped off my radar screen, but the man who was a legend among...

June 15, 2018

How the Irish are coping with the priest shortage: lay-led funeral services

Details: Adapting to day-to-day life without a full-time Catholic priest has become a reality in...

June 06, 2018

The journey of faith, I guess, has its ups and downs

And here are two priests from the Diocese of Pittsburgh to prove it. This brief...

June 01, 2018

Action alert: scam from ‘priests’ targeting Catholics

Beware. It's happening in Florida, but could be cropping up elsewhere. UPDATE: Since posting this,...

May 2018

May 29, 2018

Vatican repeats: All-male priesthood is ‘definitive’ and cannot change

From CNS: That only men can be validly ordained to the priesthood is a truth...

May 22, 2018

‘There is no canonical or doctrinal objection to ordaining married men for priestly ministry’ — UPDATED

That's the central point that canonist Ed Peters makes in his post today, but he...

May 14, 2018

Vatican opens cause for sainthood of priest, deacons martyred in Iraq

From CNS: The Vatican has given its permission for the opening of the sainthood cause...

May 05, 2018

What kind of priest is House chaplain Father Patrick Conroy? This kind.

From The Washington Post, some very good reporting on a man who has been the...

May 02, 2018

Hey, look who’s got a new blog at Patheos: Father Matthew Schneider!

I'm delighted to welcome a longtime social media pal, faithful priest, and all-around great guy,...

April 2018

April 29, 2018

Horror: Catholic priest shot dead while blessing children after Mass

It happened in the Philippines: Catholic priest known for his anti-mining advocacy was shot dead...

April 27, 2018

The story of the pope’s late crossbearer, a seminarian who wanted to ‘make holiness normal’

Countless people know Anthony Freeman as the young seminarian who died tragically and unexpectedly the...

April 22, 2018

Horror: priest killed in Mexico while hearing confession

From UPI: A Roman Catholic priest was killed Friday in the west-central Mexican state of...

April 20, 2018

Bishops in Quebec discuss possibility of married priests — and potential impact on deacons

From Canadian Catholic News: The Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Quebec have discussed the ordination...

April 17, 2018

With demand increasing, Vatican begins its annual exorcism course

From the BBC: The Vatican has opened its doors for its annual exorcism course amid...

April 12, 2018

Prayer request: priest collapses during Mass, not expected to survive

From Washington state: The priest at two Tacoma Catholic churches collapsed while celebrating Mass on...

April 03, 2018

‘Almost unheard of’: Father and son both preparing for ordination to the priesthood

Details: Andrew Infanger is talking about his path to the priesthood. He went to Mass...

April 01, 2018

Some joyous Easter news: my friend Deacon Sean Smith is entering the seminary

I knew this was coming, but the cat is finally out of the bag. My...

March 2018

March 28, 2018

Beautiful: Cardinal O’Malley’s Chrism Mass homily

The cardinal archbishop of Boston last night spoke of the "four kisses" a priest bestows:...

March 20, 2018

NBC News: more millennials are entering religious life

Well, what do you know. Check out this surprising digital exclusive from NBC News:

March 19, 2018

Founder of religious order removed from Chicago parish over allegations of ‘improper conduct with adult men’

From The Chicago Tribune: The Rev. C. Frank Phillips, founder of a religious order of...

March 19, 2018

Boom: how one priest transformed a parish with sacred music and traditional worship

Some may remember the controversy that swirled around San Francisco's Father Joseph Illo, whose traditionalist...

March 12, 2018

The challenge of being the pastor’s wife

Deacon Norb Wethington sent this my way with a note: "Says something to the wives...

March 12, 2018

Training priests to become pastors—and CEOs

From The St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Future Catholic priests spend years studying theology in seminary. But...

March 08, 2018

#CelibacyMatters: Priest says, ‘If Jesus can live it, then with his grace, we can live it, too’

From National Catholic Register: The culture assumes celibacy is unhealthy, repressive, and gamophobic, but is...

September 2014

September 17, 2014

Here’s a great way to help support vocations—and it’s an offer too good to refuse

The folks over at Vocation Boom, the non-profit working to boost vocations to the priesthood,...