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February 2013

February 07, 2013

Benedictine artist Father Maur van Doorslaer dies

You have probably seen his work in gift shops or churches and not even realized...

January 2013

January 29, 2013

How married priests live—UPDATED

Reading about the new married priest in Buffalo, and thinking of other priests in similar...

January 25, 2013

Buffalo’s married priest says he will stop having sex—UPDATED WITH VIDEO

I posted on him a few days ago. Now, some more details, from the New...

January 23, 2013

The warning signs of “Monsignor Meth”

The Connecticut Post has details: Looking back there were the usual warning signs, those nagging...

January 23, 2013

On pilgrimage: deacons and priests among the Mayans

The following e-mail arrived last night, from Deacon Dennis Kelly of Seattle: Greetings from Central...

January 22, 2013

Buffalo to get a married priest—UPDATED

And, like most, he's a former Episcopalian: A married father of three will be ordained...

January 21, 2013

In the E-mail: “The priest had his finger up his nose…”

A reader writes: Holy hands are not always CLEAN hands. As I have observed men in...

January 20, 2013

Well-known Irish priest plans to defy Vatican—UPDATED

From the New York Times: The Rev. Tony Flannery, 66, who was suspended by the...

January 18, 2013

From Iowa family man to Catholic priest

And, along the way, he was also a permanent deacon. Details, from the Gazette: The Rev....

January 17, 2013

Connecticut priest charged in meth ring —UPDATED

Details: A Connecticut priest was part of a cross-country drug ring that smuggled crystal meth...

January 16, 2013

Vatican preparing guide for priests on how to celebrate Mass

This could have interesting ramifications, judging from the comments below. From Zenit: The Congregation for...

January 02, 2013

“Ordain a lady!”

My blog neighbor Marc Barnes posted the video below at his joint, "Bad Catholic" and...

January 02, 2013

Historic: dual ordination of priests and deacons

Details from the Catholic Transcript: Tears of joy flowed among family members and others as...

December 2012

December 20, 2012

Pray for this priest…

You've seen his picture, the young man in the middle shown here, next to Newtown's...

December 17, 2012

“I thought about Paul”: the compassionate courage of the pastor in Newtown

A colleague at work noted today, "It's at moments like this that the Church as...

December 15, 2012

Priest’s “horrible” job in Newtown: telling the parents

From ABC News: A Newtown, Conn., priest had the "horrible" job of informing families this...

December 10, 2012

Canada ordains first deaf priest

I posted on his impending ordination a couple weeks back. Now, it's happened: When Muskegon...

December 05, 2012

Here come the Anglicans: Brooklyn ordains its first Ordinariate priest

My pastor, Auxiliary Bishop Paul Sanchez, did the honors. Details, from the Brooklyn Tablet: When...

December 03, 2012

National Catholic Reporter endorses women priests—UPDATED

But somehow, this doesn't surprise me. How much longer until the name becomes the National...

November 2012

November 29, 2012

“The Holy Father has no power to change the nature of the ordained priesthood”

A commentary from Francis Phillips in the Catholic Herald: Friendly commentators on the question of...

November 19, 2012

When in Rome: priests, bishops should wear cassocks

It's back to the future. Again. Details: Bishops, priests and religious should wear the formal...

November 19, 2012

Out: Maryknoll announces dismissal of Roy Bourgeois

It's been a long time coming, but it is finished, according to National Catholic Reporter:...

November 09, 2012

Understanding married priesthood

It may be one of the most bewildering and confusing issues in the Church these...

November 08, 2012

Pastor publishes parish evaluation of his priestly ministry

I've never heard of a pastor doing something like this, but I'm awfully impressed. Fr....

November 06, 2012

Must-read: What kind of man wants to be a priest today?

Yesterday, I posted on the peculiar way that Fr. Michael Pfleger marked Holy Thursday a...

November 02, 2012

“Pop-star” priest opens megachurch

Details: One of Brazil’s most famous priests has inaugurated a massive new Roman Catholic church...

November 02, 2012

Married clergy and abstaining from sex: “The Church has not changed her expectation”

Canon lawyer Ed Peters has weighed in on the topic again. He makes clear that...

October 2012

October 17, 2012

Bishops, priests and deacons together: Brooklyn’s clergy convocation

Just got back from the second-ever joint clergy convocation for my diocese—a remarkable gathering of...

October 08, 2012

“A tribute to my brother priests…”

This comes from the blog of the new bishop of Tyler, Texas, Joseph Strickland. And...

September 2012

September 27, 2012

Chicago parishioners rally around priest they call “a living saint”

Read all about it, from the Chicago Sun Times: He’s a gritty old white Catholic...