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May 2012

May 20, 2012

“The Quest”: a glimpse at priestly formation, from 1973

Buried in the bowels of YouTube, somebody uncovered this gem. While it may be of...

May 03, 2012

Australian priest admits being secretly married for a year

Details: A Catholic priest in Australia has publicly admitted that he has been married for...

May 02, 2012

Kilimanjaro-climbing Iowa priest nominated to medical board

You may remember the story about Msgr. Frank Bognanno, who climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro recently. He's...

April 2012

April 27, 2012

Forgive us our debts: a Catholic priest writes…

The note below arrived in my e-mail tonight. It sheds more light on what...

April 24, 2012

A former priest’s confession: how I ended up drowning in debt

A cautionary tale from financial expert Philip Cioppa -- who just happens to be a...

April 22, 2012

Diocese’s newest priest dies one week after ordination

My blogging neighbor Kathy Schiffer has this poignant story: Graham Turner wanted to be a...

April 17, 2012

Interested in becoming a married Catholic priest?

My blogging neighbor, Father Dwight Longenecker, is one, and has a few words of advice...

April 12, 2012

The divorced Protestant who became one of California’s most popular priests

A California paper recently took a long look at one of the region's most colorful...

April 08, 2012

Find the joy: a dying priest’s message to the world

An extraordinary story of life, death, and hope for this Easter, from the Des Moines...

April 03, 2012

“How do we render God credible in this world?”

In a homily given on April 1, 2005, just before he was elected Pope, Pope...

March 2012

March 22, 2012

Priest ordained early to fulfill father’s dying wish

A beautiful vocation story, courtesy the National Catholic Register: In the past several months, new...

March 09, 2012

Burying the last Belgian missionary in Hawaii

Scanning the Catholic press, I don't think this item got much attention. But it should...

March 09, 2012

“The Hands of Christ in a Broken World”: great new video on the priesthood

A big h/t to Jim Lackey at CNS, who just posted this gem from Salt...

March 02, 2012

56 years later, priest survivors of Andrea Doria tell their story

An ambitious undertaking by a seminarian is throwing new light on a dramatic moment of...

February 2012

February 19, 2012

Vocations surging in Great Britain

Some happy news from across the pond: A few years ago he was a roadie...

January 2012

January 29, 2012

Teachers and preachers: innovative program aims to help immigrant priests with English

It's happening in Los Angeles, but I can think of a lot of other corners...

January 26, 2012

“I want the pope to be proud of us…”

The head of the new Ordinariate, bringing Anglicans into the Catholic Church, spoke recently with...

January 17, 2012

From TV producer to priest?

That's even more improbable than making the leap from TV producer to deacon. The Milwaukee...

January 17, 2012

Did you hear the one about the priest who’s a standup comic?

Seriously: The Rev. Britto Berchmans’ upcoming one-man show, “Centennial Chuckles,” is no joke, but the...

January 12, 2012

A liturgical practice to give you paws

I'm not sure why I'm suddenly seeing all these stories about priests and pooches, but...

January 10, 2012

Meet Jake, the Rectory Dog!

A reader in Vermont sent this my way: the story of a priest's best friend,...

December 2011

December 30, 2011

The next big reality TV star just might be a priest

He's Father Steve Porter, from California (of course!) and he's getting a lot of buzz...

December 15, 2011

Little drummer priest

A priest reader sent this my way: a video from his ordination reception last June,...

December 02, 2011

Fr. Ken

A deacon friend sent this my way. It belongs to a priest, who explains: A...

November 2011

November 03, 2011

Quote of the day

"Your priesthood has a great assist in the accessibility of communications technology that men like...

October 2011

October 28, 2011

Homily for October 30, 2011: World Priest Day

We often say that God writes straight with crooked lines. Few stories could be more...

October 28, 2011

"There is nothing easy about being in the seminary…"

As part of the Patheos symposium on seminaries, seminarian Michael Duffy -- less than a...

October 11, 2011

"Be a man": an anthem for priestly discernment

Now, for something completely different, from Franciscan University, and the men who are in the...

October 10, 2011

"What's on your PowerBook?" Meet the Jesuit who appeared in an Apple ad

The ad above was selected as one of the best Apple ads by an editor...

October 07, 2011

Why priests are happy

That's the title of a new book, and the subject of a symposium on the...