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June 2012

June 09, 2012

Remembering St. Ephrem, the “Harp of the Holy Spirit”

Today is this great deacon saint's feast. I rather like the icon of him, shown...

May 2012

May 28, 2012

Waiting for a miracle for Blessed George Matulaitis

He has a loyal and devoted following in Chicago, where a significant anniversary on his...

April 2012

April 25, 2012

“We’re not going to compromise”: Blessed Kateri shrine turns down New York tourism grant

Details: Officials from the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs have turned down a $750...

April 16, 2012

Teenager walks 70 miles from frat house to shrine for a dying friend

This is the sort of thing that gives you hope for the next generation: Andrew...

March 2012

March 20, 2012

Fr. Walter Ciszek begins the path to sainthood — UPDATED

Details: A Catholic priest buried at the Jesuit Center at Wernersville cleared the first hurdle...

February 2012

February 26, 2012

Sainthood cause to begin for Boys Town founder Father Flanagan

The Archdiocese of Omaha will start the ball rolling next month to have Father Edward...

January 2012

January 11, 2012

Google pays tribute to a blessed priest and scientist

That would be Bishop Nicolas Steno. Google's description of him: Google revealed its latest homescreen...

December 2011

December 20, 2011

Kateri’s miracle

With Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha about to be declared a saint, new attention is focusing on...

December 19, 2011

A first: Native American, Blessed Kateri, to become a saint

This will be big news, especially in my neck of the woods. Blessed Kateri was...

December 14, 2011

St. Joseph tweets: “Next stop, Bethlehem!”

An anonymous German man is tweeting the story of the Nativity as "Joseph von Nazareth"...

December 07, 2011

Blessed Marianne Cope recommended for sainthood

Details: A nun who dedicated her life to caring for exiled leprosy patients is a...

November 2011

November 16, 2011

Bishops add two new memorials to U.S. calendar

Details: The U.S. bishops approved adding optional memorials for Blessed Pope John Paul II and...

November 04, 2011

Quote of the day

"If a tiny spark of God’s love already burns within you, do not expose it...

November 02, 2011

The Catholic Worker adds its voice to Occupy Wall Street

What would Dorothy Day think? Details: Soon after legendary folk singer Loudon Wainwright III finished...

November 01, 2011

"What is required is a virtuous life of obvious holiness…"

As we mark All Saints Day, I was surprised to learn how our brothers and...

September 2011

September 23, 2011

WWPD? What Would Pio Do?

For this feast of St. Padre Pio, Diane over at Te Deum laudamus! reflects on...

September 21, 2011

A miracle for Fulton Sheen?

An investigation has begun, according to CNS: That James Fulton Engstrom celebrated his first birthday...

September 03, 2011

That OTHER Deacon Greg

Okay. Besides being a deacon, St. Gregory the Great was also a pope and a...

July 2011

July 21, 2011

Remembering Dorothy Day, a "saint of common ground"

She was a woman of our own times -- and one who defies easy categorization....

July 05, 2011

"Where shall we find a holy person?"

Fr. Dwight Longenecker offers some timeless -- and timely -- advice: Where shall we find...

July 02, 2011

Another American saint?

And a New Yorker, too! The sainthood cause of Blessed Marianne Cope of Molokai has...

June 2011

June 28, 2011

A miracle for Fr. Peyton?

Maybe. With so much bad news flowing out of Catholic Albany, New York these days,...

June 27, 2011

"If someone does not know God, introduce them to Avery Gerleman."

That's the astonishing statement of the doctor who treated a young girl whose extraordinary recovery...

May 2011

May 25, 2011

Pope receives papers for cause of Fulton Sheen — and reveals that he worked with him

A small but significant step forward for the cause of the man who (I hope)...

April 2011

April 25, 2011

A miracle for Kateri?

Maybe. The Vatican is investigating a case in Washington state that could be tied to...

April 18, 2011

Feel like turning over the tables in the temple? Read this first

John Martens at America's blog "The Good Word" has a few good words for those...

April 11, 2011

Coming soon: "The Church of Blessed John Paul II"?

It could happen -- most notably in the late pontiff's native Poland. The Vatican today...

February 2011

February 11, 2011

Wall Saints Day: designer creates wallpaper themed to saints

It's subtle, and it's also eye-catching. Would you guess that the design below is for...

January 2011

January 14, 2011

Coming May 1: Blessed John Paul

You can read the decree announcing it at Vatican Radio. It says, in part: John...