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January 2013

January 27, 2013

A new book in favor of priestly celibacy

With a new married priest in Buffalo getting so much buzz, I was intrigued by...

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 25, 2013

Want to bring vitality to your homilies?

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston has some pointers. He delivered the annual Carl Peter Lecture...

January 23, 2013

Amazing: five sisters who were Sisters—and two of them died just a day apart

From the Albany Times Union: They were Sister sisters who possessed contrasting personalities and were...

January 19, 2013

Snapshot: how Ohio is coping with priest shortage, changing demographics

An interesting microcosm of what is happening all over, from the Dayton Daily News: A...

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

Forgive us our debts: religious aspirants learn how to pay off student loans

It's a daunting challenge for anyone -- but what if you feel called to religious...

January 15, 2013

In this order, vocations are thriving. What’s their secret?

Today's Catholic News, the web publication for the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, takes a...

January 04, 2013

The remarkable journey of Atlanta’s new auxiliary bishop—UPDATED

He's got quite an unusual background—and was influenced by the writings of Thomas Merton :...

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 19, 2012

Shock: Arkansas seminarian killed in car accident

This is heartbreaking news, just before Christmas, from the Arkansas Catholic: First-year seminarian Daniel Phillips...

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 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

What’s the only vocation that grew in the United States last year?

Three guesses. From Catholic World News: The number of religious sisters in the United States...

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 26, 2012

A day in the life of a seminarian

Curious about what that entails? The Archdiocese of Washington has just posted this short video...

November 26, 2012

Deaf deacon to be ordained priest

Details, from the Western Catholic Reporter in Canada: Matthew Hysell became deaf after contracting spinal...

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 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

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 25, 2012

Kansas City’s first deacons, one year later

An interesting look at how the men, and the diocese, are adjusting, from The Leaven...

October 25, 2012

VIDEO: Seminarians rock on!

This may be the ultimate boy band: a group of seminarians from Joliet, Illinois performing...

October 08, 2012

“A tribute to my brother priests…”

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

October 04, 2012

Using social media to boost vocations

Hot on the heels of Pope Benedict's announced theme for the next World Communications Day...

October 01, 2012

Sister fact(s) from The Anchoress

She's got a mega-roundup of nun newsiness over at her joint, pegged to the feast...

September 2012

September 25, 2012

Remembering “the people’s priest” of the Bronx

Every now and then, we receive a blessed reminder of what it means to follow...

September 11, 2012

“More young men are coming to the diocese to enter seminary than in two generations”

The story may be different on the coasts. But in Missouri and Kansas, it seems,...

September 08, 2012

Cardinal Wuerl to seminarians: “You will need to be a voice of invitation”

The Cardinal Archbishop of Washington has published a letter to men preparing for the priesthood...

September 04, 2012

What do you do after you leave the priesthood to get married?

Religious News Service has a look at one man's story: Nationwide, about 80 Protestant clergy...