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July 2013

July 07, 2013

Once again: God cures someone, through the prayers of JPII

At this point, I think it's safe to say that almost every story written about...

July 04, 2013

Beautiful tribute to Catholic sisters in Civil War nursing

On this Independence Day, let's look at a great story that appeared on the 150th...

July 03, 2013

Painful silences in CBS chat on same-sex marriage rulings

OK, follow me carefully here, because it is especially interesting who passed the following item...

June 2013

June 30, 2013

Ghosts of Volhynia

L'Italia è fatta. Restano da fare gli italiani. ... We have made Italy. Now we...

June 27, 2013

Wait, Baltimore’s archbishop is a national voice on WHAT?

As one would imagine, the editorial team that produces the newspaper that lands in my...

June 26, 2013

That stark divide in Catholics in America and on high court

Shortly before Barack Obama reached the White House, pollster John C. Green of the University...

June 26, 2013

Reuters engages in papal Kremlinology

Pope Francis did not attend a musical gala last Saturday evening at the Vatican due...

June 24, 2013

Journalism highs and lows: Christianity and gays edition

I'm elated to be able to highlight a wonderful article headlined "Christians' views vary on...

June 22, 2013

Media MIA: Mother Dolores Hart’s love for Jesus

It's the question that echoes between the lines of mainstream news features about the life...

June 21, 2013

Round two: How not to report on a miracle

Being recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church is a difficult process -- almost...

June 21, 2013

Miracle caused by mere memory of John Paul II?

There has been another development in the canonization case of the Blessed John Paul II,...

June 20, 2013

Pod people: Vatican gay lobby or a gay Lobby?

Where should the stress be placed in Pope Francis' phrase the "gay lobby"? Upon the...

June 18, 2013

Put not your trust in Huffington Post headlines

I know a maiden fair to see, Take care! She can both false and friendly...

June 16, 2013

Are gay blinkers distorting the New York Times on Vatican?

The New York Times is shocked, shocked to hear Pope Francis say there is a...

June 14, 2013

RNS blames Catholics for Anglican ecumenical ills

Opinion presented as fact dominates several stories in the run up to today's meeting of...

June 11, 2013

Should the press blame Catholic teachers for its ignorance?

One common complaint we hear from readers is that reporters, when caught messing up some...

June 09, 2013

Tintin and the Catholic Charismatics

The story so far ... Intrepid reporter Tintin, accompanied by his faithful fox terrier Snowy, has...

June 09, 2013

Political reporters learn about St. Augustine. Chaos ensues.

On Friday, Angus Dwyer wrote on Twitter: You'll never guess what uncontroversial Christian doctrine this...

June 08, 2013

Pod people: ‘Mass exodus’ from the Boy Scouts?

One of the wonderful things about writing is the ability to type something, decide it's...

June 07, 2013

Why did a Catholic Raven skip White House visit? (updated)

Let's create a journalism parable. Let's say that there is a Republican president in office...

June 05, 2013

WPost Style manages to print an interesting EWTN story

Whenever your GetReligionistas pick on the Style gods at The Washington Post -- primarily with...

June 05, 2013

Dueling Christian coverage, or Ira Glass vs. National Journal

Above is a nice little snippet of an Ira Glass interview. Interview of Ira Glass,...

June 03, 2013

Pod people: Concerning the IRS and the God squads

It's a basic fact of life in American politics that nothing fires up the non-profit...

June 03, 2013

AP not sweating details on stories

A reader passed along this gem from the Associated Press that begins: SAN FRANCISCO DE...

June 02, 2013

The theology in all those Father Greeley sex scenes

Much like his friend (historian, not theologian) Martin Marty, the prominent sociologist (not theologian) Father...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

Ohio State vs. Notre Dame’s ‘damn Catholics’

Earlier this week, I saw someone tweet something about how the Republican Party "should never...

May 30, 2013

The big questions facing that out gay Catholic priest

It is my experience, through my decades on the religion beat, that liberal Catholics genuinely...

May 30, 2013

German cardinal found guilty of being pro-natalist

One of the most common fallacies of our age is the assumption that simply because...

May 28, 2013

Pope Francis’ affinity for liberation theology — wait, what?

For this post, we're not going to critique past the first sentence of this New...

May 28, 2013

Original sin and anteaters in the Daily News

Excitement is in the air in Gotham City this week following the introduction of a...