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November 2014

November 20, 2014

The Goshdarned Beefiest Book About Religion in the South

Zounds! Boxes and packages show up in my mailbox and on my doorstep all the...

November 19, 2014

No Surprise Here! Vatican Conference Ends With Affirmation of Marriage

The Vatican's three-day colloquium on The Complementarity of Man and Woman in Marriage has ended...

November 19, 2014

Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace: St. Francis at the United Nations

People in the small town of Gubbio, Italy, lived in fear. A ferocious wolf lived in...

November 18, 2014

Brittany Maynard’s Mother Calls Vatican Statement “A Slap In the Face”

Brittany Maynard's mother is angry. Debbie Ziegler, whose 29-year-old daughter Brittany committed suicide rather than...

November 18, 2014

“Talking About Gayness” and “Being Gay” Are Two Different Things

Gay and Catholic: Is that even a thing? You can fill your bookcase with books...

November 18, 2014

Pope Francis’ New Idea: Raffling Off His Stuff for Charity!

A Fiat. A coffee maker. Some bikes. These are among the gifts which Pope Francis...

November 18, 2014

Vatican To Hold Three-Day Conference on Autism

In a press conference this morning in Vatican City, the Pontifical Council for Health Care...

November 18, 2014

God and Abraham Playing “Theological Chicken”: Spitzer and Dershowitz Face Off in Mock Trial

Former New York governor Eliot Spitzer faced off against famed defense attorney Alan Dershowitz November...

November 17, 2014

CONFIRMED: Pope Francis Is Coming to Philly!

The Pope is coming to America! We knew there was a good chance that Pope...

November 16, 2014

Some of You Thought I Was Wrong About Patti Smith. You May Be Right, But…

Well now! Yesterday, I wrote about Pope Francis' invitation to Patti Smith to sing in...

November 15, 2014

WHY PATTI SMITH? Pope Francis Invites Legendary Punk Rocker to Play Christmas Concert at the Vatican

Yesterday it was announced that Pope Francis invited Sr. Cristina Scuccia, who catapulted to fame...

November 14, 2014

Did Concerns Re. the Pope’s Agenda Color the USCCB General Assembly? Bishop Coyne Says Definitely Not

At this week's General Assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Auxiliary Bishop Christopher...

November 14, 2014

CDF Official Reaffirms Church Teaching on Divorce and Remarriage

A Spanish archbishop who serves on the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has reconfirmed...

November 14, 2014

The Madonna of the Candelabra

Back in 2011, the U.S. Postal Service issued a Christmas stamp titled "Madonna of the...

November 13, 2014

Habemus Papam: The Sistine Chapel Choir Performs Music for a Conclave

Just in time for Christmas: A new CD which includes all the music which was...

November 13, 2014

Wait, What? Carl Sagan Was NOT an Atheist?

I don't know where I got this idea, but I've always thought that Carl Sagan,...

November 12, 2014

Will We Have “Work” to Do in Heaven?

When I was young, I had an esoteric view of heaven as a place where...

November 11, 2014

Sainthood Investigation for Fr. Paul Wattson, Graymoor Founder, Receives Support from Bishops

The U.S. Bishops, on November 11, 2014 at their Fall General Assembly in Baltimore, voted...

November 11, 2014

No to Clerical or Functionary Priests, Says Pope Francis

"...There is no need for clerical priests whose behavior risks distancing people from the Lord,...

November 10, 2014

Registration Is Now Open for the World Meeting of Families

This afternoon Archbishop Charles Chaput, archbishop of Philadelphia, addressed his brother bishops participating in the...

November 09, 2014

U.S. Bishops to Discuss Celiac Disease at November Assembly

When the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops convenes November 10-13 in Baltimore, one of the items...

November 09, 2014

Mark Zuckerberg, the Sisters of Mercy, and the Simple Life

Back in the days when religious sisters wore habits, it was commonly understood that there...

November 09, 2014

Cardinal Burke’s Order of Malta: Who Are They, and What Do They Do?

When Cardinal Burke assumes his new responsibilities as Patron of the Order of Malta, he will...

November 08, 2014

39 Years Later, Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald

Does anyone know where the love of God goes When the waves turn the minutes...

November 08, 2014

Protesters Spew Anti-Catholic Hate Outside D.C.-Area Parishes

If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me before it hated you. If...

November 07, 2014

Call for Prayer: Bishop Robert Baker Undergoes Surgery Today

Prayer Warriors: Please say a prayer today for Bishop Robert J. Baker, bishop of Birmingham...

November 07, 2014

Blessed George Napier, Priest and Martyr, Pray For Us

On November 8, 1610, a British cleric by the name of George Napier was executed in...

November 06, 2014

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Marriage Between One Man and One Woman

News today from Cincinnati, where the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld natural marriage...

November 06, 2014

Annulments and Tuition: Changing the Way the Church Does Business

There are two items in the Catholic news this week that have the potential to...

November 05, 2014

If God Filled You Up, It Might Feel Like This

I've written before about the work of Andrew McNabb. Andrew and I are friends, and...

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