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May 2014

May 10, 2014

Graphic Statue of Virgin Mary Upsets Neighbors in Old Westbury

She stands 33 feet tall, her body bronze and red in the winter sun, slashed...

May 09, 2014

Joan of Arc on Trial Again–This Time Not for Heresy, But for Homophobia

Joan of Arc was a courageous young Frenchwoman who lived in the fifteenth century--a hero...

May 09, 2014

Three Saints, Three Stories, Three Lessons Learned

I have just finished reading Elizabeth Ficocelli's story of the lives of Therese, Faustina and...

May 09, 2014

LCWR Responds After Tense Meeting With CDF’s Cardinal Gerhard Müller

On May 8, the Leadership Council of Women Religious (LCWR) issued a statement on their...

May 08, 2014

Take the Jonathan Swift Challenge: How Else Can We Utilize the Corpses of Babies?

In 1729, Irish writer Jonathan Swift published a straight-faced satire called A Modest Proposal for...

May 07, 2014

Moms, Dads, Kids, Singles, Everyone…This Movie’s For You

The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world. Back in...

May 07, 2014

What Is the Gift of Counsel?

What is Counsel? That was the theme of the Holy Father's catechesis today, in...

May 06, 2014

Pope Paul VI To Be Beatified October 19

Giovanni Battista Montini, Pope Paul VI, will likely be beatified--the first step toward sainthood--on October...

May 06, 2014

The Singing Priest Gets a Record Deal

No surprise: Fr. Ray Kelly, the "singing priest" from Ireland, has been offered a record...

May 06, 2014

WEIRD: Her Abortion Is a “Special Memory”; In a Fire, She’d Grab Her Sonogram First

Emily Letts is a patient advocate (or more accurately, an abortion counselor). The 25-year-old works...

May 05, 2014

BREAKING: Supreme Court Says It’s OK to Pray!

In a narrow 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court this morning ruled that it's OK to...

May 05, 2014

The Uniform of the Swiss Guard: A 100-Year-Old Tradition

Were the uniforms of the Swiss Guard designed by Michelangelo? I've always heard that; but...

May 05, 2014

The Bible From the Titanic Goes on Display in Tennessee

16 And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea, 17 And entered into...

May 05, 2014

A Memory Walk (And a Big Blow-Out Party!) For Patheos@5

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PATHEOS! It's been five years since Leo and Cathie Brunnick launched their digital...

May 04, 2014

Dissent and Disagreement Persist Among LCWR’s Women Religious (UPDATED)

The LCWR, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, has dug in its heels against the...

May 03, 2014

Will the Vatican Establish a Secretariat for Communications? And What Would That Mean for Bloggers?

News this morning out of Rome: Giacomo Galeazzi, writing for Vatican Insider, reports that the...

May 03, 2014

Palin’s Baptism Comments: Not the First Time She’s Angered the Catholics

The Internet has been abuzz this week over Sarah Palin's remarks about waterboarding and baptism....

May 02, 2014

BLOGGER SELFIE: Why I Write, What I Write, When I Write

Here I am--participating in the #mywritingprocess blog tour! Elizabeth Duffy got me into this. Well,...

May 01, 2014

In Rome, It’s Pedal to the Metal, Full Speed Ahead

Is it just me? I'm amazed lately by all of the reports coming out of...

May 01, 2014

Three New Members Appointed to National Review Board

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has just named three new members to serve four-year...

May 01, 2014

IT’S OVER! After 28 Years, NOW Ordered to Pay Court Costs for Joe Scheidler and Pro-Life Activists

It's a happy day for pro-lifers! After 28 years, the National Organization for Women has...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

Padre Pio, Bernard of Clairvaux, and the Shoulder Wound of Christ

What do medieval mystic St. Bernard of Clairvaux and modern monk St. Padre Pio have...

April 30, 2014

Governor Rick Perry Goes Down to the River, Gets Baptized

Last month, Texas Governor Rick Perry took a dip in the Little Rocky Creek near...

April 30, 2014

Two Siblings Learn About the Baby: One Is a Story of Joy, One of Loss

This morning, I happened to read two very different stories about siblings who had just...

April 30, 2014

Would God Tell You to Just Shut Up?

One day up in heaven, people were praying and praising and singing and having a...

April 29, 2014

Community Service Alert: Don’t Text and Drive!

A sad story out of High Point, North Carolina: Courtney Ann Sanford was really happy--and...

April 28, 2014

Bravado and Bulldozers: Chinese Churches Topple Under Communist Decree

Today in China, bulldozers are hard at work destroying what Christians have taken years to...

April 27, 2014

Heaven Is For Real: Secrets Colton Burpo Didn’t Tell You in the Book or the Movie

Now, Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples that are not written...

April 27, 2014

Italians Watch the Canonization in 3D Glasses

An amazing photo from Bergamo, the northern Italy town which was the birthplace of Pope...

April 26, 2014

Churches Named for Blessed John Paul II Get a New Name This Weekend!

In Hamtramck, Michigan, a Polish immigrant enclave in the center of Detroit, the parish of...

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