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March 2014

March 26, 2014

Not So Fast! Michigan’s Governor Rick Snyder Won’t Recognize Same-Sex Marriages

The see-saw has tipped again in Michigan's volatile same-sex marriage brouhaha. Michigan's Republican Governor Rick...

March 26, 2014

“Bling Bishop” Is Gone; Now What?

Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, bishop of Limburg, "cannot, at the present moment, continue to exercise...

March 25, 2014

This Lent, Go To Confession! New Website Can Help

Whatever happened to Confession? A generation ago, Catholics lined up on Saturday afternoon to take...

March 25, 2014

World Meeting of Families Is Announced in Rome–and Philly Delegation Was There

A month ago, I told you that the World Meeting for Families would bring people...

March 25, 2014

“Praying the Steps” at Holy Cross Immaculata, and Helping a Friend in Need

A PRAYERFUL TRADITION Atop Mount Adams, the highest point in Cincinnati, Ohio, stands Holy Cross...

March 23, 2014

Peter, Paul and Mary Sing About the Woman at the Well

As a deacon, my husband reads the Gospel at Mass each Sunday. This morning before...

March 23, 2014

Michigan Bishops Respond to Ruling on Marriage Amendment

Late in the day on Friday, March 21, U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman overturned the...

March 23, 2014

March Madness, Vasectomies and the Really Manly Man

In Spring a young man's fancy turns to.... vasectomies?? You may have seen something of...

March 22, 2014

SILK PURSE FROM SOW’S EAR: Gosnell’s Abortion Center Will Now Serve the Poor as a Food Pantry

A clinic where infamous abortionist Kermit Gosnell once reportedly killed born-alive infants has been given new...

March 22, 2014

From France: Thou Shalt Not [Wink-Wink] Kill Your Children

A sad story from Boulancourt, France, south of Paris, where a father has been given just a...

March 20, 2014

School District Removes Non-Christian Preference from Teacher Contracts

The Ferndale School District, north of Detroit, has agreed to delete a clause in its...

March 20, 2014

Pope Francis Plants a “Virtual Olive Tree”

Plant a forest of peace: That's the message that Pope Francis wanted to impart to...

March 19, 2014

Are You Going to Philly? All Your Friends Will Be There!

On September 22-27, 2015, Philadelphia will welcome the 8th World Meeting of Families, which is...

March 19, 2014

Creative Easter Baskets for Catholic Kiddies

Easter's coming! And as much as children love the jelly beans and the chocolate bunny...

March 19, 2014

Everyday Wisdom from Archbishop Fulton Sheen

+ JMJ + This Lent, I've been spending a little time each day with Archbishop...

March 19, 2014

“Be Close to Your Children”: Pope Francis’ St. Joseph Day Message for Fathers

"Be close to your children," Pope Francis said today to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's...

March 17, 2014

The Pope Hates Paperwork, Too!

Pope Francis hates paperwork--and so do I! There, I've said it! Coupons and junk mail,...

March 17, 2014

Catholics, Anglicans and Muslims Come Together to Oppose Human Trafficking

Human trafficking is everyone's problem. In a groundbreaking collaboration, representatives of Catholic, Anglican and Muslim...

March 17, 2014

Priest, Prophet, King: Fr. Robert Barron’s Newest Teaching Series

Father Robert Barron, whose excellent book and breathtaking video series Catholicism earned raves when it...

March 15, 2014

Evangelii Gaudium: Rome’s Best Seller Since Vatican II

One year after Pope Francis' election as Roman pontiff, the Catholic Truth Society has announced...

March 15, 2014

Moms of Down Syndrome Babies: Be Not Afraid

Imagine you're expecting a baby, and you've just learned that your child will have Down...

March 15, 2014

Bill Maher’s Mega-Blasphemy: Not Even a Little Bit Funny

Last night on Comedy Central, trash-talking atheist comedian Bill Maher spouted a blasphemy so egregious,...

March 15, 2014

You Big Ol’ Pomegranate, You!

Man is like a pomegranate: Inside he contains many tiny fleshy seeds, like the many...

March 14, 2014

Do We Want to Become Holy? (Check Out the Vatican’s Free Flip-Book!)

Yesterday Pope Francis celebrated the first anniversary of his election to the pontificate by praying...

March 14, 2014

A Little Light Reading to Enliven Your Lent

I have been smiling my way through Monsignor Richard Soseman's book, Reflections from Rome: Practical...

March 13, 2014

Wow! Pope Francis Invited to Address Joint Session of Congress in 2015

What do you think Pope Francis would say to the U.S. Congress? Today, on the...

March 13, 2014

Breaking: Another Catholic Challenge to Health Care Law

A coalition of Catholic employers has filed a new lawsuit against the federal government, demanding...

March 13, 2014

The Trapdoor on Christ’s Right Shoulder

I have just soaked up all the beauty and the mystery of "Arms Wide Open", a...

March 13, 2014

Catholic Priest Awarded 2014 Templeton Prize

Monsignor Tomáš Halík, professor at Charles University in Prague, has been named winner of the 2014 Templeton...

March 13, 2014

French Woman Marries a Dead Guy

'Til death do us part? In these days of marriage equality, men can marry men;...

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