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January 2015

January 11, 2015

The Priest Who Baptized Jorge Bergoglio, the Future Pope

At his Wednesday Audience on November 13, 2013, Pope Francis, continuing his catechesis on the...

May 2014

May 21, 2014

Why Do Catholics Bless Themselves with Holy Water?

When you walk into the church, you dip your fingers into the holy water font...

April 2014

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 08, 2014

How I Almost Fell For the Catholic Spin Re. That Cordoba Baptism

Yesterday I spent a lot of time working on an article regarding the baptism of...

January 2014

January 05, 2014

Anglicans’ Revised Baptismal Rite Makes No Mention of Sin

The Anglican church has begun implementation of a new version of the church’s baptism service. In...

May 2013

May 30, 2013

El Colacho: Corpus Christi and the Devil’s Leap

If you are a baby in the town of Castrillo de Murcia, near Burgos, Spain,...

January 2013

January 14, 2013

Protesters Strip in St. Peter’s Square; Pope Stays on Target

Four women from the Ukrainian feminist group Femen shed their shirts and bared their breasts...

October 2012

October 21, 2012

The Essential Pregnancy Companion for Catholic Moms

Elizabeth Scalia called her a “tiny, dynamic ball of energy smarts”; and so she is. ...

September 2012

September 24, 2012

Is This News? German Bishops Withhold Sacraments from the “Un-baptized”

In January 2012, I wrote about the growing trend among Europeans to request that they...

January 2012

January 24, 2012

De-Baptism: Is That Even Possible?

Increasing numbers of Europeans are asking to be “de-baptized,” says a report in the Huffington...

December 2011

December 28, 2011

Detroit's Historic Assumption Grotto, Then and Now

On my To-Do List for a long time now: An article on Detroit’s historic Assumption...

May 2011

May 12, 2011

HOW CAN I UNDERSTAND, UNLESS SOMEONE INSTRUCTS ME? The Ethiopian On Your Street

Today’s reading from the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 8:26-40) recounts the story of the...

April 2011

April 24, 2011

CHRIST THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD: The Significance of the Paschal Candle

Last night at the beginning of the Easter Vigil, our pastor Fr. Bob LaCroix prepared...