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September 2013

September 30, 2013

Wow! Now Pope Francis Institutes a “Council of Cardinals” to Assist in Church Governance

It is not Business-As-Usual in Rome these days. Today the news from Vatican City is...

September 30, 2013

BREAKING: Two Popes to Be Canonized on Divine Mercy Sunday

It’s official! Pope Francis has just announced that two former popes, Blessed John Paul II...

September 28, 2013

Who Do You Say That I Am? Mormons and the Christ

NOTE: I wrote this column at the invitation of Chris Henrichsen, who blogs at the...

September 22, 2013

Hollywood Popefest: Chris Rock Calls Francis “the Greatest Man Alive”

The Pope is Catholic—and I have a feeling some folks are going to be REALLY...

September 19, 2013

Saint Gilbert? Chesterton Cause Gets Underway

G.K. Chesterton, the rotund Catholic writer whose acclaimed works include poetry and apologetics as well...

September 18, 2013

What in the World Is an Almoner?

Father Z reported today that the Pope has a new almoner. “What?” I thought…. I...

September 18, 2013

Pope Francis: The Church Is a Loving Mother

In his Wednesday Audience on September 18, Pope Francis returned to the theme of the...

September 18, 2013

Vatican Releases Free eBook with Benedict XVI’s Messages – New Links

Great news this morning from the Pontifical Council for Social Communications! The Pontifical Council has...

September 17, 2013

Jon Stewart’s Tactless Little Joke About the Eucharist

“The Catholic Church,” said Jon Stewart, “is just an ordinary restaurant that only serves wafers.”...

September 17, 2013

The Secret Life of Catholic Girls

Have you noticed something... uh... DIFFERENT about Catholic girls? If you overhear two Catholic girls...

September 12, 2013

Surprise, Dr. Scalfari! Pope Francis Answers an Atheist’s Questions, and Reaches Out to Unbelievers

Pope Francis continues to surprise. This week, the surprise is his thoughtful message to an...

September 08, 2013

Eye Candy From the Vatican!

Coming soon: The Vatican Pictures 2014 Calendar! Faithful Catholics, art aficionados and the curious will...

September 03, 2013

Catholic Fisticuffs: Look How Those Christians Shove One Another

It’s been quite a belligerent weekend in the Catholic blogosphere, hasn’t it? First there was...

September 01, 2013

Church and State: Costa Rica’s and Switzerland’s Wildly Divergent Views

What role should religion play in the affairs of the State? Here in the United...

August 2013

August 20, 2013

Pope St. Pius X: Humility and Determination

I was young—very young!—but I still remember the canonization of Pope Pius X. It was...

August 19, 2013

You’ve Depended on Catholic Answers; Now, They’re Depending on You

It was circa 2001, I was working with Al Kresta, he was guest hosting on...

August 01, 2013

The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth: Heroes, Then and Now

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Blessed Martyrs of Nowogródek. I saw this painting...

July 2013

July 27, 2013

Catholic Checkers! I Just Love This!

This… …just charmed my socks off. Poking around on the web, I stumbled upon this...

July 18, 2013

FATHER Z IS WRONG: It’s Christ Cathedral, Not St. Callistus

Getting a lot of play in the blogosphere today: Father Z’s report that the former...

July 16, 2013

Pope Francis Blesses a Three-Year-Old and Her Daycare Center

On June 3, 2013, Pope Francis welcomed 2,000 pilgrims from the Province of Bergamo, birthplace...

July 14, 2013

Shepherd in Combat Boots: A Conversation With Father Kapaun’s POW Friend

Father Emil Kapaun, U.S. military chaplain during the Korean War, was captured on November 2,...

July 07, 2013

The Vatican Has a YouTube Page!

I guess I sort of knew this--but until today, I had never found my way...

June 2013

June 30, 2013

“Prepare to Be Shocked”: Milwaukee Archdiocese to Release Personnel Files

On Monday, July 1, as part of its ongoing bankruptcy case, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee...

June 29, 2013

Peter’s Toes

In the Middle Ages, pilgrims who made the arduous trip to Rome to visit St....

June 25, 2013

Vatican Calls for More Books for the Blind

Day after day, Pope Francis reaches out to first one, then another group: religious sisters,...

June 24, 2013

Saint Sylvester in Capite – A Busy Place Today!

But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,...

June 22, 2013

Obama’s Education Quip in Northern Ireland: Sensationalized? Or Unabashedly Manipulative?

First of all, I want to say I’m sorry. Earlier this week, I published a...

June 22, 2013

A Man for All Seasons: Sir Thomas More, Statesman, Martyr, and Devoted Father

During this Fortnight for Freedom, I reflect on one of the great saints whose commitment...

June 21, 2013

Patheos Bloggers Conspire to Change the World: My Day with My Friend, Fr. Dwight Longenecker

I am so proud to call this guy my friend. Yesterday in Greenville, South Carolina,...

June 19, 2013

With Second Miracle Approved, JPII Likely to Be Canonized October 20!

The second miracle has been approved, and Blessed John Paul II is now one step...