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May 2015

May 29, 2015

Is the Holy Spirit Really God? The Trinity, As Defined by Constantinople

Sunday, May 31 is Trinity Sunday--or, more formally, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity....

May 29, 2015

Sneak Peek: CARA’s Upcoming Study on Global Catholicism Trends

On Monday, CARA--the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University--will release a new...

May 28, 2015

What Could President Obama Possibly Have to Offer the Catholic Health Association?!

"Delighted and honored." That's how Sister Carol Keehan, president and chief executive officer of the Catholic...

May 26, 2015

Christ Was at Mass Today (A Guest Post by Deal W. Hudson)

Thank you so much to Deal Hudson, who generously granted permission for me to carry...

May 24, 2015

Come, Holy Spirit: The Song-Prayer of Cardinal Stephen Langton

Cardinal Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1207 until his death in 1228, was a...

May 23, 2015

The 13 Catholics in Statuary Hall: On Memorial Day, Remembering Our Heroes

One of the most popular tourist destinations in Washington, D.C. is National Statuary Hall....

May 21, 2015

Facebook Is Catholic, Twitter Is Protestant?

Really? Is Facebook Catholic? That's the analysis offered by British moral theologian Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith,...

May 20, 2015

MASS MESS: If the Priest Screws Up, Have I Satisfied My Sunday Obligation?

We've been traveling, and that means... Different Churches! I absolutely love the opportunity to attend Mass...

May 06, 2015

A “Suicide Bear”? Japanese Invention Lets You Choose Suffocation, Asphyxia or Lethal Injection

How would you prefer to die: By lethal injection? suffocation? helium asphyxia? Japanese engineers are...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

Seven Women Attempt Ordination–And No, They’re Not Priests

Seven "well prepared" women attempted to be ordained Catholic priests in Morristown, New Jersey, on...

April 29, 2015

Rome Police Force Uses Modern Investigative Techniques to Show the 12-Year-Old Jesus

Want to see what the boy Jesus really looked like? The scientific unit of Rome's...

April 27, 2015

Mayberry Revisited: Does God Hate Guns?

Last week,the issue of gun control came to the fore here in southeastern Michigan. ...

April 19, 2015

Jesus, a Ghost? What Does the Catholic Church Teach About Ghosts?

It's finally Spring in our corner of the woods, and we've begun the laborious task...

April 17, 2015

Catholics in San Francisco Respond: Mass Mob Planned at Star of the Sea Catholic Church

When Fr. Joseph Illo, the pastor at San Francisco's Star of the Sea Catholic Church,...

April 16, 2015

Breaking: Vatican, American Sisters Strike a Deal

Some very good news! The Vatican and the American Sisters have acknowledged their common mission...

April 12, 2015

Stand, Sit, Kneel, Repeat… Why Catholics Do the Things They Do

If you're a non-Catholic attending the Catholic Mass for the first time, chances are you...

April 10, 2015

Inklings of the Gospel: Fr. Robert Barron’s Latest Book Finds Meaning in Popular Culture

Raise your hand if you remember CliffsNotes. Those black and yellow-striped study guides were a boon...

April 06, 2015

What Do Young Americans Think of Jesus–And How Can We Change Their Minds?

Well, Easter has passed. We remember with gratitude that Jesus lived, died on the Cross...

April 03, 2015

Cardinal McCarrick Transported to Hospital After Fainting in Church

Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, fainted at the Holy Thursday Mass and...

April 02, 2015

HOLY THURSDAY: Remembering Jesus’ Gift of Himself in the Eucharist

Brothers and sisters:I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the...

March 2015

March 30, 2015

Coming Into the Home Stretch: What Is Holy Week?

Yesterday, Palm Sunday, we welcomed Jesus, waving palm fronds in a reenactment of Christ's jubilant...

March 29, 2015

PRAYERS NEEDED: Cardinal George Readmitted to Loyola Hospital

Could you take a few minutes to say a prayer for Cardinal George? For the...

March 21, 2015

CATHOLIC SHOES: Wear ‘Em With Pride

You can always recognize the Catholic women on Ash Wednesday, sure enough. They’re the ones...

March 20, 2015

Pope Francis: “The Death Penalty Is Inadmissible, No Matter How Serious the Crime”

From Vatican City this morning, a report of Pope Francis' meeting with delegates from the...

March 18, 2015

“The Poor You Will Always Have With You”: An Atheist Misunderstands Pope Francis, Again

Matthew O'Neil, writing on Dan Arel's Danthropology blog over on the Atheist Channel, has written what he...

March 18, 2015

Will Michigan Legislature Protect Religious Freedom of Adoption Agencies?

The Michigan House of Representatives will vote this afternoon on legislation which would allow faith-based adoption...

March 17, 2015

St. Patrick’s Feast Day Has Been Hijacked–Don’t Give Away the Parade, Too!

TODAY IS ST. PATRICK'S DAY, and in New York City, there's going to be some...

March 15, 2015

Will Wrongly Convicted Fr. Gordon MacRae Finally Go Free?

Father Gordon J. MacRae may finally be freed soon, after serving more than twenty years...

March 10, 2015

The Catholic Luther? Wait… What?

I was web surfing recently when I ran across a discussion of the "Catholic Luther." I...

March 08, 2015

A Completely Different Side of Bill Donohue Revealed in His Latest Book

You probably have seen Bill Donohue in action. The feisty president of the Catholic League for Religious and...