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September 2014

September 10, 2014

How Did Florence’s Medieval Builders Construct the World’s Biggest Dome?

The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (in English, the Basilica of St. Mary of the...

September 09, 2014

Who Are the Americans Who Will Participate in the October Synod?

News from the Vatican this morning, where Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, secretary general of the Synod...

September 08, 2014

Baby Mary Sisters Safeguard a Precious Statue

Just a block or so from St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, there live an order...

September 04, 2014

So…. Did Jesus Really Have Brothers and Sisters?

“Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses...

August 2014

August 30, 2014

145 Unclaimed Bodies Laid to Rest in Archdiocese of Detroit

The seventh corporal work of mercy is to bury the dead. Usually, we fulfill that...

August 30, 2014

How Would You Like to Be Married by Pope Francis?

The Vatican has announced that next month, Pope Francis will officiate at his first wedding...

August 22, 2014

The Queenship of Mary Is Deeply Rooted in Scripture

Today Catholics celebrate the Memorial of the Queenship of the Virgin Mary. Pope Pius XII...

August 21, 2014

R.I.P. Cardinal Edmund Szoka. Detroit and the World Have Lost a Great Leader.

Sad news today from the Archdiocese of Detroit, where former Detroit archbishop and former President...

August 19, 2014

Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of the U.S.A. Offers Help to Displaced Iraqi Christians

"We wish to scream, but there are no ears that wish to hear." Those are...

August 12, 2014

Why Be Catholic? Patrick Madrid Has All the Answers

Have you ever read a book by Patrick Madrid? If you have, I'll bet you haven't...

August 11, 2014

In Cuba, Faith Comes Out of the Closet As Catholic Church Is Erected

For the first time since the Marxist revolution, a new Roman Catholic church is being...

August 09, 2014

As LCWR Plans Its Big Meeting, the Number of Nuns Continues to Decline

The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) will hold its annual meeting this week (August 12-16)...

August 06, 2014

Heroic Priesthood: A New Film from Fr. Robert Barron

Is there anyone out there who doesn't agree that the Catholic priesthood has faced an onslaught...

August 04, 2014

Handshakes, High Fives, Hugs and Kisses: The Sign of Peace, What It Means and Why It Sometimes Doesn’t Work

At one church in our archdiocese, the Sign of Peace is offered enthusiastically. Clandestine handshakes...

August 03, 2014

Should the Catholic Church Sell St. Peter’s Basilica to Help the Poor?

"I looked up at the great basilica, and I had two reactions: First, I appreciated...

July 2014

July 28, 2014

This Is Sweet: Stratford Caldecott To Be Buried Beside His Hero J.R.R. Tolkien

Last week I told you about the death of beloved Catholic author Stratford Caldecott of...

July 26, 2014

Women With Down Syndrome Respond to God’s Call

To offer oneself to God, in witness to the Gospel of Life. This is the...

July 25, 2014

Pope Francis Is Coming to America!

Big news today from Philadelphia! We've just learned that Pope Francis has accepted the invitation...

July 20, 2014

Dear Choir Director: Let’s Make a Deal

I try hard not to be a cranky Catholic. I may have a personal...

July 19, 2014

SPLAT! Music Industry Goes Whole-Hog Anti-Faith With These Two New Releases

You've heard the old saw that anti-Catholicism is the last acceptable prejudice? We've seen that...

July 17, 2014

R.I.P. Stratford Caldecott, “Marvel” of Catholicism

I just heard the sad news: Catholic writer Stratford Caldecott has died today of prostate...

July 13, 2014

No More Religious Processions in Calabria, After Unscheduled Mafia Salute

There will be no more religious processions in the southern Italian region of Calabria,...

July 12, 2014

What Part of “Keep Holy the Lord’s Day” Don’t You Understand?

Ah, Summertime! Time to kick back, forget to set the alarm clock, enjoy a...

July 08, 2014

Cardinal Dolan Speaks Out Re. the NY Times’ Inflammatory Anti-Catholic Ad

Last week, I told you the story of the full-page ad against Catholicism which...

July 04, 2014

Fourth of July Special: Honoring Catholics in Our Nation’s Capitol

An American saint. A blessed. And a list of Catholic statesmen, politicians, missionaries and pioneers....

July 03, 2014

Saints and Social Justice. Yep, Says Brandon Vogt, They Go Together.

What amazes me most about Brandon Vogt's excellent book Saints and Social Justice: A Guide...

July 02, 2014

Synod In The Modern Church: History and Hope

When Pope Francis brings together key religious leaders from around the world for the October...

June 2014

June 28, 2014

St. Joseph’s Near Detroit’s Eastern Market Gets Help Through the “Mass Mob” Movement

St. Joseph Catholic Church stands across the street from Detroit's historic Eastern Market. The 141-year-old...

June 28, 2014

An Atheist’s Last Stand: Jennifer Fulwiler’s Journey to the Catholic Church

"What was wrong with me that I had to leave a place that I loved...

June 26, 2014

So You Want to Be a Writer… You Should Attend the Catholic Writers Conference This Summer!

Secretly, you're a writer. You bury yourself in historical novels, and you think, "Someday I'd...