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May 2014

May 01, 2014

In Rome, It’s Pedal to the Metal, Full Speed Ahead

Is it just me? I'm amazed lately by all of the reports coming out of...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

Would God Tell You to Just Shut Up?

One day up in heaven, people were praying and praising and singing and having a...

April 27, 2014

Italians Watch the Canonization in 3D Glasses

An amazing photo from Bergamo, the northern Italy town which was the birthplace of Pope...

April 24, 2014

Al Gore’s Daughter Weds Under Historic Tree

There she was, the happy bride, her ivory gown accented by the deep purple of...

April 22, 2014

Catholics, Episcopalians Sign Statement on “Ecclesiology and Moral Discernment”

"A unified witness" on ecclesiology and moral discernment was the topic of a new joint...

April 21, 2014

Just Released: Pope Francis’ First Collection of Writings

Hot off the press: The first narrative of the papacy of Pope Francis, The Church...

April 19, 2014

Another Ecumenical Gesture, This Time in Norway: Lutheran Cathedral Hosts Catholic Ordination

For the first time since the Reformation, a man has been ordained to the Catholic...

April 17, 2014

UPDATE: Steeple Repair at St. Josaphat’s Gets Underway

Finally, work has begun to repair the iconic steeple atop St. Josaphat Catholic Church. The...

April 16, 2014

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Triduum

Courtesy of the U.S. Bishops: One of the most helpful descriptions I've seen for the...

April 11, 2014

Traditional Latin Mass Finds Support Among Young Priests

Liturgy is a contentious topic. Often, traditionalists feel strongly that their preferred form of liturgy...

April 11, 2014

Cardinal George Will Miss the Canonizations, Due to Recurrent Cancer

When the world's Cardinals gather in Rome April 27 for the canonizations of Pope John...

April 09, 2014

CHOSEN: A Confirmation Study Program to Capture Teens’ Hearts and Minds

I was thirteen once. It was a year of deep emotional turmoil: I was awash...

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...

April 07, 2014

UPDATES re. the Priests and Nun Kidnapped in Cameroon

Things don't look good for the Canadian nun who was kidnapped early Saturday morning in...

April 05, 2014

The Pocket Gospel: A Gift from Pope Francis

The faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square for the Sunday Angelus on Sunday, April 6,...

April 05, 2014

Please Pray: Two Priests, Nun Kidnapped in Northern Cameroon (UPDATED)

Two Italian priests and an 80-year-old Canadian sister were kidnapped during the night of April...

April 03, 2014

Latin Is Lovely, But Vernacular’s Spectacular

Recently I overheard a woman speaking angrily on the way out of church. She was...

April 01, 2014

Christ With a Toothache, and the Sad, Sad Vandalism of Viennese Churches

News broke this week that over the weekend of March 29-30, a vandal destroyed...

April 01, 2014

Happy Are We: Father Robert Barron Unpacks the Teachings of Jesus

“Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” (John 6:68)...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

What Leads a Person to Become Catholic?

People enter the Catholic Church for many different reasons. Some fall in love with the...

March 30, 2014

Sigrid Undset’s First Novel “Marta Oulie”–Translated Into English for the First Time!

For the first time Marta Oulie, the first published novel by acclaimed Norwegian writer Sigrid Undset,...

March 28, 2014

Oops! Mr. President, the Vatican Is a Country!

The Gateway Pundit caught this diplomatic gaffe: CNN's senior international correspondent Ben Wedeman tweeted a picture...

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

“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

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 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 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...