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November 2015

November 22, 2015

A Pencil in God’s Hand: Mother Teresa’s Story Comes to the Big Screen

Anjezë (Agnes) Gonxhe Bojaxhiu was only twelve years old when she first felt the call...

July 2015

July 01, 2015

Hugs Up in Heaven, As Nicholas Winton Goes to His Reward

I imagine cheering crowds at the gates of Heaven this morning, welcoming Sir Nicholas Winton...

March 2015

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 16, 2015

Photographer Priest Captures the Dignity of the Poor on Camera

The Detroit Free Press has a great story today that I'd like you to see:...

February 2015

February 28, 2015

This Heavy Snow Is a Mess for People–But Just Think How Bad It Is for Churches!

The storms of 2015 are hard on parishes which are buried in snow! You heard it...

February 24, 2015

Fr. Timothy Scott Removed as Basilian Spokesperson After Hurling Obscenity Toward Cardinal Burke

Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for...

December 2014

December 23, 2014

Liberal Blog’s Diatribe Against the Knights of Columbus

The Knights of Columbus are too Catholic. That's the charge issued by ThinkProgress, the liberal political...

November 2014

November 09, 2014

Cardinal Burke’s Order of Malta: Who Are They, and What Do They Do?

When Cardinal Burke assumes his new responsibilities as Patron of the Order of Malta, he will...

March 2014

March 22, 2014

SILK PURSE FROM SOW’S EAR: Gosnell’s Abortion Center Will Now Serve the Poor as a Food Pantry

A clinic where infamous abortionist Kermit Gosnell once reportedly killed born-alive infants has been given new...

March 11, 2014

On Anniversary of Tsunami, the Vatican Remembers with Mozart

Three years after the earthquake and tsunami which afflicted Japan in 2011, Rome remembers with...

February 2014

February 19, 2014

Who Is My Neighbor? Sometimes, It’s a Little Boy Without a Jacket

This out of Norway: A little boy sits shivering at a bus stop without a...

February 15, 2014

Society Continues Death Spiral, As Runners Speed Naked Through Detroit Streets

This morning, a thousand people stripped to their underwear and ran near-naked through the streets...

February 11, 2014

Atheists to School District: Stop Helping Starving Children!

An atheist group has protested students' participation in a community service project that provides food...

December 2013

December 17, 2013

Film Promoter Spends Entire $25,000 Marketing Budget to Help the Philippines

When 20th Century Fox approached independent filmmaker Casey Neistat, asking him to help in promoting...

December 16, 2013

Pope Francis’ Christmas Gift to Rome’s Poor: Phone Cards and Metro Tickets

Pope Francis has been making a list and checking it twice. On his first Christmas...

December 04, 2013

Can It Be True? Can St. Josaphat’s Steeple Be Saved?

Last month, a storm passed through Metropolitan Detroit—downing power lines, ripping branches off of trees,...

November 2013

November 11, 2013

Pope Francis, the U.S. Bishops, and Now YOU Can Help the Philippines!

As the first relief shipments arrive in the typhoon-ravaged Philippines, Pope Francis and the U.S....

October 2013

October 15, 2013

Elderly Woman Is Mugged; Pope Francis Steps In to Help

Pope Francis has sent a gift of 200 Euros to an elderly Venetian woman who...

September 2013

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...

July 2013

July 24, 2013

A Cut for a Cause: Bush Goes Bald for a Little Boy

Two-year-old Patrick is battling leukemia—and while his prognosis is good, the treatments have caused him...

July 13, 2013

At St. Mary’s College, Joining Pope Francis in Combatting the Culture of Waste

Pope Francis, speaking to the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, June 3,...

August 2012

August 12, 2012

Holy Grail, Holy Girls, and Holy Grill

On August 10, the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of St. Lawrence of Rome. I...

July 2012

July 18, 2012

Who Is My Neighbor? In Virginia, Not-So-Good Samaritans Ignore Dying Victim

Why would good people ignore a man who lay dying on the sidewalk? Is it...

March 2012

March 12, 2012

Turning the Other Cheek—Automotive Edition

Alternately titled: How Would Jesus Drive? Perhaps you saw the story breaking in Crystal River,...

November 2011

November 04, 2011

St. Charles Borromeo, Patron of Learning and the Arts

In our house, getting the right sleep temperature is a challenge. We have baseboard heating,...

October 2011

October 10, 2011

Work Toward the Common Good, Pope Exhorts

“In communion with your bishops I invite you, the lay faithful, not to fail to...