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March 2014

March 07, 2014

Prayers for Cardinal George As His Cancer Recurs – UPDATED

Worrisome news today out of the Archdiocese of Chicago: Cardinal Francis George writes in his...

March 01, 2014

Lenten Inspiration: The Angelic Voices of the Benedictine Sisters

Lent is approaching; and if you're like me, you really do try during Lent to...

March 01, 2014

Archdiocese of Detroit Embarks on Year of Prayer for a New Pentecost

On Ash Wednesday, the Archdiocese of Detroit will embark on a "Year of Prayer for...

February 2014

February 20, 2014

“American Idol” Shouts to the Lord

Time for some high-spirited prayer! I don't recall seeing the "American Idol" contestants perform this...

February 17, 2014

When Pope John Paul II Visited Chicago

In the fall of 1979, Pope John Paul II, the 264th successor to the Apostle...

December 2013

December 31, 2013

Coming in January: The St. Francis App

While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more...

December 04, 2013

Abiding Faith, Enduring Witness: The Art of Norman Rockwell

Today one of Norman Rockwell’s best loved paintings, Saying Grace, sold in auction for a...

November 2013

November 09, 2013

TIME Magazine Expert: “You Should Be ‘A Little Bit Worried’ About That Falling Satellite”

Here we go again. In September 2011, NASA’s Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), which was...

October 2013

October 07, 2013

Prayers for Bishop Braxton

Please join with me today in praying for Bishop Edward Braxton, bishop of the Roman...

October 07, 2013

Senate Chaplain: “Save Us from the Madness”

Senate Chaplain Barry C. Black, like other Americans, does not much like this government impasse. ...

October 04, 2013

Could You Say a Little Prayer?

A friend shared this story with me today. Blogger R.J. Grigaitis, O.F.S. has begun a...

September 2013

September 03, 2013

Great Mufti of Syria Joins Pope Francis in Praying for Peace on September 7

The Great Mufti of Syria, Ahmad Badreddin Hassou, would like to travel to Rome to...

September 01, 2013

Pope Francis Appeals for Peace

Pope Francis has called on Catholics throughout the world to join in a day of...

August 2013

August 17, 2013

Prayer Before Sex? It’ll Never Catch On!

When I was a child, I once heard my mother talking with a friend about...

June 2013

June 13, 2013

Arizona Prays, to Atheists’ Dismay

The Arizona Court of Appeals has again rejected a legal challenge brought by the Freedom...

June 06, 2013

Margaret Mary Alacoque and the Sacred Heart of Jesus

July 7, 2013 Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ”Behold the Heart that has...

June 02, 2013

Welcome to the Holiest Place on Earth

Those amazing guys over at Spirit Juice Studios have done it again. Always fresh, always...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

THE FRUIT OF HER WOMB: John Meets His Cousin for the First Time

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Visitation, that day when the pregnant Mary travels...

May 28, 2013

Fast Cars, Long Beards: “Duck Dynasty” Comes to NASCAR

In its third season on A&E, the reality show “Duck Dynasty” has vaulted to the...

May 25, 2013

And I Thought I Knew How to Pray…

I have known Vinny Flynn for years. I’ve seen him at the Catholic Marketing Network...

May 18, 2013

Saturday Special: A Garden of Roses for Our Mother

In this Marian month, I continue my weekly focus on Mary, the Mother of God. ...

May 07, 2013

7-Year-Old Steals Car to Avoid Going to Church

I’d love to tell you that my children, when they were young, always loved going...

April 2013

April 29, 2013

Let My Prayer Rise Like Incense….

Let my prayer rise before you like incense, And my hands like an evening offering....

April 29, 2013

Pope Francis’ Prayer Intentions for May

Each month, the Holy Father names two prayer intentions: a general intention, and a mission...

April 28, 2013

Just in Time! The National Day of Prayer

If ever there was a time when the citizens of our nation needed to bow...

April 21, 2013

HOPE FOUNDED IN FAITH: The World Day of Prayer for Vocations

Ask a tourist what is the most familiar statue in St. Peter’s Basilica, and he’s...

April 17, 2013

The Catholic Mom’s Lament: “There’s No Time to Pray!”

My story is every mother’s story: My children are grown, but oh, how I remember...

March 2013

March 30, 2013

With Weeping and Lamentations

He is in the tomb. Holy Saturday is such a quiet day—a day of reflection...

March 23, 2013

We Are Brothers: Pope Francis, Pope-Emeritus Benedict Do Lunch

It’s been 600 years since such a meeting could take place. Today at Castel Gandolfo,...

March 18, 2013

La Verna: St. Francis’ Hilltop Home-Away-From-Home

St. Francis, after whom our new pope is named, is most often associated with the...