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November 2015

November 15, 2015

Devastating Fall Brings Miracle Healing for Annabel Beam

When Annabel Beam was only five years old, she was diagnosed with two painful, life-threatening digestive disorders....

November 05, 2015

Confess My Sins to a Priest? Why Can’t I Just Talk to God?

If you're Catholic, you've heard this before, right? Your Protestant friend says, "Why should I...

October 2015

October 31, 2015

Eating Rome: Living the Good Life in the Eternal City

Coffee, pizza, artichokes and grappa: For a resident of Rome, these familiar flavors beckon on every...

October 26, 2015

The Nun Doll Museum: A Catholic Collection Extraordinaire

Over at Aleteia, I tell the story today of the world's only Nun Doll Museum....

September 2015

September 18, 2015

The World Goes On! Some Good News, Some Bad News

I've been away from the computer lately--but not away from the news. Just thought I'd...

September 13, 2015

An Office Depot Counter-Argument: Why a Boycott Is Sometimes a Good Thing

Yesterday I told you that it wasn't worth the effort to "boycott" a company like...

September 06, 2015

Glitz, Glamour and a Great Film: My Evening With the Stars on the Red Carpet

There's been a calm here at SEASONS OF GRACE for a few days. The whooshing sound...

August 2015

August 21, 2015

Today, an Appeals Court Loss for Michigan, Tennessee Catholics in HHS Mandate Case

A federal appeals court ruled August 21 that nine Catholic groups in Michigan and Tennessee must provide...

June 2015

June 18, 2015

Laudato Si’: So Much to Say, So Much to Learn

There is a calm this morning over the Catholic Interwebs. I've noticed fewer Facebook posts,...

June 11, 2015

Stolen Altarcloth Is Returned to German Church, 70 Years Later

An altar cloth that's been missing for nearly 70 years is being welcomed home to Germany...

May 2015

May 14, 2015

8 Bad Reasons to Leave the Catholic Church, and 1 Good Reason to Stay

There's been a lot of conversation on-line over the past few days regarding a column by...

February 2015

February 23, 2015

How I Spent My (Sorta, Kinda) Winter Vacation….

Blogging's been light over at Chez Schiffer in the last week! That's because I've been...

February 14, 2015

Powerball Winner: “First I’m Going to Pay My Tithes…”

"First I'm going to pay my tithes, because I wouldn't have none of it if...

December 2014

December 29, 2014

COUNTDOWN: My Top Ten Catholic News Stories from 2014

HAPPY NEW YEAR! In a few hours, 2014 will be a happy memory and we'll...

December 23, 2014

Sr. Cristina Covers Madonna’s Raunchy “Like a Virgin”–And Turns It Into a Prayer

You remember Sister Cristina--the Italian nun who made a splash on social media last year...

December 08, 2014

Coming to a Theater Near You: The Vatican Museums in Glorious 3D

You never forget your first visit to the Sistine Chapel. Every trip to Rome is...

December 05, 2014

A GREAT EVIL: University’s Macabre Experiment Creates a Human-Mouse Hybrid

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? --The Shadow In a macabre...

November 2014

November 22, 2014

Iconic Cross on Ireland’s Highest Peak Has Been Cut Down

Carrountoohil, the central peak of the Macgillycuddy's Reeks range, stands 1,038 feet high and is Ireland's tallest mountain...

November 21, 2014

Anna and Joachim Present Their Daughter Mary at the Temple (How Do We Know That?)

NOVEMBER 21 MEMORIAL OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Where in the Bible do...

August 2014

August 19, 2014

In Argentina, Pope Francis’ Family Members Die in Crash

Sad news today from Buenos Aires, where three relatives of Pope Francis died in a...

July 2014

July 18, 2014

Australian Nun Among Dead in Malaysian Plane Crash

Of course, every life that was lost aboard the Malaysian jet which was shot down...

July 12, 2014

Remember Those Nude FEMEN Protesters? French Court Imposes €1,500 Fine

You remember the lovely ladies from FEMEN, don't you? They're the unseemly Ukraine-based feminists who...

June 2014

June 24, 2014

Bishop Paprocki Issues Pastoral Letter, Calls for All Tabernacles To Be Centered and Prominently Displayed

Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki, Bishop of Springfield in Illinois, issued a pastoral letter on June...

June 20, 2014

Associated Press Apologizes for Its Coverage of the Irish Orphanage Story

Associated Press has issued an apology for its errant reporting regarding claims of a...

May 2014

May 21, 2014

Why Do Catholics Bless Themselves with Holy Water?

When you walk into the church, you dip your fingers into the holy water font...

May 09, 2014

Joan of Arc on Trial Again–This Time Not for Heresy, But for Homophobia

Joan of Arc was a courageous young Frenchwoman who lived in the fifteenth century--a hero...

May 09, 2014

LCWR Responds After Tense Meeting With CDF’s Cardinal Gerhard Müller

On May 8, the Leadership Council of Women Religious (LCWR) issued a statement on their...

May 05, 2014

A Memory Walk (And a Big Blow-Out Party!) For Patheos@5

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PATHEOS! It's been five years since Leo and Cathie Brunnick launched their digital...

May 04, 2014

Dissent and Disagreement Persist Among LCWR’s Women Religious (UPDATED)

The LCWR, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, has dug in its heels against the...

May 03, 2014

Palin’s Baptism Comments: Not the First Time She’s Angered the Catholics

The Internet has been abuzz this week over Sarah Palin's remarks about waterboarding and baptism....