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September 2012

September 12, 2012

Would the Vatican REALLY Want an End to American Freedoms? – UPDATED

It’s tough out here in the Catholic blogosphere. It’s my goal, when I sit down...

September 11, 2012

Do You See Your Body As Sacred?

Fr. Joseph Hirsch, from the Office of Vocations in the Diocese of LaCrosse, offers insights...

September 11, 2012

Who Is Father Tolton, and Can He Help Cardinal George?

Who was Father Augustus Tolton? He was the son of poor slaves in the South....

September 08, 2012

You Are What You Do/Say/Think….

I read once that when a neurosurgeon touches a spot on the human brain with...

September 05, 2012

God Squeaks By, Wins a Spot on Democratic Platform

The Democratic Platform Committee has just made room for God in their official party platform—but...

September 02, 2012

Rerum Novarum and Obama’s Economic Policy

On the first Monday of September, Americans say goodbye to summer with picnics and parades, fireworks...

August 2012

August 31, 2012

Cardinal Dolan’s Prayer at the Republican National Convention

Following is the closing benediction which was offered by Cardinal Timothy Dolan at the RNC...

August 30, 2012

A Celebration of Unity: Our Lady of Walsingham’s Beautiful Window

Isn't this beautiful? This is the window in the offices of the Personal Ordinariate of...

August 27, 2012

Thieves Target Downriver Parish–Twice

Riverview is a quiet bedroom community stretched along the Detroit River, about fifteen miles south...

July 2012

July 21, 2012

A Symphony in the Trees: It’s Katydid Season!

When I was a child, I had a picture book about insects. Each creepy critter...

July 20, 2012

Shut Up and Sell: Mixing Business and Politics Is Unfair to Consumers

Popular fast-food chain Chick-fil-A has sworn off politics. That’s the promise from the company after...

July 03, 2012

Andy Griffith Studied to Be a Moravian Minister!

Before the Andy Griffith Show… way before Matlock… Andy Griffith made his film debut in...

June 2012

June 27, 2012

Irenaeus: A Saint for Then and Now

Oh, things were so confusing in the earliest days of Christianity! St. Irenaeus—the second-century bishop...

June 26, 2012

Congress Sings “God Bless America”

I’m feeling nostalgic today. It seems that there was a time when we were all...

June 25, 2012

Greg Burke: The Prequel

I’m excited about Greg Burke’s new job. Last week, the Vatican announced that they’d enlisted...

June 06, 2012

How Does Google Find Little Old YOU?

This is just too cool: First, a nifty graph that shows you how Google finds...

June 03, 2012

John Donne and the Three-Person’d God

John Donne (1572-1631) was an English poet, satirist, lawyer and priest. He was born to...

June 02, 2012

The Old Testament Trinity

This Sunday, the Catholic Church (and many other denominations) celebrate Trinity Sunday. You’ve seen artists’...

May 2012

May 30, 2012

Need to Get Away? Cliffside Retreats to Take Your Breath Away

The life of a monk is washed in silence. Seeking perfect communion with his God,...

May 12, 2012

Attacking the Pope: The Ignominious Career of Juan María Fernández y Krohn

Here’s an anniversary that will live in infamy: On May 12, 1982, Father Juan María...

May 08, 2012

Canadian Student Suspended for “Jesus” T-Shirt – UPDATED

Watch out, Americans: This story may be coming to a high school near you. William...

May 06, 2012

St. Peter at the Pearly Gates

May 03, 2012

SWIMMING THE TIBER: To Quote Flannery O’Connor, “Here Comes Everybody!”

WHAT DO THESE PEOPLE HAVE IN COMMON? Actors John Wayne, Gary Cooper, Jim Nabors, Faye...

April 2012

April 19, 2012

William Coulson and the LCWR: “We Overcame Their Traditions and Their Faith”

This week the Vatican released its doctrinal assessment of the LCWR, the Leadership Council of...

April 16, 2012

Voting Our Values: Inspiration for November

The economy, jobs, energy: All these are important, but good people may disagree as to...

April 13, 2012

Big day tomorrow, folks!

Uh-oh. Got an email from the boss (that would be Elizabeth Scalia, who keeps this...

April 12, 2012

On the Anniversary of Buchenwald’s Liberation, I Remember the Priests Who Died There

On April 11, 1945, American troops liberated the Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald. The horror...

April 04, 2012

Poisoned Apple: Ben and Jerry’s Supports “Marriage Equality”

Ben & Jerry’s ice cream is good; their politics—not so much. The company, founded in...

April 02, 2012

Seven Years Ago, Pope John Paul II Went Home to the Father

Pope John Paul II said so much, wrote so much, taught so much that was...

March 2012

March 18, 2012

St. Joseph: Mary’s Husband, Jesus’s Stepdad

March 19 is the feast day of St. Joseph, husband of Mary and adoptive father of...