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July 2015

July 03, 2015

Seeing and Believing: Recognizing Christ amid Social Inequalities

Today's gospel for the Feast of Saint Thomas, Apostle, always hits me across the head...

June 2015

June 19, 2015

#LaudatoSi: The Encyclical, The Movie?

This was launched over a week ago, but somehow with all of yesterday's mania over...

May 2015

May 27, 2015

Vatican’s Msgr. Tighe on Proclaiming (or not) Catholicism in 2025

A must-watch ten minute fascinating address by Msgr Paul Tighe, secretary of the Pontifical Council for...

March 2015

March 27, 2015

When the News is A Call to Action: Top Catholic Tweets for 3/27/15

As always, the news of the week leads me into prayer. There is something about...

March 25, 2015

Homeless Receive Special Invite to Experience the Sistine Chapel

From Vatican Radio today, a beautiful outreach to the poor of Rome. I have personally...

February 2015

February 07, 2015

What’s “News”? Top Catholic Tweets for the Week of 02/07/15

Just about every week, we bring you a weekly feature that includes the top news...

January 2015

January 17, 2015

Mourning Kristel Padasas and Celebrating #PopeFrancisPH – Sweet Tweets for 01/17/15

I was prepared this morning to write about how wonderful it has been to watch...

December 2014

December 19, 2014

Which “Master” Am I Serving? – Sweet Tweets for 12/19/14

In his tweet for this week, Pope Francis sent a message that is helpful to...

December 17, 2014

Avoiding the Sins of the Media

Have you sat down and watched television lately? I mean, really, truly watched it? I'd...

November 2014

November 02, 2014

Saintly Souls — Sweet Tweets for 11/2/14

Since last week's Sweet Tweets, I've been on the move. From Dallas, to Chicago, to...

September 2014

September 19, 2014

The Lord is Waiting — Sweet Tweets for 9/19/14

Doesn't it seem like this week flew by? When John sent me these week's STs,...

September 13, 2014

Trusting in Jesus and His Mercy — Sweet Tweets for 9/13/14

If you could please spare a prayer, I am at a family funeral this weekend....

August 2014

August 29, 2014

The Message of the Cross — Sweet Tweets for 8/29/14

Turning on the news is challenging lately. It seems that at every moment, we are...

May 2014

May 01, 2014

Pope Francis Sends Message to Toronto Students

I love the part in this Perspectives video about the fact that Toronto's Catholic school...

May 01, 2014

I Love Pope Francis’ May Intentions

I hope you already know about the beautiful work being done by the Apostleship of...

April 2014

April 11, 2014

Sweet Tweets for 4/11/14 — A Contemplative Spirit

Maybe it has something to do with the amount of time I spent in airplanes...

April 04, 2014

Sweet Tweets for 4/04/14 — The Good News

Welcome back to Sweet Tweets - after a few weeks off, I'm happy to have...

March 2014

March 15, 2014

Sweet Tweets for 3/15/14 — The Anniversary Edition

Thank you to John Clem for making this weekly feature possible! Papal Tweet: Please pray...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

What’s Your Favorite Movie? See What Pope Francis Said!

What would you say if someone asked you to name your all-time favorite movie? You...

November 2013

November 19, 2013

Perspectives: Catholic News for 11/19/13

I just discovered a terrific resource from Salt + Light Media that I'm going to...

November 19, 2013

Note to Self: Call Grandma & Thank Pope Francis

Need a little kick in the pants today to remember that old adage, "Charity begins...

November 08, 2013

Sweet Tweets for 11/8/13: Catching Up & Helping Out

I've missed our "Sweet Tweets" for the past month while I was traveling. They are...

November 04, 2013

Are You a Missionary? @Pontifex Ponderings

In his morning tweet today, Pope Francis thanked missionaries who "quietly work hard": I thank...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

Do I Contribute to Modern Slavery? Vatican Seminar to Address Critical Issues

Out today from the Vatican is news of a seminar being held November 2nd and...

October 11, 2013

Sweet Tweets for 10/11/13: Love Fills the Empty Spaces

Thanks to John Clem, the Director and Media Minister at Catholic Web Services (), we’ve got a...

October 07, 2013

Video: Pope Francis Meets with Cardinal Dolan and USCCB Leadership

From Rome Reports, we have some terrific firsthand footage of Pope Francis' meeting today with...

October 04, 2013

Sweet Tweets for 10/4/13: The Francis Edition

Thanks to John Clem, the Director and Media Minister at Catholic Web Services (), we’ve got a...

October 03, 2013

Pope Francis Bans Anchovies?!

Despite the temptation to "right click>save as", I'm only going to give you a tiny...

October 01, 2013

Is Pope Francis’ Accessibility a Good Thing or a Disaster?

If you're paying attention today amidst all of the government shutdown stuff, you've likely heard...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

Of Elders, Children and The Greatest Among Us

Blessedly, today finds me working from my home office. This is a rare occurrence in...