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January 2015

January 25, 2015

A Catholic family could really use our help–and a prayer request

Mom writes: We have until Wednesday to pay the enormous water bill left over from...

January 23, 2015

Chance to do a work of mercy

A reader writes: Issac is a friend of mine, a great young man, an active...

January 20, 2015

Prayer Requests and a Work of Mercy

Please pray for a co-worker of a family member, who committed suicide. In addition, a...

January 16, 2015

A chance to do a work of mercy

A reader writes: I'm writing on behalf of an acquaintance Christiana Achebe, who has been...

January 15, 2015

The Most Excellent Fr. Phil Bloom writes from Peru with a Chance for a Work of Mercy

Thanks to your support and prayers we have begun laying the foundation for the new...

January 08, 2015

Sure it works in reality, but will it work in theory?

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December 2014

December 24, 2014

Here’s an easy work of mercy for a little kid fighting cancer

Local boy fighting cancer gets Christmas cards Send the cards to Drew Beiter 6963 Lockwood...

December 22, 2014

A reader asks for a Christmas Miracle Work of Mercy

She writes: I am running a Kickstarter project promoting Catholic ethics, but I’m really struggling...

December 22, 2014

“If we left, they wouldn’t have nobody”

An assisted living facility closes and 16 elderly people are left on their own. The...

December 20, 2014

Today’s Advent Work of Mercy

A family in Massachusetts is struggling to meet their bills. Can you help? Thanks! You...

December 11, 2014

Wear Your Prolife Commitment on Your Sleeve

...and help fund the Life Matters Journal at the same time: They are half-way to...

December 09, 2014

The Parable of the Good Libertarian

Then Jesus told a parable to Democrats who were sure of their righteousness and looked...

December 08, 2014

Today’s Chance to Do a Work of Mercy

A reader writes: I know you sometimes share people's fundraiser requests in your blog. I...

December 04, 2014

Today’s Advent Work of Mercy

Help Our Lady of the Rosary of Greenville, SC build a fine new parish. Fr....

December 04, 2014

Just because it isn’t happening here doesn’t mean it isn’t happening

The war in Syria has killed more than 11,000 children, according to the Oxford Research Group,...

December 02, 2014

Steve Ray Struggles…

with the question, "Who are the poor I'm supposed to care for?" It's a question I...

November 2014

November 26, 2014

Ooberfuse does the soundtrack to Pope Francis’ 2015 Haiyan Mercy Mission

On 17th January 2015, to the soundtrack of Filipino-London band ooberfuse, Pope Francis will bring...

November 25, 2014

Prayer Requests and Works of Mercy

A reader writes: Please pray for my family. We are experiencing cascading financial problems –...

November 19, 2014

Consistent Life Ethic Indie Gogo

...sounds like a 60s retro prolife skit at a church summer camp, but is, in...

November 10, 2014

The Mayor of Fort Lauderdale is remarkably clueless

Here's the form letter you get from Mayor Jack Seiler, Man of the People, when...

November 08, 2014

Stephen Colbert on Ft. Lauderdale’s Stupid Punishment of Arnold Abbott

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November 07, 2014

I AM ARNOLD ABBOTT!

Behold History's Greatest Monster! Florida charity worker, 90, arrested by police for feeding the homeless...

October 2014

October 27, 2014

Today’s Chance to Do a Work of Mercy

You can help Sr. Julia get kids an education: Maryknoll Sister Julia Shideler has been...

October 24, 2014

Your Chance to Do a Work of Mercy

Simcha Fisher has the story of a woman who, after 17 years of marriage and...

October 07, 2014

The Lenaburg Family Could Really Use Our Help

Many of my readers know of the Lenaburg family: They have borne stunning and heroic...

October 07, 2014

Help “Convinced” Fly

So this past summer, a gung-ho filmmaker named Don Johnson (no, not the Miami Vice...

October 06, 2014

Prayer Requests and Works of Mercy

A reader writes: Some of you have already chipped in, but in case you didn't...

October 02, 2014

A Chance to do a Work of Mercy

A reader writes: A local homeschool family here is raising funds to adopt a special...

October 02, 2014

Chance to Do a Work of Mercy

This just landed in my mailbox: I’m writing to let you know about a special...

October 01, 2014

Two Blind Sisters See for the First Time

Wrenchingly beautiful: Best part: You can help it happen again many, many times by helping...

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