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March 2014

March 07, 2014

We Need to Stand with Faithful Priests Who Happen to be Homosexual

Many of our priests are homosexual. This is a much-known but little talked about fact...

March 07, 2014

Pope Francis to Roman Priests: Does Your Day End with God or with Television?

Pope Francis speaks from the heart to his brother priests in a touching, whimsical discussion.

March 03, 2014

Bishop Moves Openly Gay Priest. Parishioners Protest.

Roman Catholic Bishops assign priests within their diocese. When priests are ordained, they place their...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

Does the Laity Have the Right to Expect Authenticity from Our Priests?

I’m evidently somewhat different from the average pew-sitting Catholic. I don’t want my pastor...

February 20, 2014

If You Build It, They Won’t Necessarily Come.

St Patrick went to Ireland. St Paul went to most of the Roman world....

February 17, 2014

Does the Bishop of Bling have an American Counterpart?

Archbishop John J Myers, the New Jersey bishop who allowed a convicted child-molesting...

February 06, 2014

Woody Allen and Polanski: The Rich and Shameless Display Hypocrisy About Child Sexual Abuse

Nobody hates pedophiles more than the Rich and Shameless. At least, they hate pedophiles when...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

Pope Francis Tasks Notre Dame to be “Uncompromising” In Its Catholic Identity

The Holy Father's remarks to Notre Dame strike to the core mission of all Catholic...

January 21, 2014

Now Wait Just a Minute. If Chastity Applies to Nuns, It Also Applies to Priests.

I haven’t written about this particular story because it seemed like just one of those...

January 12, 2014

The Media has a Bad Plan to Drag You Down to The Zipper Zone.

Fr Stan Fortuna performs The Zipper Zone.

January 07, 2014

Pope Francis: What Can the Nuns Be Doing That Stops Them From Answering the Phone?

You never know when the Pope might give you a call, so check your messages....

December 2013

December 31, 2013

2013 Favs: Street Preacher Recounts his UK Arrest

Reverend Tony Miano was arrested in London for using "homophobic speech." He was preaching on...

December 31, 2013

2013 Favs: If You’re Looking for Me, You’ll Find Me Standing With the Pope

I doubt that they're interested in what I think, but I want to send...

December 29, 2013

2013 Favs: 3 Million Line Beach for World Youth Day Vigil

Do you love Jesus? You're not alone. Source: Capital Gazette, AP, Filipe Dana From the...

December 28, 2013

2013 Favs: The Church has Gay Priests? Duhhhhh

Is there any adult Catholic who attends mass regularly who is unaware that many...

December 28, 2013

2013 Favs: Pope Benedict’s Last General Audience: The Pope Belongs to Everyone

“'Always' is also 'forever'--there is no return to private life. My decision to renounce the...

December 28, 2013

2013: The Year that Rocked the Church

We are so blessed to be part of the Catholic Church, especially at this...

December 27, 2013

2013 Favs: Christian Persecution: Holy Father Warns Bishops of Coming Persecution

Pope Francis has spoken of Christian persecution. So did Pope Benedict XVI. The papacy is...

December 12, 2013

Pope Francis is Person of the Year and It Doesn’t Mean a Thing

Time Magazine named Pope Francis their 'Person of the Year' for 2013. This honor, which...

December 09, 2013

Pope Francis Credits Nun with Saving His Life

Like every pope before him, Pope Francis brings his own history to the Papacy....

December 07, 2013

Court Says Priests Must Pay Income Tax on the Rectory

My priest makes a salary. It qualifies him for food stamps, medicaid and government housing....

December 05, 2013

If You’re Looking for Me, You’ll Find Me Standing with the Pope

Pope Francis' wonderful exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium is a call to each of us to do...

November 2013

November 29, 2013

Pope Francis Dedicates 2015 to Consecrated Life

Pope Francis announced that 2015 will be dedicated to consecrated life. His message to...

November 26, 2013

Pope Francis Issues New Document. Calls for Missionary Church.

I dream of a “missionary option”, that is, a missionary impulse capable of transforming...

November 23, 2013

Keep Your Mouth Shut

Warning: Rant ahead. Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent, is now running for Congress....

November 20, 2013

Archbishop Carey: Church of England ‘One Generation Away from Extinction’

"One generation away from extinction in Britain" is the phrase. Lord George Carey, former Archbishop...

November 19, 2013

Pope Francis Hands Out Boxes with ’59 Little Pills’ in Them

Pope Francis offered medicine boxes that contained "59 little pills," in St Peter's Square this...

November 18, 2013

Cardinal Zen Calls for More Support for the Church In China

The Vatican needs to do more to support the true Church in China. That is...

November 17, 2013

Billy Graham: God Can Change the Past

I respect Billy Graham. He's the real deal.

November 10, 2013

US Bishops Get Ready to Elect New President

Cardinal Dolan is stepping down as president of the United States Conference of Catholic...