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October 2011

October 31, 2011

October; Rosary Month Closes

October is the month in which Catholics are encouraged to recommit to praying the Rosary....

October 17, 2011

What Persecution of Churches will Look Like in USA

I wrote about this a few weeks ago at First Things, but here Russell Shaw...

October 13, 2011

Helping You Get Enthused…

...because that's what I do! I know you know October is dedicated to the Rosary,...

October 13, 2011

Coptic Christians in Egypt

Our Coptic Brothers and sisters in Egypt need our urgent prayers need our prayers: It...

October 10, 2011

October Gift: Renew Our Rosary Appreciation — UPDATED

The wonderful Dominican Nuns of the Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary have produced...

October 07, 2011

Dominicans, Lepanto and More

Kathryn Jean Lopez and I recently commiserated with each other about how life as a...

October 05, 2011

Prayer Request

From a woman who wants to be The Anonymous Protestant: I'd like to request prayer...

October 01, 2011

Patheos Book Club: Catholicism and New Media

From today until October 15, the Patheos Book Club will be taking in-depth looks at...

September 2011

September 13, 2011

Ground Zero: Out of Darkness UPDATED

My column at First Things is not meant to rile anyone, but I am sure...

September 07, 2011

UK Launches New English Translation

Via Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church and the BBC, we can listen to...

September 06, 2011

Chatting with Heather King – PODCAST UPDATE

Later this month, we'll be celebrating the release of Heather King's latest book, Shirt of...

August 2011

August 30, 2011

Much Sinned-Against and Sinful

Over at Conversion Diary, the incredibly busy-but-still-lovely Jen Fulwiler has begun an interesting project, asking...

July 2011

July 28, 2011

Anointing – Not Just for the Dying

A few weeks ago Sr. Mary Ann Walsh gave us 10 Good Reasons to Go...

July 27, 2011

Kathy Coffey at Patheos

Today, a new column debuts in the Catholic Portal with award-winning writer Kathy Coffey's Catholic...

July 18, 2011

Unbearable

It's not about sex. Sex abuse and rape are always about asserting power and dominance...

July 18, 2011

Urgent Prayer Request for Jadon

Last month, we were asked to keep two little ones in our prayers -- Baby...

July 14, 2011

Blessed Kateri, Pray for Us

Today is the feast day of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, one of my favorite beatas and...

July 13, 2011

Heresy is Rare and Everywhere

In the comments section of another thread, I wrote in response to a commenter: "....

July 13, 2011

Sacramental Joy of the Priesthood and of Vows

Via New Advent, Msgr. Charles Pope gives a glimpse of the joy he finds in...

July 09, 2011

"Of Gods and Men" and John Corapi

The remarkable film Of Gods and Men is out on Netflix, and if you haven't...

June 2011

June 30, 2011

Prayers for a First Profession – UPDATED

Sr. Rose Marie, the young Passionist nun who so charmingly invites people to pray about...

June 02, 2011

Update on Jadon & Second Urgent Need

From reader Karen -- some good news!: Just wanted to give you an update. Jadon...

May 2011

May 19, 2011

Chasing Grace

My fraternal grandmother -- a woman from Naples from whom I inherited the round shape...

May 10, 2011

A Theology of Expansive Love

After being rather quiet for the past two weeks, it feels good to write again,...

April 2011

April 25, 2011

May I take your intentions with me to Rome? – UPDATED

(My photo of ancient side altar at the Basilica of Santa Sabina) While I am...

April 12, 2011

A Hermitage in Your Future?

My husband thinks this will be me, one day: The hermitage isn't what you'd expect:...

April 09, 2011

Reclaiming Lent

Comments are closed for the weekend. Let us reclaim our Lenten focus. We think that...

April 07, 2011

No, EWTN is not airing Fr. Corapi – UPDATED

For reasons I will never understand, when it comes to this ongoing issue with Father...

March 2011

March 30, 2011

In your light we see light

“No destructive action…can ever corrode the substance of Creation . . . there is a...

March 29, 2011

Reasoning Through a Bone-Deep Faith

My column at First Things this week is a slightly enlarged response to a question...