Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Terry Mattingly

Home
Religion News

Catholicism

Select a Category Academia Anglicanism Announcements books Catholics doctrine evangelicals family life First person Godbeat Islam Judaism Mainline churches Marriage mass media movies Orthodox Politics popular culture religion sex Social issues Uncategorized Web/tech World World religions worship young people

Select a Month July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005 December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 June 2004 May 2004 April 2004 March 2004 February 2004 January 2004 December 2003 November 2003 October 2003 September 2003 August 2003 July 2003 June 2003 May 2003 April 2003 March 2003 February 2003 January 2003 December 2002 November 2002 October 2002 September 2002 August 2002 July 2002 June 2002 May 2002 April 2002 March 2002 February 2002 January 2002 December 2001 November 2001 October 2001 September 2001 August 2001 July 2001 June 2001 May 2001 April 2001 March 2001 February 2001 January 2001 December 2000 November 2000 October 2000 September 2000 August 2000 July 2000 June 2000 May 2000 April 2000 March 2000 February 2000 January 2000 December 1999 November 1999 October 1999 September 1999 August 1999 July 1999 June 1999 May 1999 April 1999 March 1999 February 1999 January 1999 December 1998 November 1998 October 1998 September 1998 August 1998 July 1998 June 1998 May 1998 April 1998 March 1998 February 1998 January 1998 December 1997 November 1997 October 1997 September 1997 August 1997 July 1997 June 1997 May 1997 April 1997 March 1997 February 1997 January 1997 December 1996 November 1996 October 1996 September 1996 August 1996 July 1996 June 1996 May 1996 April 1996 March 1996 February 1996 January 1996 December 1995 November 1995 October 1995 September 1995

February 2013

February 18, 2013

Pope Benedict XVI exits, on his own terms

In the spring of 2009, Pope Benedict XVI stopped in Aquila, Italy, to pray at...

December 2012

December 17, 2012

Dave Brubeck’s long pilgrimage

Dave Brubeck had a problem and, as a short concert intermission turned into a long...

October 2012

October 01, 2012

Soulful voice on a Capitol Hill sidewalk

The atmosphere on Capitol Hill's brick sidewalks stays frosty year round as the power-walking professionals...

May 2012

May 14, 2012

Prof. Benedict addresses Catholic academia

In his latest address to American bishops visiting Rome, Pope Benedict XVI stressed that Catholic...

January 2011

January 31, 2011

Shriver and God’s big family

If someone truly wants to understand R. Sargent Shriver, all they need to do is...

January 17, 2011

Yes, Catholics need more priests

As a regular part of his ministry, Archbishop Edwin O'Brien of Baltimore says Masses on...

December 2010

December 13, 2010

Celebrate Christmas — gasp! — in Christmas?

Father Dino Bottino didn't expect to spark a firestorm several years ago when he delivered...

November 2010

November 29, 2010

A social media Reformation?

As every avid Twitter user knows, there are only 140 characters in a "tweet" and...

October 2010

October 04, 2010

A Catholic Colbert report

For Catholics raised during the head-spinning days after Vatican II, few things inspire flashbacks to...

August 2010

August 23, 2010

Patricia Neal and her angels

After her destructive affairs with married men, after the death of her first child, after...

August 02, 2010

A Catholicism fit for journalists?

Editor's note: This past week, tmatt took a vacation to a site with no telephone...

May 2010

May 31, 2010

‘Lost’ in the eternal lite

When describing the mysterious concept called purgatory, the Catechism of the Catholic Church starts with...

April 2010

April 26, 2010

State of the online Godbeat 2010

For journalists who care about life on the Godbeat, the list of the dead and...

April 05, 2010

Quest for the common Easter

Motorists across America saw a strange sight this past Sunday morning if they stopped at...

November 2009

November 09, 2009

Archbishop kicks Gray Lady

Maureen Dowd of the New York Times has long enjoyed flaunting her Catholic schoolgirl pedigree...

September 2009

September 28, 2009

Define ‘devout,’ please

The recent obituaries celebrating the career of nationally syndicated horoscope columnist Linda C. Black included...

April 2009

April 27, 2009

Painful options for postmodern nuns

It may take time, but it's hard for a Catholic educator to publicly praise the...

April 20, 2009

Archbishop meets the press (year 21)

In most news reports, Mother Teresa seemed like such a nice, quiet holy woman. But...

December 2008

December 22, 2008

What, me worry? Whatever II

EDITOR'S NOTE: Second of two columns on teens and ethics. When pollsters ask Americans the...

August 2008

August 20, 2008

Who gets to ‘reform’ what?

Believe it or not, Terry Mattingly is on a working vacation and took the week off...

April 2008

April 09, 2008

Big Ben preaches human rights

It would be hard to pick a more symbolic moment to join the church than...

March 2008

March 19, 2008

A Catholic education flashback

The young pope was friendly, but blunt, as he faced the 240 college leaders from...

September 2007

September 19, 2007

Food and the basic faith groups

It's Yom Kippur. Will your Jewish grandmother serve shrimp-and-bacon hordeurves when the family breaks the...

May 2007

May 16, 2007

Romney, JFK and the God question

The atmosphere was tense as the handsome presidential candidate from Massachusetts rose to address an...

January 2007

January 03, 2007

Going in religion-news circles

Journalists may not know the precise meaning of the word "theodicy," but, year after year,...

December 2006

December 20, 2006

Into the Anglican wilds

All it took the other day was hearing pop star Olivia Newton-John'srecording of the "Ave...

December 06, 2006

Old sins in confession

St. Peter Damian was a man with a mission.The church reformer was appalled by the...

August 2006

August 30, 2006

Georgetown revises its rules

David French knew what he was getting into when he signed up to study on...

May 2006

May 03, 2006

Catholic choirs, alive or dead?

Lucy E. Carroll has never actually attended a Catholic Mass in which a cantor belted...

October 2005

October 05, 2005

Seminaries, celibacy and doctrine

When it comes to nightlife in Washington, D.C., Dupont Circle is one of the places...