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

Why I Am Catholic

Home

In the News

Select a Category Blog News Conversion Story Culture Learning Living Nature Prayer Uncategorized Working

Select a Month June 2016 May 2016 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 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

August 2013

August 04, 2013

In Kentucky, Gethsemani Abbey And The Sisters Of Loretto Tell A Pipeline Company, “You Shall Not Pass.”

Just in time for today's readings. But, you know what? Maybe Jim Beam, Makers Mark,...

August 02, 2013

What Millennials Really Want From The Church

That is the big question du jour it seems. An answer in a piece written...

July 2013

July 09, 2013

Catholic Health Association Is Fine With The Final HHS Rule As It Is UPDATED

Less than a week after the conclusion of the Fortnight for Freedom, the CEO of...

July 05, 2013

Diocese of Pittsburgh Sues HHS Over Question of Influence of Lobbyists UPDATED

Remember back when the scandals were erupting from the grounds surrounding the IRS, the spying...

July 05, 2013

Thanks to Brandon Vogt, You Can Read Lumen Fidei On Your Kindle…

Or your Nook, iPad, PC, or Mac. Did I mention he also converted it into...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

California Attorney General Kamala Harris Performs First Same-Sex Marriage Ceremony Earlier Today…

Since SCOTUS ruled that proponents of Proposition 8 did not have standing. The ceremony was between one...

June 26, 2013

California Attorney General Kamala Harris Speaking In Support of the SCOTUS Rulings…

When the rulings came down, the flag went up at the CA AG's website. Here...

June 23, 2013

The Miraculous Incident of Balanced Media Coverage On Same-Sex Marriage…

This is the week when the Supreme Court will spill the beans on what...

June 21, 2013

Liberation Theology Gets the CDF Seal of Approval, and the Rich Act Different…Who Knew? UPDATED

Says who? Says Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the...

June 19, 2013

Stephanie Slade Connects The Dots on the HHS Mandate…

What follows is from her opinion piece in U.S. News & World Report. She explains...

June 17, 2013

Father’s Day Horror Becomes A Father’s Day Miracle…

If you were shocked and saddened at the news of a shooting that took place...

June 09, 2013

Did You See the 60 Minutes Piece on Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia?

Check it out right here. The segment is called God's Architect, and it is quite...

June 08, 2013

Do We Have the Will To Remove The Infrastructure of Tyranny We Have Erected?

I'm not going to waste a lot of your time recapping what you are already...

June 06, 2013

It’s Not Everyday That The New York Times Says The Obama Administration Has Lost All Credibility…UPDATED

But that's what The Gray Lady did this evening. It's kind of fitting that it...

May 2013

May 29, 2013

Cardinal Dolan on the HHS Mandate: “If we give in now, they will not leave us alone.”

Kathryn Jean Lopez, a blogger neighbor of mine here at Patheos, and a writer for...

May 28, 2013

The Archdiocese of New York Responds to the New York Times Piece From Sunday…

Source, May 28, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 27, 2013 STATEMENT OF JOSEPH ZWILLING...

May 27, 2013

Archdiocese of New York Health Plan Covers Contraception and Abortion Services

According to Sharon Otterman of the New York Times. Cardinal Dolan? Say it ain't so!...

May 21, 2013

Jesuits “Lied for Jesus” About This Priest For 40 Years…UPDATED

As you might guess, this turns out badly. It's timely that I posted something earlier...

May 21, 2013

Meet the “Catholic Whistleblowers,” Learn the Fate of Father Fugee, and Revisit “Lying for Jesus”

You may recall the recent goings on in the Archdiocese of Newark related to the...

May 15, 2013

This Just In! IRS Seeking Agency Name Change…UPDATED

The IRS, seeking to shed its image as a benign, and somewhat boring, revenue collection...

May 14, 2013

Kermit Gosnell Agrees To Serve Two Life Sentences

Thus avoiding the death penalty. More on that news here, By Russell Goldman (@GoldmanRussell) May...

May 13, 2013

Is It Just Me, Or Has This Been A Tough Week For The Obama Administration?

I mean, it's so bad, even CNN's Piers Morgan is seeing the light. Benghazi, IRS,...

May 13, 2013

Your Creepy, Post Gosnell Verdict, Quote of the Week, Courtesy of NARAL…

"Now, let's make sure these women are vindicated by delivering what all women deserve: Access...

May 11, 2013

Sorry Forbes, But You Can’t Fool Papa Francis…

Pope Francis sent out a tweet I missed the other day. The howls of opprobrium...

May 07, 2013

We Live On An Unusual Planet In An Unusual Solar System. That’s Two “Unusuals.”

Yesterday, I was going on about the Sun. Today, Robert Krulwich, of NPR's science desk,...

May 06, 2013

What’s The Sun Got To Do With That Weird Weather We’ve Been Having?

I don't know, but it's completely out of our hands. Maddening, isn't it? Just add...

May 05, 2013

Bishop O’Connell Accepts Resignations of Youth Ministers Who Enabled Fr. Fugee, And Of Parish Pastor UPDATED

The tremors out of the Archdiocese of Newark can still be felt. The latest news...

May 02, 2013

Archbishop Myers Accepts Resignation of Fr. Michael Fugee…

Effective immediately. The news came earlier this evening, via The Star-Ledger's Mark Mueller, The Roman...

May 02, 2013

The Emergency Birth Control Pill Available to Minors? The Justice Department Is Appealing That Decision

In case you missed the news that Plan-B type contraceptive pills were set to be...

May 02, 2013

Has Archbishop Meyers Lifted the Lifetime Ban From Ministering to Youth For Fr. Michael Fugee? UPDATED

It appears that this might be the case, if I'm reading the letter that Archbishop...