Archeologists have discovered evidence that at least one ancient culture, hundreds of years before Christ, believed in the separation of the body and the soul. From the New York Times: In a mountainous kingdom in what is now southeastern Turkey, there lived in the eighth century B.C. a royal official, Kuttamuwa, who oversaw the completion…

The South Carolina priest who made national headlines by calling on Obama voters to go to confession before receiving communion had more to say on the subject this weekend at mass. And he drew quite a crowd of supporters. From the Greenville News: More than 50 people demonstrated outside St. Mary’s Catholic Church in downtown…

With more Americans facing that harsh reality during these harsh times, a number of Catholic parishes are stepping in with help. A glimpse, from Catholic News Service: The impact of the wave of layoffs in firms, factories, financial companies and the automotive industry can be felt in parish halls or church basements across the country…

How’s this for a touchdown? A thoughtful reader sent this along: a terrific profile of the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, who just happens to be Catholic. From the Catholic Review: Not long ago, John Harbaugh walked into a barbershop near his home off Falls Road. As the wholesome-looking 46-year-old sat in the barber’s…

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