Here’s a little news that should make even casual Catholics sit up and take notice — and set off alarm bells for people of all faiths: The Roman Catholic ban on women entering the priesthood will become illegal under Harriet Harman’s controversial Equality Bill, according to Christian charity, CARE. A new report by the leading…

Well, it didn’t look exactly like the picture above (which was taken a year ago) but Huntington’s seminary on Long Island is about the same, and we did have a nice dusting of snow on the ground for my weekend diaconate retreat. Now, I’m back. A good time was had by all. For the retreat,…

A friend alerted me to a snazzy new website in Pittsburgh, devoted to vocations. It’s PGHPriest.com — and it’s tagline, aimed squarely at local football fans, says it all: “In a city that bleeds black and gold, we need champions to wear the black and white.” Amen! Visit the PGHPriest link for more. 

New York City has a new place for women to get health care — and it’s unlike any other: Women facing infertility and other reproductive difficulties have a new place to turn to for help. It’s in Manhattan, and it offers something that has not previously been available in the region: a specially developed infertility…

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