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With the immigration debate raging in this country — and the Church adding her voice to the chorus — it’s interesting to look at Italy, a predominantly Catholic country where immigration is also a concern. There is a concerted effort in the Catholic Church to look after the foreigner. But things are a little different.…

What’s so great about Cincinnati? Graeter’s. End of discussion. I was a coward, and didn’t try their newest flavor, Blueberry Pie (though some people, I’m told, swear by it.)  I went with my personal fave, Cookies and Cream.  Did I say it was great, er, graet? It was.

Shortly before I was ordained, a priest friend gave me a wonderful book on homiletics: “Preaching Better” by Bishop Ken Untener. At NDICE this weekend, I stumbled upon a collection of the late bishop’s writings, “The Practical Prophet,” and found this choice quote. He was speaking of the priesthood — but I think deacons can…

You probably recall this bizarre video of a mass staged in connection with the World Cup. The priest in the middle of it all has been suspended — and his flock is unhappy: Parishioners of the Church of St Victor in Obdam, a town in the northern Netherlands, are said to be furious at the…
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