The day is fast approaching. Our Hebrew brothers and sisters can already tweet their prayers, according to this report: Want to tweet God? An Israeli university student has opened a Twitter site, twitter.com/thekotel, where prayers can be sent for placement in the crevices of Jerusalem’s Western Wall, a Jewish holy site that faithful believe provides…

The conservative commentator — and celebrated Catholic convert — has lost his battle with brain cancer. From the Washington Post: Robert D. Novak, 78, an influential columnist and panelist on TV news-discussion shows who called himself a “stirrer up of strife” on behalf of conservative causes, died today at his home in Washington of a…

Here’s something that will undoubtedly raise some eyebrows — and blood pressures. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, one of the largest Christian denominations in the country, will decide this week whether to allow gay people in relationships to serve as clergy. Currently, sexually active gay people are not permitted to serve in the clergy,…

A reader thought this priest’s name sounded familiar, and then realized that I’d posted a news item on him two years ago. So this morning, this reader dropped me a line to bring me this sobering piece of news: Father Bradley Barber, administrator of St. Joseph Church in Fayetteville, was placed on suspension Aug. 4…

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