For this feast of the Sacred Heart, you should check out this stirring homily, delivered the other night by James Douglas Conley, new auxiliary for Denver, whose episcopal ordination takes place this day. A grateful h/t to the always-alert Rocco for this gem: I have chosen for my episcopal motto “Cor ad cor loquitur” (heart…

I’m a little bit amazed that this sort of thing is going on, since the Church’s position on this is pretty clear. But evidently, in some places, lay preaching at mass is not uncommon. But now, in one archdiocese, that’s coming to an end: Father Terry Rassmussen, pastor of St. Joseph in New Hope, finished…

Last year, the Washington Post ran a remarkable story about an unusual experiment in the Washington, DC subway. The reporter asked one of the most celebrated violinists of his age to play his fiddle — a priceless Stradivarius — on the Metro platform while people were going to work. Would anyone notice? It was a…

Looking for a little inspiration? Look no further than your iPod. Downloadable sermons are becoming all the rage, as USA Today reports: The Rev. Bruce Walker preaches to a congregation of fewer than 100 people in Greenville, S.C., but people all over the world listen to his sermons via podcast. Evangelists have long used the…

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