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It’s getting to be harvest time, and some priests and deacons are rolling up their sleeves and bestowing a blessing or two on God’s land: The arches above the altar were not marble or painted wood, but rather the branches of towering burr oak and hickory trees. The backdrop was not a mural or stained…

A bizarre story of priestly criminality crossed the wires this afternoon from, of all places, Las Vegas: A Roman Catholic priest who smashed a wine bottle over the head of a woman in church pleaded guilty to felony battery with a deadly weapon. The Rev. George Chaanine admitted Thursday in Clark County District Court that…

Been to confession lately? Seems more and more people can answer “Yes” to that question. And the sacrament of reconciliation is enjoying so much of a resurgence, even the Wall Street Journal is taking note: Sin never goes out of style, but confession is undergoing a revival. This February at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI…

I received an e-mail earlier today from my brother deacon Eric Stoltz, in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, alerting me to a new project he’s launched, with photographer Francesco Cura, called “Cathedrals of California.” As he described it: We’re setting out to document all the cathedrals of California (Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican) with text narrative…
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