On Wednesday of this week, Mary will be the focus, as the Church celebrates one of the great mysteries of our faith, The Feast of the Assumption. But celebrations of the Blessed Mother are already underway in the midwest, with a devotion that is relatively new and, at least to me, not as well known.…

Several days ago, I posted an item here about a Catholic school teacher in Iowa who lost his job because he wasn’t living according to Church teachings. Now, from across the pond, we have a story about another Catholic school teacher, also evidently living outside the bounds of Church law — and the Archdiocese says…

No, it’s not Mother Angelica — though, to many, she is the unofficial religious leader for the region (if not the world.) But we have a few hints today, courtesy the fellow behind this stellar blog. Rocco Palmo has been busy with a shovel, digging, and came up with a tantalizing scoop: After 27 months,…

Out in California, where Mel Gibson and Roger Mahony manage somehow to breathe the same air, a paper has done a profile of a “breakaway” Catholic parish that has tripled in size over the last 20 years. The members are part of something known as the Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen, founded by Francis Schuckardt…

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