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So it seems, according to this report out of Buffalo: A Lockport man says he believes an image of Jesus and Mary can be found in an orange he cut open for breakfast Christmas morning. Paul Kulniszewski of Lockport, a self proclaimed non-holy man, says as soon as he cut the orange open, he noticed…

“Who is a hero? I was not. I was just an ordinary housewife and secretary.” — Miep Gies, the last survivor of those who helped hide Anne Frank and her family. Ms. Gies died today, in an Amsterdam nursing home, at the age of 100.

That’s the provocative comparison being made in this opinion piece in today’s Los Angeles Times: A presidential candidate belonging to a historically despised minority group is elected partly because he and the way he talks don’t conform to a stereotype. Barack Obama, as characterized by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid? Yes, but also John F.…

The official Vatican newspaper has declined to give its blessing to the blockbuster of the year (century?).   From Variety: While “Avatar” is drawing near unanimous praise worldwide, the Vatican is scathingly slamming James Cameron’s 3D sci-fi epic as “sentimental hokum.” Following the Italo “Avatar” red carpet preem on Saturday in the Auditorium Conciliazione, a…

And it’s part of a large and very busy slate of activities planned for the anniversary of Roe v. Wade: Pro-life activists flocking to the nation’s capital for the 37th March for Life Jan. 22 will be buoyed by recent polls that say they are among the majority of Americans who identify themselves as pro-life.…

That is, of course, the grown male’s deep but unfulfilled desire for cool stuff that makes a lot of noise. Especially farm equipment. This video says it all.  Enjoy.

On Friday, the vice president’s mother passed away. It’s worth noting the tough but tender resilience and Irish Catholic pugnacity of Jean Biden — and the AP obit doesn’t disappoint: Raised in a family with a strong Irish Catholic tradition, Jean Biden leaned on her faith in comforting her eldest son after his wife and…

My classmate and pal Anthony Martucci had the presence of mind to actually use his camera while we were on retreat this weekend. Below are a couple choice shots. Thanks, Tony! Below is the lower chapel, where we celebrated mass Saturday.  And below is the main church, where we had benediction and Sunday mass. Not…

This may be the world’s most eloquent homily on life and death, and it doesn’t contain a single word.  Just watch.  One year in 120 seconds from Eirik Solheim on Vimeo.

Here’s a little news that should make even casual Catholics sit up and take notice — and set off alarm bells for people of all faiths: The Roman Catholic ban on women entering the priesthood will become illegal under Harriet Harman’s controversial Equality Bill, according to Christian charity, CARE. A new report by the leading…
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