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Homily for September 13, 2009 – 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Tuesday September 15th marks the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, which my parish celebrates as the parish feast day for Our Lady Queen of Martyrs. In years past, I’ve preached on the history of the parish and on Mary. This year, at the…

These pictures are provocative in all the right ways. (Check out Jesus with the Nazi!). As the article explains: A veteran fashion photographer who is used to having his works featured in Vogue, GQ and Elle, will release his most “rewarding” collection – “Journeys with the Messiah” – on Friday, the eighth anniversary of the…

How’s this for a Rocky Mountain high: In tribute to the late, great Larry Gelbart, I offer this classic moment from “Oh, God!,” wherein store manager John Denver meets the Almighty, played by George Burns.

The most famous priest in Brazil is Padre Marcelo Rossi — and John Allen had a chance to experience one of his Masses. It sounds incredible: In some ways the Mass was like an emotional roller coaster ride, repeatedly building to a fevered crescendo, only to come back down for moments of deep reverence. People…

“Contrary to popular belief, it’s not the legs that go first; it’s remembering the word for legs.” — The brilliant comedy writer Larry Gelbart,who gave the world “Tootsie,” “Oh, God,” and the TV series “M*A*S*H.”He died yesterday at 81.

A priest at the heart of the clergy abuse scandal that rocked the American Church is back in court, challenging a key part of the case that convicted him: Paul R. Shanley was convicted in 2005 of raping and assaulting a 6-year-old boy while serving as a priest in suburban Boston, in a case that…

…something good, courtesy Rod Dreher, who remembers poignant acts of kindness in the days following 9/11: I remember going to a fire station in Brooklyn Heights, not far from where we lived at the time, to pay our respects to the surviving firefighters and the widows of those eight from the station who died. This…

“On this day, we pray that the hearts of those who wish us evil may be converted — and we hope to have the power and the will to forgive them….  On this day, we remember the survivors, those who still suffer the effects of 9/11 and other terrorist acts…  On this day, we remember…

From an alert reader. This is a problem Jesus never had to worry about. Enjoy.

The celebrated author Dominick Dunne was buried this afternoon following a funeral mass that makes Ted Kennedy’s seem downright conservative: Chronicler of the rich and powerful Dominick Dunne was eulogized as a great father, gossip and faithful friend at a funeral Mass attended by hundreds from the world of society and celebrity. The Mass was…
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