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“I think it’s great at one level. It might just be the thing that will make her, but she is a very vulnerable person and it could be quite difficult. It is a great opportunity for her and as far as I am concerned she should make the best of it, and if it lasts,…

Father Thomas Barrett, pastor of Church of the Nativity in Longwood, Florida, baptizes Ainsley Lindberg during the Easter Vigil Mass on April 11, 2009.  PHOTO:  by Valeta Orlando, Florida Catholic

Readers will remember that I took note this week of the sudden death of Fr. William Finch, pastor at my in-laws’ parish in Maryland. The Catholic Standard has more, from the funeral mass: Father Lee Fangmeyer, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Derwood who was Father Finch’s dear friend and brother priest, strained…

Doc Mac reminds us that today is the Big Day for a venerable and enduring Catholic institution: Today marks the hundredth anniversary of America magazine. The founder was father John J. Wynne, the Jesuit who conceived the idea of the Catholic Encyclopedia. Wynne had edited the Jesuits’ Messenger of the Sacred Heart since the 1890’s,…

I got this e-mail this morning, regarding the Mel Gibson divorce: This is a couple’s private tragedy. The laws of The United States may exclude celebrities from privacy protections, but that does not give us a moral pass to pronounce judgments on them. Shame on you, a deacon of the Church, for helping to publicize…

I’m late posting this, but for those who missed the “In the Arena” episode about the Notre Dame controversy, you can take a look right here.

Those clever people at “The Early Show” got Broadway legend Patti LuPone to join them as a guest this morning, chatting about Susan Boyle. Take a look. A cheerful wave of the stole to The God Googler for bringing this to my attention.

This is a weird bit of news, but nothing surprises me anymore: When President Obama gave his economics speech at Georgetown University on Tuesday, several folks noticed something was missing. That “something” was an ancient monogram — the letters IHS — that symbolizes the name of Jesus. (Seen at the left — ed.) It was…

The new Archbishop of New York made quite a connection with the faithful in his first official homily — and drew a connection, as well, with another celebrated archbishop, as the New York Times reports: In his first homily as the new leader of New York’s Roman Catholics, Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan managed Wednesday to…

“Susan is a reminder that it’s time we all looked a little deeper. She has lived an obscure but important life. She has been a companionable and caring daughter. It’s people like her who are the unseen glue in society; the ones who day in and day out put themselves last. They make this country…
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