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Just hours from his formal installation, Archbishop Dolan has already taken a big bite out of the Big Apple, and to show that he’s settling in, he’s penned a column for the city’s fabled “Hometown Paper,” the New York Daily News: What is a boy from Ballwin, Missouri, doing in the Big Apple? Pope Benedict…

“Thanks for opening the door wide enough even for me to get in. Thanks for welcoming me so warmly as your new pastor! Thanks for already making me feel at home! Thanks for letting me into your lives! I am so glad you are here. And it sure beats sitting at home doing our last-minute…

What would Michelangelo say? Take a look at this unusual statue of Christ. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

“There is no salvation for those outside the Church. I believe it. Put it this way. My wife is a saint. She’s a much better person than I am. Honestly. She’s, like, Episcopalian, Church of England. She prays, she believes in God, she knows Jesus, she believes in that stuff. And it’s just not fair…

I missed this last week — I was otherwise engaged — but it’s Must See TV, from MCPF Stephen Colbert.  Enjoy!  The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Bart Ehrman colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor NASA Name Contest And a cheerful H/T to The A. 

If you haven’t seen it yet, by all means, pay a visit to this link and watch the amazing Susan Boyle stun the world. The Anchoress has even more details: A lifelong Catholic, and one of the youngest of nine children, she cared for her aging parents while the rest of the family was out…

Before he takes The Chair at St. Patrick’s, Archbishop Timothy Dolan sat down in another chair, across from an Associated Press reporter, to share a few thoughts in this AP exclusive: Dolan said he wants to restore pride in being Catholic, especially given the damage the church endured in the clergy sex abuse scandal, which…

One has to wonder, especially after reading this piece of news, from Catholic News Service: Calling the protests against President Barack Obama’s planned commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame “unseemly and unhelpful,” Bishop John M. D’Arcy of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind., advised Catholics not to attend such demonstrations. Bishop D’Arcy released a statement…

This just moved a few moments ago — and I have to say the timing, the day after Easter, is curious: From AP: Mel Gibson’s wife of 28 years filed for divorce Monday, citing irreconcilable differences. Robyn Gibson filed the petition, which offers no details of the breakup, in Los Angeles Superior Court. The couple…

Your Humble Blogger is up for a little award (thankfully, “Best Singing of the Exultet” is not a category.) Methinks if you click on the little icon above, it will take you to the site for the Blogger’s Choice Awards, and you can cast your vote. I promise to mention you in my speech if…
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