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At a time of skyrocketing health costs and difficult end-of-life decisions, some lucky souls are living it up right up until the end. This odd slice-of-death story comes from the New York Times: Marie-Dennett McDill loved the Carlyle Hotel. Mrs. McDill, who grew up in society and had an active life in Vermont, learned she…

From Virginia comes this impressive story about a pharmacy rooted in faith: A new drug store at a Virginia strip mall is putting its faith in an unconventional business plan: No candy. No sodas. And no birth control. Divine Mercy Care Pharmacy is among at least seven pharmacies across the nation that are refusing as…

What this conservative columnist in Texas is hearing is ominous, but not surprising: I had a long, bleak lunch today with a group of Dallas friends and acquaintances. All conservative men, 35 and older. Everyone a serious Christian (I think I was the only non-Evangelical there, but I could be wrong). Everyone is expecting a…

“No USCCB document is relevant in this diocese. The USCCB doesn’t speak for me. The only relevant document … is my letter. There is one teacher in this diocese, and these points are not debatable.” — Scranton Bishop Joseph F. Martino, crashing a parish forum on Faithful Citizenship to denounce the document and, in the…

Anyone worrying about the bleak vocations picture in the Catholic church might want to reconsider. It’s not as grim as you may think. Or so says a Catholic sociologist — and one reason for his optimism is (brace yourself) the growing number of deacons: James Davidson, a Catholic sociologist of religion from Purdue University in…

The Anchoress has just posted a prayer request for a soldier who has been seriously wounded. The A writes: I cannot tell you his name – but if you could storm heaven for “Beloved and his family” at this time – for miracles if God wills them, for peace and consolation if not. The need…

The video below shows what happened when some Muslim McCain supporters encountered another McCain supporter who was distributing anti-Muslim, anti-Obama literature. H/T to Rod Dreher.

Many people can tell you they’ve had a moving experience in church. Here’s a church that had one itself. Below are a couple pictures that show the remarkable relocation of part of a Catholic cathedral in China — where it began, and where it ended up. You can read all about it and see even…

A candle spotted in San Francisco last weekend. And no, I don’t think that’s Martin de Porres. Details can be found here.

A gentle reminder to all of us: there are other reasons, besides the economy, for tightening your belt… Priest Loses Pants @ Yahoo! Video
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