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Pleading guilty: A former consultant to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York has pleaded guilty to fraud, tax and obstruction of justice charges related to a $2 million kickback and embezzlement scheme. Joseph DeRusso, of Florham Park, N.J., admitted in federal court in Manhattan on Friday that he took part in a plot that…

Ralelgh got its new bishop yesterday: Diocesan staff spent long hours putting together the installation, which included a 150-member choir, hand bells, a 30-piece orchestra and an organ brought in especially for the occasion. The ceremony lasted nearly three hours. The installation began with the inspection of the papal mandate signed by Pope Benedict XVI…

Over the years, a couple of people have recommended that I read Caryll Houselander. Well, I have finally gotten around to it, starting with Essential Writings – edited by Wendy Wright of Creighton U, a volume in Orbis Press’ very good "Modern Spiritual Masters" series. It’s an excellent introduction. I’ve moved on to The Dry…

…or Dedication of St. Mary Major. Or S. Maria Maggiore. (Vatican website for the Basilica) Such a marvelous place, although it is silly to single out any one church in Rome as "marvelous." You must assume that they all are, each in their own way. S. Maria Maggoria definitely needs a return visit on my…
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