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Congratulations to Fr. Dwight Longenecker, ordained yesterday – do read his blog posts that relate his journey. The Greenville paper covered it – barely.

…because I’m still obsessed: Interested in that newly-on-display necropolis at the Vatican (the one near the Vatican museum entrance)? This traveler has excellent photos from a recent visit. Interested in the Christmas tree made of entirely of Murano glass that’s on display in Venice? Here you go And don’t forget the Laocoön, cleaned up, and…

Cute stuff from the KC Catholic.

A former client of George Tiller in Wichita was on O’Reilly Tuesday night, speaking out about her late-term abortion experience. We pray that her witness might change some hearts and save some lives.

I hope Father Elijah doesn’t mind, but I’m pulling this great comment from the East-West thread below, because I know not everyone reads comments – but a lot of you might find this helpful. Thank you, Father, for taking the time to write it. While the relationship between the "East and West" is extremely complex…

Here’s a creative use of the internet. From a reader: In what may be a first for one of the Church’s public policy arms, Jeff Caruso, Executive Director of the Virginia Catholic Conference, is holding a live blog to discuss the upcoming Virginia General Assembly.  Shaun Kenney will be hosting the live blog and they…

Archbishop Christodoulos and Pope Benedict, today. The VIS report: This morning, the Holy Father received His Beatitude Christodoulos, archbishop of Athens and of all Greece, who is making an official visit to the Vatican. Prior to his audience with the Pope, the archbishop visited St. Peter’s Basilica where he prayed at the tomb of John…

A story from Spero News about children of certain tribes and regions in Angola being accused of witchcraft by their parents and bearing the consequences: Jonas is a survivor of a disturbing trend that has emerged in Angola in recent years: Children being accused of witchcraft, resulting in their abuse, abandonment, and, in some cases,…

Catholic bishops play a role: Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and the United Nations-backed transitional government Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny met face-to-face behind closed doors late on Wednesday for the first time after last month’s public showdown, an official source said. The meeting lasting about three hours was held at the behest of the…

I have a couple of orders to fill, that will be mailed later today, after Michael the Baby has his time with The Ladies. If you’d like some books, go explore the bookstore. I AM CURRENTLY OUT OF THE SAINTS BOOKS – not the Heroes, but the Loyola Kids’ Book of Saints. I’ll order a…

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