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This article is from a Swiss news agency, but that problem of language and definitions remains: Women have been ordained Catholic priests in the past. In 2002, a group of seven women from Germany, Austria and the US entered the priesthood after a ceremony on a Danube cruise ship. Two male bishops oversaw that ordination.…

Knoxville! Yes, we’re here, until late this next week, at which point we will head down to Florida. It’s also Christopher’s last couple of weeks here in K-town, as he finishes up his last 4 hours of classes and then completes his move to Atlanta. I did my part in the move by bringing up…

…and breastfeeding. An interesting post from Mike Aquilina, with a link to a pertinent article from a Russian Orthodox writer.

From New Advent…the great folks who bring you the Catholic Encyclopedia and loads of other stuff!

The calendar of saints commemorates holy ones mostly on the dates of their deaths, with two exceptions. The births of Mary, the Mother of Jesus and John the Baptist are both remembered, in addition to other feasts. From today’s Office of Readings, Augustine explains: The Church observes the birth of John as in some way…

Our Indiana saint, Blessed Mother Theodore Guerin will have her canonization formally declared a week from today: The Vatican today announced the date for a ceremony that will pave the way for the canonization of Mother Theodore Guerin, the 19th century nun who founded St. Mary-of-the Woods College. The ceremony, planned for July 1 in…

San Pio e Carol Wojtyla Originally uploaded by Smeerch. I ran across it on Flickr…I gather that it’s in Andria, Italy, and it’s Padre Pio and John Paul II. But what’s GOING ON in this piece?

Gerald at Closed Cafeteria has the scoop

From the UK Tablet, an article about a parish in Liverpool that’s helping a special group of asylum seekers: Fr Peter and Margaret Kane are a part of MRANG, the Merseyside Refugee and Asylum Seekers Pre- and Post-Natal Support Group, an organisation that grew up around St Bernard’s parish. Since September 2004, MRANG has helped…

From the Papa Ratzinger Forum, various articles: just go here and scroll around – I don’t know how to link individual posts, or even if you can) From ASCA, an Italian news agency: With Bertone’s nomination, following his encyclical on love, the Pope has signalled a new season in the Church of Rome, which can…
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