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More photos and a post on our Coliseum and Forum visit at Michael’s. (And if you look at the first photo in that Coliseum post, it’s not just of the scenery. Katie and Joseph are the first figures on the left, and then I’m a little bit behind them with my burden…er, I mean, my…

Whoever designed the graphics for the webpage they’ve set up for my South Carolina talks – I love the look of it – kind of quirky, and intent that we have a good chat about this business but not take that blasted book too seriously. It’s very good. Do go check out the webpage for…

Many of you have probably already seen this, but if you haven’t – Dawn Eden on the story of a post-abortive woman. It’s actually rather complicated, and has to do with a reporter from Marie Claire magazine looking for subjects for an article. The end, though, are the revelations of a young woman who needs…

In the center of Rome near the Termini Station, there is a sprawling ancient structure – one of many of course- what remains of the Baths of Diocletian. Described here: It could accommodate 3000 bathers simultaneously, about twice as many as the Baths of Caracalla, covered 13 hectares (32 acres) and had the full panoply…

1) An exhibit at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage near Cleveland about the Holy Land: "Cradle of Christianity." 2) John Farrell writes with word of his latest film: Bag of Knees I’d like to spread the word during Lent about this movie–dedicated to nurses. Most of whom, in this movie, are Catholics, but mainly…

After weeks of not checking, I ran through my spam file and found a real email from someone. Again, if you’ve not heard from me, and it’s been over a couple of days since you wrote, re-send. Be specific in the subject line, so I catch it – this guy put "Da Vinci Code" –…

Yes, it’s a couple of weeks old, but commentary is still coming in. On 2/28, 55 Catholic Democratic members of the House issued an " Historic Catholic Statement of Principles". One is already struck by the humility. As Catholic Democrats in Congress, we are proud to be part of the living Catholic tradition — a…

In today’s General Audience, Pope Benedict kissed a baby (Whatever. Bitter? Me?) and revealed the course of the teaching he’ll offer for the next few months – the relationship between Christ and His Church. The Church, said Benedict XVI, “was built on the foundation of the Apostles as a community of faith, of hope and…

Boston College Law School dean: state has put CC out of the adoption business: It seems surprising that the state would want to put the Catholic Church out of the adoption business. Corporal works of mercy are no less important to the life of the Church than its sacramental ministry. Forbidding the Church to perform…

Wonderful letter to the editor from a FL paper, from a young woman regarding her experience outside an abortion clinic.

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