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Some of you have been following the story of this documentary, filmed in the Carthusian motherhouse, La Grande Chartreuse In case you’ve not yet seen it, the trailer is now online – beautiful. The film has been a surprise hit in Europe – surprising because it is 3 hours long, contains no dialogue and is…

Asia News has many articles on the Italian priest killed in Turkey on Sunday Including this remembrance: But who could be more harmless and unassuming than Father Andrea? I saw him two months ago in Iskenderun, at the See of the Apostolic Vicariate of Anatolia. It was our monthly retreat and we talked about the…

You know, that Silas guy? The albino Opus Dei monk? Who kills people? Turns out there’s a real Opus Dei Silas. But, as the NYTimes reports, this one’s a little different than his fictional namesake: With the film starring Tom Hanks now set for release on May 19, Opus Dei is trying to sate public…

I see the most interesting things down at our corner convenience store. Couple of weeks ago, it was the bishop. This morning: A rather scruffy-looking trash can set out on the floor in front of the counter. Two pieces of paper are taped to it. One bears an image of the Sacred Heart. The other,…

Interesting Boston Globe article on an area shrine: Some Catholics want the church to officially recognize the site, or at least investigate it. ”I would love to see the Power case reopened," said Irene McGravey of North Andover, who remembers the day in November 1929 when her older cousin, 18-year-old Laura Moody, was said to…

Italian priest shot: A Catholic priest was shot and killed in Trabzon, Turkey, on Sunday, and authorities there are investigating whether the murder was related to Islamic anger over cartoons published in European newspapers. Father Andrea Santoro, an Italian missionary priest who had served in Turkey for 10 years, was shot twice at point-blank range…

The Jesuit news continues…their confab is scheduled for 2008. But before that, they will be meeting with Benedict on April 22 of this year, and, according to the Catholic News Agency, electing a new Superior General at that time – if I’m reading that linked article correctly – not in 2008, as had been previous…

Please stop now. Or please let this be more misreporting from the press over there. Please. Someone knock some sense into these people. If they can wait three weeks, I’d be happy to do it myself. Knock some sense around, that is. Barring that, let it be a hoax. Sounds like one. (Moscati wrote the…

A Washington Times commentary: The man in charge of hoodwinking the Western powers about Iran’s now 18-year-old secret nuclear program believes the apocalypse will happen in his own lifetime. He’ll be 50 in October.     President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Shi’ite creed has convinced him lesser mortals can not only influence but hasten the awaited return…

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