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My second-oldest son is taking a poetry class from a somewhat famous American poet. Perhaps next year some time, after he graduates, and is on another continent,  I will relate what he has to say about him/her so far. It’s entertaining. So anyway, he tells me tonight about the last assignment. Write a poem about…

Toomey endorses Santorum

Well, mostly. The Catholic distaste for evangelization plays a role, but a huge part is just simple demographics – What I’ve been saying in the wake of all of these parish closings – smaller Catholic families, migration to the south and the Sunbelt. Sarasota-area parishes struggling with growth “We’re bursting at the seams here; we’re…

Professor Bainbridge has an MOJ post as well as links to another column and blog post of his advocating for outsourcing relief… Related, a Chronicle of Higher Education article taking the historical view… no, not looking back to Galveston, but to Florida, 1928: That disaster is comparable to what is happening in the wake of…

This week’s edition is up and includes a request from a New Orleans priest: In the meantime, Nalty is working with the Willwoods Community, an affordable housing operation sponsored by the New Orleans archdiocese that owns 11 buildings and some 1,700 apartments for low-income people. Their first aim is to restore a property in one…

A Catholic researcher is doing a study and invites you to participate. He’s pleased with the  participation so far, and thanks you. He also would be gratified to have a few more Protestant responders. He adds: This evening, I will send a summary of the goals of the study and the basic demographic breakdown which…

There is, of course, an enormous amount of material we all could be reading about Hurrican Katrina and its aftermath, doubled this time because of the questions about government incompetence and even private sector procedures. Hard to pin any one piece down, so here are a few: Amid the evacuees: what churches are doing in…

This film goes into wide release on Friday, and the reviews are mediocre. It’s based on a true story, of a German woman named Anneliese Michel, who died after attempted exorcisms, and the priests involved were put on trial for and convicted of manslaughter. The negativity in the reviews seem to stem from a suspicion…

From AsiaNews Four bishops of mainland China were named by Benedict XVI as members of the forthcoming Synod on the Eucharist, which is set to begin in Rome on October 2.  News of these nominations was released by the Holy See Press Office this morning, along with the full list of Synod members. The following…

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