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Worth a Thousand Words…
I love this shot of our Canisius students! Can’t wait until you get home. Continued prayers! Tell Papa Francisco I said “‘Sup, Dawg!”
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For All the Saints
“Saints are ordinary people who have done extraordinary things.” So said, Sr. Caroline as I grew up and attended CCD classes at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in the late 70s. Far be it from me to...
View ArticleAnd People Are Crazy…
When I was a talk radio producer I had a hierarchy of “callers”, people who would call into a talk show trying to get on the air to voice their opinion. My hierarchy was as follows in reverse order: 3)...
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We Need a Savior
After a lovely “Midnight Mass” (at 10PM–don’t get me started) at St. Joe’s I had a hard time concentrating. A friend is dealing with a horrible tragedy in her life that occurred just before the...
View ArticleBoxing Day
So today is Boxing Day, a day that few know about, but is huge in Britain where is is also known as St Stephen’s Day (as it is in Catholic circles). The origins of Boxing Day are dubious, ranging from...
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Kerry Robinson: The Church’s Classiest Woman
In my now many years of ministry one of the joys I have had is being able to meet a lot of really wonderful people. Some of these people are prayerful and contemplative, like my buddy Fr. Tom Ryan,...
View ArticleWill Health and Human Services Really Force Catholics to Cooperate With Evil?
The Department of Health and Human Services in the Obama administration will soon require all employers to include “contraception and sterilization coverage in their health-insurance plans, including...
View ArticleSoon to Be My Favorite Cardinal
Cardinal-Designate Thomas Collins, the Archbishop of Toronto is simply a wonderfully humble guy. I got to interview him once for BustedHalo® and he’s always warm and inviting. You can sense the...
View ArticleIs There a Communications Director in the House?
Bishop Joseph McFadden of Harrisburg, PA made this regrettable statement recently with regards to the public schools in his diocese. “In totalitarian governments, they would love our system,” McFadden...
View ArticleIs the Contraception Controversy a Political Election Ploy?
The Washington Post suggests that perhaps it is: Arron Blake offers this tidbit: The White House’s decision to force Catholic hospitals to dispense emergency contraception was a hot topic at the...
View ArticleUPDATE: An Accommodation Expected from the Obama Administration
Looks like the long national nightmare will soon be over. President Obama’s Administration is ready to offer an accommodation on the birth control law that would require Catholic employees and...
View ArticleBishops Say: “Right Direction” but More Needed
Just off the presses: The USCCB adds their two cents: “Today’s decision to revise how individuals obtain services that are morally objectionable to religious entities and people of faith is a first...
View ArticleArchbishop Gregory of DC says: Trump’s Visit to JP2 Shrine is “baffling and...
From Bloomberg On Tuesday, Trump traveled to the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in northeast Washington, ostensibly to promote an executive order he plans to sign later in the day to “advance...
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