Crete is thirty miles south of Chicago. I used to pass through it on the way to the Claretian’s high school seminary. It is a small, rather rural community...
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You’ve probably heard already, but in case not, I hate to be the bearer of bad/(good?) news: (Only) six more weeks of winter left! Well, the big news today is...
“At a time when it’s easy to lose ourselves in the rush and clamor of our own lives, or get caught up in the noise and rancor that too often passes as...
This morning I woke up to Sister Mary Ann Walsh's voice on my radio: "Nobody is forced to work for the Catholic Church," she said. That includes...
As we kick off February, the big news story now making the rounds this afternoon is the announcement of Defense Secretary Leon Panetta that the U.S. combat...
There has been a wide range of reactions to the news that Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a well-known charity devoted to ending breast cancer, has severed ties...
The morning after a big win in the Florida primary, Mitt Romney is all over the headlines—but it’s not for his victory. Instead, it’s for...
Congratulations Mitt Romney! You’ve won the the Florida primary, the most negative campaign ever! You’re going to DisneyWorld! No, really. You are, I...
As the controversy over the HHS rule requiring church sponsored hospitals, universities, and social services agencies to provide birth control coverage to...
Considering that this is Catholic Schools Week, let’s start off today with some education news: Here is a great story about how a Catholic university is...
