Before I became a writer and editor, I trained and worked as a hospital chaplain. When I was doing my training, I spent most of my clinical hours in a Catholic...
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As we approach the 11th anniversary of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, it is no secret that many...
The highly debated government aid program that supplies food stamps has had its fair share of supporters and critics from both sides of the political spectrum...
In 2011, an anonymous author released the book Hidden Voices: Reflections of a Gay, Catholic Priest. And now the book will be re-released with a new addition:...
Another Friday, another roundup. For those who have either been living under a rock or willfully ignoring the news, Kermit Gosnell was found guilty of three...
The Boston Pilot carries Christopher Pineo’s poignant story about two priests held back from the site of the Boston Marathon bombing by police after...
In an effort to try to attract young people to the church, last month the Diocese of Brooklyn launched a “hipster Jesus” ad campaign, trying to...
I am a news junkie. I spend my days consuming the news in various forms – on the radio, on paper, online. But when Kermit Gosnell was arrested in January...
In the annals of parishes who have resisted their closings, Cleveland's St. Peter Parish takes the cake. Though shut down in 2010 by Bishop Richard Lennon...
Mark Gray of the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown has some interesting findings on his blog today about Catholics and their...
