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Fun Friday: Stephen Colbert’s Catholic Bender, After Falling Off Lent Wagon
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Nicole Neroulias
A royal wedding seems too solemn to qualify for a “Fun Friday,” plus I only caught a brief glimpse of the recap this morning (stymied by the West Coast time zone and shared hotel room with toddler). For what it’s worth, I predicted Kate would go with that Maid Marian/Shakespearean look (though some are now…
Dueling Blessings: Royal Wedding vs. Pope John Paul’s Beatification
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Nicole Neroulias
There’s been some griping among Catholics and anti-monarchy types about the April 29 British wedding of Prince William to Catherine “Kate” Middleton stealing the thunder of Pope John Paul II’s beatification on May 1. It’s like Princess Diana vs. Mother Teresa, Part II: Blessings Be Upon Us. But as I pointed out over at GetReligion, the…
Where in the World Did Obamas, Minority Christians & Others Celebrate Easter?
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Nicole Neroulias
Sorry for the posting delay, but my big fat Greek Easter has a way of slowing productivity. (Insert joke about Greece’s economy here.) According to GetReligion, I haven’t missed too much faith-related news, though, despite the Jewish and Christian holidays, upcoming royal wedding of Prince William (future figurehead of the Church of England), beatification of Pope…
Holy Wednesday News Cycle: Oil Spill Anniversary, Lady Gaga + Judas, Reefer Madness & More
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Nicole Neroulias
Holy Wednesday, indeed: there’s so much random faith-related news on this hump day, the only way I can do it justice it to give you a top 5 list: Day of remembrance: 1 year after Gulf oil disaster (AP) Charter review will look at Philadelphia abuse situation, bishop says (Catholic News Service) Obama’s confession of…
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