Another Catholic radio station is about to join the airwaves. Tune in to the aptly named “Annunciation Radio”, whose motto is “Faith with frequency”: A Toledo Catholic radio station will make its debut tomorrow. But it will be a limited engagement for Annunciation Radio, which is leasing two hours of airtime on WTOD-AM (1560). “It’s…

We just marked Catholic Schools Week in this country – an appreciation of those who have taught – and continue to teach – in the Catholic school system. Many of us, I know, can remember when those teachers were nuns. They were extraordinarily generous with their time and talent. And the work they did endures…

One of my brother deacons, a classmate ordained with me last May, is seriously ill. Jim was taken to the ER earlier this week, and I finally was able to visit him in the ICU tonight. He’s hooked up to a variety of machines, but for a few moments he was awake, and his eyes…

It seems Pope Benedict is also Pop Benedict. Soda pop, to be exact: Winston Churchill made no secret of his love of brandy and cigars; Margaret Thatcher was bereft without her handbag, and Pope Benedict XVI, I can reveal, has Fanta. When the Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, visited the Vatican this week, he gave…

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