…maybe she’s been reading my mind (or reading my blog?) but Amy Welborn has been inspired to link to this very good address by the pope to altar servers from 2006: Dear Altar Servers, you are, in fact, already apostles of Jesus! When you take part in the Liturgy by carrying out your altar service,…

Ever been to a papal audience? Amy Welborn has — and she posted this neat little account, with pictures, over at her blog. I’ve been to two of them — one in St. Peter’s Square, the other in the Paul VI Hall, both with JPII — and Amy captures the ambience and atmosphere perfectly. True…

I’ll admit up front: I’m not a fan of this guy. But I know many who are, and what Bill O’Reilly has to say here about his Catholic upbringing is pretty interesting. Take a look. This comes from Long Island’s newspaper, Newsday: You know him as the eponymous commentator on Fox News’ “The O’Reilly Factor.”…

You would be hard-pressed to find a vocation story more surprising than this: a married man who converted, became an active member of his church, then a deacon and, after his wife’s death, was ordained a priest at the tender age of 72. From the San Antonio Express-News: Father Philip Chung-jin Kim’s first encounter with…

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