From the My Own Backyard Desk (on the Bishop Beat) … some startling news about a modern crime hitting very close to home. According to the New York Daily News: Thieves stooped to a new low over the Christmas holiday, swiping the identity of Brooklyn’s Catholic bishop in an attempted credit card scam. The crooks…

There’s a new breed of congressman in Washington, says the Washington Post, which offers us this heartening profile of one of them: In his new Capitol Hill office, Rep. Tom Perriello, 34, displays a diverse collection of mementos. There’s the camouflage hunting ballcap on the bookshelf, and the painting of Virginia International Raceway in the…

Few stories could be more poignant or tender than this tribute to a Trappist nun who passed away just before Christmas: When did Jeannie go to bed, not to get up again? I know she was there during the Chapter in September, when we were praying she would not leave us until I got back…

This was a surprising tidbit that drifted across the wire yesterday, about the man Barack Obama has picked to be the new chair of the Democratic National Committee: If anyone had any doubts about Barack Obama’s willingness to listen to pro-life Democrats, his selection of Virginia Governor Tim Kaine to head the Democratic National Committee…

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