Before he takes The Chair at St. Patrick’s, Archbishop Timothy Dolan sat down in another chair, across from an Associated Press reporter, to share a few thoughts in this AP exclusive: Dolan said he wants to restore pride in being Catholic, especially given the damage the church endured in the clergy sex abuse scandal, which…

One has to wonder, especially after reading this piece of news, from Catholic News Service: Calling the protests against President Barack Obama’s planned commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame “unseemly and unhelpful,” Bishop John M. D’Arcy of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind., advised Catholics not to attend such demonstrations. Bishop D’Arcy released a statement…

This just moved a few moments ago — and I have to say the timing, the day after Easter, is curious: From AP: Mel Gibson’s wife of 28 years filed for divorce Monday, citing irreconcilable differences. Robyn Gibson filed the petition, which offers no details of the breakup, in Los Angeles Superior Court. The couple…

Your Humble Blogger is up for a little award (thankfully, “Best Singing of the Exultet” is not a category.) Methinks if you click on the little icon above, it will take you to the site for the Blogger’s Choice Awards, and you can cast your vote. I promise to mention you in my speech if…

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