Um, yes. From CNS: A prayer for couples to recite “before making love” has been included in a new British book of prayers for married couples. The 64-page “Prayer Book for Spouses” contains prayers for every station of family and married life, including engagement, planning a family, raising children and caring for sick and dying…

Washington’s Archbishop Donald Wuerl has now added his voice to the chorus opposing gay marriage. From the Washington Post: Wuerl sent a letter to 300 local Catholic priests Tuesday reminding them about the Church’s opposition to same-sex marriage, and he launched a round of media interviews to bolster the church’s presence in the debate. In…

New York’s Archbishop found himself far from the Big Apple recently, but had some valuable thoughts on the subject of vocations — ideas that go beyond boundaries. From Tim Drake at the National Catholic Register: Over the weekend, 530 Serra Club members from 12 different countries gathered at their annual international conference in Omaha, Neb.…

A few people are starting to think so. And that, at least, is the assessment of this commentary over at Catholic Culture: No intelligent observer can credit the official explanation: that Bishop Martino retired because of health problems. The outgoing bishop openly acknowledged to reporters that he “clearly” was not suffering from any grave illness.…

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