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You may remember the fiery letter that reportedly was sent by Sen. Sam Brownback, questioning the authentic Catholicity of some members of Congress. Now there are doubts being raised about how authentic the letter itself was. From Politico: A mystery is brewing over the appearance of Sen. Sam Brownback’s John Hancock on an inflammatory letter…

From Pittsburgh comes this item, about a new effort underway to deal with the diminishing number of priests: As head of the Allegheny Valley Deanery in the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese, the Rev. Frank Almade advises 16 parishes — in addition to being pastor of what officially became St. Juan Diego Parish today. “I work more…

Most of us do it out of a feeling of obligation, or tradition, or habit. But the Lenten fast has deeper and much more meaningful roots than most of us realize, as the newspaper Arkansas Catholic explains: Cackie Upchurch, director of Little Rock Scripture Study, said fasting is an ancient custom that can be found…

That is the (nowadays) politically incorrect caption for the above photo, which shows an order of African-American sisters in New Orleans. As Black History Month draws to a close, you can find that and more at McNamara’s Blog, including the surprising story of the woman who founded that order — Henriette Delille — who was…
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