The words of that old spiritual rang in my ears as I read this delightful item from Fr. James Martin about his newest “Friend” on Facebook. I’m still waiting for Him to ping me.

What’s it like to live in a really really big family? Meet the Littletons of Chicago — James and Kathleen, who’ve had 19 (yes, 19) children. ZENIT has the first of a two part interview: Q: What do you suggest for couples seeking to discern what God asks of them through the Church’s call to…

A popular inspirational series has now published a volume offering inspiration specifically for Catholics. The Catholic Review in Baltimore has the soup — er, scoop, from CNS: The “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series can now add Catholics to the more than 200 groups in its targeted audience. In mid-December, Simon & Schuster published “Chicken…

Catching up on various bloggery this Sunday, this item from Patrick McNamara caught my eye — and might raise an eyebrow or two. As Washington prepares to welcome the country’s first African-American president, it seems the city had another African American president in the 19th century — at Georgetown University. He was Fr. Patrick Healy:…

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