That was Samuel F.B. Morse’s first message, sent by telegraph in 1844. Imagine what he’d think of this little miracle of technology: Anyone curious to make a pilgrimage to Lourdes can now do it without leaving your desk. Drop by the Lourdes website and you can see real-time webcams of the famous grotto. H/T to…

All you Sarah Palin groupies out there — those who love her and those who don’t — should flock over to Newsweek. The good people at Factcheck.org have just done a little fact-checking on the GOP vice presidential candidate, separating fact from fiction and busting a few common myths that have been ricocheting around the…

A few months back, I posted some news about a documentary on Dorothy Day that is now being made available. With Day’s name once again popping up in the news, I thought I’d re-post the trailer for the film below. Also, Catholic News Service has just filed a brief item about the producer of the…

A Kennedy is in the news again — this time, with a new book exploring her own Catholic faith. Michael Paulson has the scoop at the Boston Globe: Catholicism ran deep at the home of Bobby and Ethel Kennedy. Prayers before and after every meal, when a family trip was beginning, when something got lost.…

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