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“Everybody needs a place to restEverybody wants to have a homeDont make no difference what nobody saysAint nobody like to be alone. Everybody’s got a hungry heart…” That was how Bruce Springsteen expressed something St. Augustine had understood 1600 years earlier: “Our hearts are restless until they rest in thee.” Today is the great saint’s…

The Democrats open their national convention in Denver tonight. This is a good opportunity to look back at another Democratic convention, where a Catholic archbishop appeared before the delegates, and prayed. Thanks to Curt Jester, I was able to dig up the following, from Cardinal Roger Mahony’s invocation at the opening of the Democratic National…

Over at MSNBC, they have the only comprehensive account I’ve read so far about how Joe Biden spent the morning after his selection to be Barack Obama’s running mate. He went to mass: One day after debuting as Barack Obama’s vice presidential pick, Joe Biden plans to spend a quiet day at home, with his…

If you aren’t already sitting down, I suggest you pull up a chair for this bit of news: An Italian priest and theologian said Sunday he is organizing an online beauty pageant for nuns to give them more visibility within the Catholic Church and to fight the stereotype that they are all old and dour.…
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