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You can pray the rosary on your iPhone — and now, the Stations of the Cross: A new iTunes application is being offered to give busy people a way of praying the Stations of the Cross anytime, anywhere. Ave Maria Press announced the launch of this application, which is being offered as a free download…

For some reason, this bit of news didn’t get much attention, but it’s worth noting: The Pledge of Allegiance, with its inclusion of the words “under God,” is constitutional, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday (March 11), reversing a previous ruling. The 2-1 ruling answers a challenge by California atheist Michael Newdow, who argued…

I’ll be curious to hear what the USCCB has to say about this piece of news: The head of the national association of Catholic hospitals, which holds great sway in the health care debate, threw her support Saturday behind the contested Senate reform bill in a move that could give a major boost to the…

The controversy over Glenn Beck’s remarks last week continues, with some Christian leaders speaking out: An evangelical leader is calling for a boycott of Glenn Beck’s television show and challenging the Fox News personality to a public debate after Beck vilified churches that preach economic and social justice. The Rev. Jim Wallis, president of Sojourners,…

I suspect most people in the pews have never heard of Richard Doerflinger. But he may be having a significant impact on their lives. From NPR: Richard Doerflinger doesn’t look the part of a high-powered political strategist. Bearded and bespectacled, he works in a small, cluttered office out of one of Washington’s less fashionable neighborhoods,…

This is really delightful — and on a local news station, no less. Enjoy. H/T The A.

(This is for Cycle A, for the Second Scrutiny.  The scrutinies add time to the liturgy, and the gospel reading is quite long, so I kept the homily brief.  Last week’s mass was about an hour and 15 minutes!) Most of us are familiar with the story of Saint Damien of Molokai – the Belgian…

This nifty video was done entirely with an iPhone and a Mac, and it’s an intriguing little glimpse inside the clerical life. Meet Father Nels Gjengdahl, a priest of the Archdiocese of Minneapolis and St. Paul. H/T CNS.

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I’ve never heard of someone making a public apology for something he said in a homily. Until now: The Gloucestershire Gay and Lesbian Community has accepted a Catholic deacon’s apology for preaching that “marriage is between Adam and Eve — not Adam and Steve.” Following the January homily in which he made his remarks, Deacon…
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