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What’s it like to drop everything and leave the world you know to live as a volunteer in Latin America for two years? Patrick Furlong is eager to let you know, and his blog, Oh The Places You’ll Go, is opening a window on his brave new world. Catholic News Service has the details behind…

It’s always heartening to hear of someone entering religious life. But this news is especially interesting, concerning as it does a young woman who had achieved considerable success in the field of Catholic music. The following is the release put out by her music publisher: The Holy Spirit called and she answered! On August 2,…

Divorced Catholics face unique challenges — and often stigmas — coping with their new status. And the Catholic Review in Baltimore just published news about a remarkable ministry that has been there to help them over the hurdles: When Claire Lotz of Fullerton received her divorce decree in the 1970s, the Catholic mother of two…

Looking for a unique Christmas gift? Or perhaps just a meaningful memento for yourself or someone you love? Zenit reports the following: People who want to receive a relic “ex indumentis” — from the clothing — or a holy card of Pope John Paul II, may do so by writing to the Vicariate of Rome.…

Pro-life voters now have another choice for president — and a Catholic, at that. But, given his track record, on a hunch, I’d say his chances are slim-to-none. It’s Alan Keyes: Alan Keyes, a Marylander who ran unsuccessfully for the GOP presidential nomination in 1996 and 2000, has formally entered the 2008 White House campaign.…

One of my favorite bloggers (and favorite prelates) is Cardinal Sean O’Malley up in Boston. Every Friday, he updates his self-titled blog, detailing all his comings and goings around Beantown. This week’s post was notable for the prominent mention of deacons, both transitional and permanent: Saturday morning we had an ordination of three Capuchin deacons…

Well, the shiny new Catholic town of Ave Maria in Florida is up and running, and the university bearing its name is also open for business. But according to local reports, not everybody is thrilled with any of this: The students of Ave Maria University returned this semester to a brand new campus in a…

This weekend, my parish, Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, is celebrating its feast day, as it does every year, on the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. This year marks the 90th anniversary of the parish, and the 80th year of the school. Saturday night, we had a large concelebrated mass with retired Brooklyn Bishop…

There’s nothing quite like a good vocation story. Sometimes, when you least expect it, your spiritual cell phone rings and you’re astonished to find that God is on the line. He can call when you least expect it. Case in point: an Indianapolis paper has a nifty little interview with a widower who has embarked…

In another sign of the Church’s growing Hispanic population in the United States, more and more dioceses are looking for vocations south of the border. The AP reports: They’re in a new country, working a new job and living a new life, but for the Latin American immigrants who come to the United States every…
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