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A lot of us who remember her most vividly from the Reagan-era soap opera Falcon Crest didn’t know that the first Mrs. Reagan, Jane Wyman, was Catholic. Now we do, thanks to some recent obituaries: Oscar-winning actress Jane Wyman, once married to future president Ronald Reagan, joined the Catholic Church as an adult and became…

Priests and deacons who feel the pressure of preaching weekly (or sometimes more often) may be interested in seeing what our Jewish counterparts have to go through during the high holy days. In a word: oy. The Philadelphia Inquirer today profiled some local rabbis gearing up for Rosh Hashanah: Rabbi Jerome David sat at the…

You may have been wondering (as I have) whatever became of the old Los Angeles Cathedral, St. Vibiana’s? I had heard mutterings that it was being restored, but didn’t know much more, so I googled and, behold, up popped this item from just a couple weeks ago, in the Los Angeles Times: To Los Angeles…

It is difficult enough for teenagers to cope with death. But the teens at one high school in New York have faced death eight times in the past few months — and found solace and support in religion: In the face of eight deaths of their fellow students in the past year, many teens at…

There are people who who are convinced Elvis is alive, George Bush planned 9/11 and the moon landing was filmed on a Hollywood soundstage. And then there are those who believe the Church is hiding some dark secret about the coming apocalypse, revealed to the children at Fatima (pictured on the left) 90 years ago.…

The sky was falling and streaked with bloodI heard you calling me then you disappeared into the dustUp the stairs, into the fireUp the stairs, into the fireI need your kiss, but love and duty called you someplace higherSomewhere up the stairs into the fire May your strength give us strengthMay your faith give us…

A reader sent me this story, from the Morris County Daily Record in New Jersey, about how families are transforming the heartbreak of 9/11 into a force for healing: Matt Sellitto was driving home from Florida when he heard a radio report about an attack on Virginia Tech students. He just happened to be heading…

Brothers and Sisters, in great dismay, before the horror of destructive violence, but strong in the faith that has always guided our fathers, we turn to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, salvation of his people, and with the confidence of children, pray that He will come to our aid in these days of…
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