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Over at Deacon Tony’s, the good deacon has some interesting thoughts on nuns. He writes about the recent gathering of religious sisters in Kansas City, where one member noted: “We have tired of the condescension and we have opted for ministry outside the church. Women religious are angry…not about the Eucharist itself — but about…

How is the etiquette at your church? Over at Happy Catholic, Julie has posted a wry list of do’s and don’ts from her parish. That list reminds me of a column I once did for my parish bulletin. I reprint it below: Some bulletin announcements I’d like to see: BRITNEY SPEARS CONCERT CANCELLED! Unfortunately, our…

One of the joys of running a little blog like this is hearing from other people around the country, or even around the world. The other day I got this wise and supportive e-mail from a man who’s been a deacon for 20 years. I asked him if I could share part of it. These…

Rod Dreher at Beliefnet is offering a little sage wisdom from Robert Novak, along with some ideas of his own about religion and journalism: It is hard to convey how unfriendly, even at times hostile, American newsrooms are to conservatives, especially religious conservatives. I know a person who works at the very top of American…

Rudy Giuliani was in Iowa this week, pressing the flesh and kissing babies, and at one point was asked about his faith: Addressing a town-hall meeting in Iowa, the former New York mayor was asked whether he considered himself a “traditional, practicing Roman Catholic.” An audience member also called on Giuliani to discuss the role…

Well, this is certainly different: an Episcopal bishop who left his faith, became Catholic, had second thoughts, went back to the Episcopalians…and is now announcing his return to the Catholic Church: Former Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth Bishop Clarence Pope has reportedly returned to the Roman Catholic Church. Current Fort Worth Bishop Jack Iker told…

My father, rest his soul, used to say about being Catholic: “Greg, if you want to be in the club, you have to follow the rules.” That more or less sums up what has just transpired in the Archdiocese of Dubuque, where a divorced teacher, Tom Girsch, has lost his job because he remarried without…

Can you feel the love? I know I can.

While Catholics bemoan the state of church attendance in our own faith, here’s some grim news about other Christian denominations: Protestant churches are losing young adults in “sobering” numbers, a survey finds. Seven in 10 Protestants ages 18 to 30 — both evangelical and mainline — who went to church regularly in high school said…

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