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Earlier in the week, I posted on the man arrested for praying outside a Planned Parenthood clinic. (There’s also a video of the act that some thought criminal.) Well, the charges have now been dropped: This afternoon, in a wake of national attention to the case, the Thomas More Society secured a dismissal of all…

Looking for a little swag in advance of the pope’s trip to the United Kingdom? The store is open: Official memorabilia to mark Pope Benedict’s September visit to Britain went on sale this week with a Swarovski bracelet and baseball cap among the more usual souvenir mugs and T-shirts. Sales are expected to help the…

Surprised? The Boston Globe has the story: Richard J. Henken, a Boston real estate company executive, grew up in a conservative Jewish family on the south side of Newton. He attends services on the Jewish High Holy Days and considers his religion an important aspect of his identity. He also gives $25,000 to $30,000 a…

And what started as a fad is becoming a trend, according to Reuters: Father Tom Eichenberger began a recent sermon by playing an iPhone ring tone of church bells into the microphone and talking about how praying is like using the popular mobile device. “The same rules apply,” he told the Sunday mass congregation at…

And it’s named in honor of a prominent Catholic writer and teacher, and a favorite of The Bench: A scholarship in honor of the late Henri Nouwen, who taught at Yale Divinity School for a decade beginning in 1971, has been established through a gift of $300,000 from a University benefactor who wishes to remain…

Julie over at Happy Catholic has tagged me, and asked me to name a few of my favorite things — or, at least, my favorite devotions. Okay, in no particular order: The Miraculous Medal Novena Chaplet of Divine Mercy Benediction Stations of the Cross May Procession In turn, I now tag (drum roll please) The…

The Academy Award-winning star popped up on “Currents” last week to talk about his new movie, and its undercurrent of faith.

Another curious case of a reported weeping statue of Mary, this time in suburban Los Angeles: The miracle stands atop the fireplace, flanked by artisan crucifixes and flower bouquets left by worshipers from across the U.S. For the past two weeks, Glendale residents and visitors from Boston, New Jersey and elsewhere have come to Anahid…

This is just plain swell.

The Year for Priests may be over, but the melody lingers on: The Priests, a trio of clerics from Northern Ireland, are to headline a key event during Pope Benedict XVI’s state visit to the UK, performing in front of 80,000 people in Hyde Park, London. The platinum-selling trio – brothers Eugene and Martin O’Hagan…
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