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He passed away today at the ripe age of 97. People of a certain age can’t help but feel the loss. He had a way about him that was endearing, heartfelt and funny — and unfailingly kind. He had more than his share of heartbreak — a daughter who took her own life, a son…

Those kindly folks who help take up the collection can cause trouble, it seems: Police responded to Mary, Mother of God Roman Catholic Church on Sunday for a report of a fight in the parking lot between an usher and a parishioner after the usher told the parishioner to stop videotaping during Mass. That prompted…

Details: On May 24, the school of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, which is located in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, was vandalized in an apparent hate crime. Police officers responded on Monday to a report of a break-in at St. Rose of Lima Catholic school in Maywood, Calif. After surveying the extensive damage…

It happened in Pittsburgh: A nun and local school principal chased down a would-be wallet snatcher Tuesday afternoon, said police. Channel 11 News has learned that the principal of Sacred Heart School in Shadyside chased after a man who took a mother’s wallet outside of the school. Diocesean officials said the mother left her car…

It’s ordination season, and my neighbors to the east got into the spirit on May 15th, ordaining a fresh batch of deacons on Long Island. From Long Island Catholic: Bishop William Murphy ordained 10 men to the diaconate for the Diocese of Rockville Centre on May 15 at St. Agnes Cathedral here. The diaconate is…

North Carolina has become the latest state to consider adding these license plates — and local bishops have endorsed the idea: Anti-abortion groups want to push North Carolina legislators to allow their message onto a special license plate. About 100 activists gathered Tuesday at the General Assembly to urge lawmakers to approve a license plate…

You’d be hard-pressed to find a more unusual pair of brothers: one may be the most powerful banker in the United States, while the other is a missionary trying to change the world. Both are graduates of Brown University, where the alumni magazine has just profiled them: At first glance, the only things the brothers…

When I was growing up in Rockville, Maryland in the 1960s, there was a a large patch of farmland nearby that was owned by a family named Hannan. Part of the land was sold off for a subdivision — the main street through the development is now called “Hannan’s Way” — but the rest was…

With the groundbreaking, epic series coming to a close tonight, people are picking apart the mythology — and theology — underlying the show: “Lost” fans have suggested a variety of theories behind the mysteries of the ABC series since it launched in 2004: alien races, secret government plots, shared dreams, purgatory. The twisted, confusing and…

Fr. Z. posted this anecdote from a reader. I’d be curious to hear if anybody has seen or experienced something similar: I’m a consultant manager at a department store and my job consists of walking around and assisting customers and getting feedback about our store. I noticed an older gentleman in a plaid oxford and…
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