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Be careful what you pray for: Salma Hayek’s tale
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David Gibson
Revenge of the Good Catholic Girl: Movie star Salma Hayek tells why prayer works, and why you should never doubt the power of holy water. Key line: “Please God, give me some breasts. And he gave me them!” Hat tip–or whatever–to Bruce Tomaso at the Dallas Morning News.
Is the Devil in the details?
By
David Gibson
What do you see when you look at this picture of Pope Benedict XVI? I swear I didn’t get it, and had to ask for help. But Catholics with more sensitive (or suspicious) eyeballs saw Devil’s horns on the pope’s head–created by the shirt collar of the man behind Benedict. Apparently there was such outrage…
Vox populi moves Vatican: New Linz bishop withdraws
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David Gibson
The Austrian priest whose appointment earlier this month caused an uproar due to his earlier remarks about Katrina being the fault of sinful Lousianians (among other things he said) has asked that his nomination as the new auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Linz be withdrawn. According to a statement released by the Linz diocese,…
Cross Purposes
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David Gibson
Is Boston College Catholic? No, that’s not a joke, at least not to those whose hackles start raising at the phrase “in the Jesuit tradition.” But it seems BC, and specifically its president, Fr. William P. Leahy, SJ, are moving to re-emphasize the Jesuit school’s Catholic bona fides by installing crucifixes or religious art in…
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