Yesterday, we went back and forth to Detroit to see the mighty “Fish Marlins” beat the Tigers. One out of three ain’t bad. It was a good game, I got some sun, Joseph got very sweaty. This will be a busy week: I have a project I really need to finish up today, then this…

Is time running out? In Kateri’s case, the Pope waived the miracle requirement before beatification. It doesn’t appear he will do it again. “We have, since 1980, needed one miracle performed through her intercession,” said the Rev. John Paret, the Jesuit who is vice postulator of the Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha League, headquartered at the Auriesville…

A wire service article about conflicts over hospital policies – when patients’ families want continued treatment, and medical professionals don’t. Backed by court orders and medical ethicists, hospitals have adopted little-known policies that declare “doctors know best” in deciding when to withhold or withdraw potentially life-saving treatments. As a result, a patient’s final wishes may…

With a little tweaking, this NYTimes article could run in The Onion, although what the author of the article fails to realize is that the Church is universal, and mass intentions go all over the place as a matter of course…if I donate to a missionary order and request Mass intentions, that means a priest…

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