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Today’s episcopal appointments: Msgr. Joseph Robert Cistone, vicar of the diocese of Philadelphia, U.S.A., as auxiliary bishop of same diocese (area 5,652, population 3,861,648, Catholics 1,494,883, priests 1,083, permanent deacons 212, religious 569), U.S.A. The bishop-elect was born in 1949 in Philadelphia and was ordained a priest in 1975. – Msgr. Joseph Patrick McFadden, pastor…

In between BEA trips, the children and I managed a little bit of museum-going. The Museum of Science and Industry, and the old dependable, the Field. I let Katie wander around both by herself while Joseph aimlessly about, punching whatever buttons he could find. Which brings me back to my annual screed against child-oriented science…

Is that when I’m away from blogging for a time, it gets hard for me to get back into it, especially newsy blogging. So don’t come here lookin’ for that any time soon. I’m still not into the groove. Go to Mark, HMS, and Dom, especially for such – but you already knew that, I’m…

Reflections on Catholic publishing and the state of “Catholic” writing (not fiction today) in light of these shows and in anticipation of CBA. Preview: It’s just sad.
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