Three very interesting saints or blesseds are remembered today on the calendar. There’s Kateri Tekakwitha, whose story we all know. (We visited her tomb, which is across the river from Montreal in a depressed little village mostly of “First Nations” people (what they call Native Americans up there). Then there’s Francis Solano, (or Solanus) who…

A very interesting e-mail from the medical director of Maternal Life International: Let us give the Georgetown researchers the benefit of the doubt and trust they are working to create a more user friendly method of NFP. However, there are those of us who teach NFP whom have serious reservations about the approach, both methodologically…

We’ll just post all of today’s pressing Church and law stories at once. LA judge releases first transcripts of grand jury investigation into Archdiocese. Manhattan parish shocked by swindling charges against pastor Interpol seeks molesting priest, church authorities apparently uninterested Canadian Franciscan wanted on criminal charges. Order won’t help the authorities.

This evening, I read John Allen’s newest book, All the Pope’s Men. I’ll havemore thoughts tomorrow, but until then I’ll simply say that I’m intrigued by one question: I just am fascinated to see how the National Catholic Reporter is going to review this book. Because, I’m telling you, if it weren’t written by John…

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