Actually, this one isn’t a stylistic classic like so many others I’ve read, but the reader who passed it one was impressed by the deceased’s humble, vibrant faith: In the early 1950s he was a painstaking editor of the Catholic Who’s Who, who would telephone a potential subject’s parish priest to ensure that he was…

I’ll be at Notre Dame on Thursday, speaking to their chapter of the Thomas More Society – on Catholic life, the internet, Here.Now….a heady mix. It’s open to anyone! I know that I have non-law-school readers up there, so please, if you can, stop by. The talk is from 12:15-1:15 in room 120 of the…

Tucson diocese to incorporate parishes individually I’d like a canon lawyer (or someone who plays one on TV) to confirm the details and explanations in this story. Comparisons to diocesan structures in other countries would be helpful. At least seven other U.S. dioceses have already made their parishes separate, corporate entities. They include the archdioceses…

Just a few more details on where and why. In this case, the Rehnquist family asked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick for use of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle due to its size and central location, said Susan Gibbs, spokeswoman for the Washington Archdiocese. McCarrick will be present to welcome the Protestant worshippers, said the…

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