Ann Ball, popular Catholic author, passed away Sunday night. Ann Ball, a prolific author who wrote lives of the saints alongside Catholic cookbooks, died of a heart attack shortly before midnight on Sunday, her family announced in an email. Though a schoolteacher for many years, she later took over the operation of a security company. Following a regular…

Rules of blogging: There are certain subjects which attract massive numbers of comments. Liturgy. Immigration Policy. Catholics and political life. The Legionaries of Christ. Last week, the Archbishop of Baltimore sent a letter to the Superior General of the LC regarding his expectations of the Legion in the Archdiocese. The text of the letter is…

I never thought that this two-week leave would turn into anything permanent. Father Pfleger back at St. Sabina’s next week: At a three-hour Sunday mass filled with songs and dancing, pastoral associate Kimberly Lymore read a letter from Pfleger in which the priest wrote, “This has been a very painful time for me personally and…

I’m doing most of my quick-link blogging over at the de.lici.ous feed (always over there on the right, at the bottom – I’ve tried 3 times to do the automatic daily blog posting, but it won’t happen. If anyone has any hints, let me know – as far as I can tell I’ve entered all…

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