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The new bishop of Phoenix, Thomas Olmstead, joined a massive pro-life protest in front of a Planned Parenthood facility on Good Friday. Planned Parenthood President and CEO Bryan Howard said the protest was the largest he had seen in his seven years with the organization. The protest, which lasted about three hours, curtailed business at…

Is there anyone who is a devout lover of God? Let them enjoy this beautiful bright festival! Is there anyone who is a grateful servant? Let them rejoice and enter into the joy of their Lord! Are there any weary with fasting? Let them now receive their wages! If any have toiled from the first…

The day does not speak above a whisper, is a high dividing upon a moment into ebbing and flowing, two pairs of lips neither pressing nor quite yet parting, the twilight between sleep and waking, the bowl of hush held lifted to the bird’s first trilling. Yet the day does not wait. It has become…

We nailed the hands long ago, Wove the thorns, took up the scourge and shouted For excitement’s sake, we stood at the dusty edge Of the pebbled path and watched the extreme of pain. But one or two prayed, one or two Were silent, shocked, stood back And remembered remnants of words, a new vision.…

Why wonder that he doffed his garments willingly, Who had unclothed himself of heavenly majesty? Why wonder that he tied a towel round his waist, Who, for our sakes, as Master, assumed a servant’s place? Why wonder that he washed the feet of humble men, Who later with his blood would wash away their sin?…

The Revealer has a very thorough look at the coverage of the press marking 10 years since the Rwandan genocidal massacres, emphasis on the religious angles.

With me on The Book. Scarce info on the book’s availability, which is odd, but I guess people can find it. Buy De-Coding Da Vinci here, or via Amazon – link on the right. (There is a slight error in the interview, and it’s my fault. I speak of gnostic writings dating from the late…

RP Burke sends in this Anne Applebaum column I’m not quite sure how it got to be this way — writers of heavy books on one side, mass media on the other — because it wasn’t always so. The great American cultural blender once produced whole art forms, such as Broadway musicals and jazz, that…

Says he wouldn’t refuse Communion Asked whether he would follow at least one other bishop who directed priests to deny Communion to politicians who back abortion rights, George said: “No, not at this point. No.” He made the comments at a downtown luncheon of the City Club of Chicago. “I don’t have a good answer”…

Trying to find a way to keep a parish open Some former parishioners of the shuttered St. Francis Xavier Church in downtown Nashua believed they had created the perfect plan to reopen their church: The cash-strapped Manchester Diocese could sell the building to a foundation they formed, which could financially manage the parish under the…
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