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From a reader: I wanted to ask if you could help me out with some information.  Are you aware of any website, clearing house, or source for group trips or pilgrimages to Europe? My wife and I would like to make a trip to Europe next spring to visit some historical Catholic sites and shrines. …

The Study Guide’s up online. (Scroll down – pdf file, naturally.) Sample hard copies of the guide are being sent out to parishes in the next couple of weeks. Book is not here quite yet. Soon, soon. Pre-orders are apparently going great, which is heartening.

To those of you who don’t know me, the following rave review of an historical monograph will seem strange. To those of you who do, even via the blog, it will be totally expected. Over the past couple of days, I read the most fascinating, well-told tale of Ursulines in Montana. Really. In one sense,…

Sorry for the sparseness of late. I have actually work to do – got one thing knocked off today, with something else I must get done before the end of next week, with then One More Thing looming, something I’m sort of dreading tackling,  that’s due mid-August – and all this with kiddos home and…

A nice summary of SP from the pastor of a Jesuit parish in New Orleans. Via the SP blog.

From AsiaNews: The “community” of the Beijing diocese has chosen Fr. Joseph Li Shan, 43, as their new bishop. The news was gathered from Chinese Catholic sources, who clarify that his nomination took place on July 16th. His election will be confirmed by the “Council of bishops”, taking over the post left vacant by the…

Meet Henry Ephrem Balducci – congratulations!

But, Green Bay, you lost yours.. Former Pittsburgh Auxiliary David Zubik, bishop of Green Bay since 2003, named new Bishop of Pittsburgh. Also Vatican-related, The Vatican CIty State now has its own webpage. The site is very well done – and has links to several webcams. (Bottom left of the page = they’re not streaming,…

Cardinal Law resigned. Cardinal Mahony still reigns. It’s not unreasonable to wonder why.

From VIS: Holy See Press Office Director Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J. has affirmed that the Pope is dedicating part of the holiday he is spending in the Italian alpine resort of Lorenzago de Cardore to writing the second part of his book "Jesus of Nazareth," and to reflecting upon his next encyclical "which will have…
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