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Savannah Guthrie’s resilient faith
It's not often that we hear about faith in the television news business, but we're hearing about it now, as
Homeboy Industries buys historic Los Angeles monastery
From The Los Angeles Times: Current and former gang members have long come to Homeboy Industries to get their lives
Pope names Bishop James Golka as new archbishop of Denver
From Vatican News: The Holy See Press Office has announced that Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the
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‘Racism is a sin that constitutes a serious offense against God’
Given the news this morning, this needs to be said again. From Pope John Paul
Lost — and found: The abandoned orphan who will read at Hicks’ installation Mass
From Catholic Extension: For the February 6 installation Mass in Manhattan’s historic St. Patrick’s Cathedral,
Arlington celebrates ‘harvest’ of Hispanic diaconate program
“We just don’t need deacons. We need holy deacons. A big part of the formation
WATCH: Jelly Roll’s stunning acceptance speech at the Grammy Awards
It's not that uncommon to hear people thank God when they win these trophies —
Catholics in Minneapolis: ‘The challenge is that sense of sadness we’re all struggling with’
From OSV News: Amid recent deadly immigration enforcement operations, Catholics in Minneapolis are wrestling with sorrow, anger,
Stunning: Timothy Schmalz’s Gospel Gardens in Orlando
Now that it's finally open, I can't wait to see this for myself. But this
What they preached in Minneapolis the day after Alex Pretti’s killing
I didn't preach this past Sunday, but I spent part of the day wondering what
Ordination update: 2 new deacons for Youngstown
A grateful diaconal bow to Josh Mansfield for passing this along! From the diocesan website:
Boom: Paris to hold council in response to surge in conversions
From OSV News: The Archdiocese of Paris is launching a major churchwide council in response
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