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Look, I made a hat: here’s where you can find my baseball cap
A few people have asked me where they could get the "walking by faith" baseball cap I've been wearing lately.
Tagle on Sheen: ‘How blessed are you, storyteller of Jesus!’
From OSV News: Blessed Fulton J. Sheen is truly “blessed” or “fortunate” because of his communion with Jesus Christ during
Now hear this: my conversation on Deacons Pod
The good people at Deacons Pod, a podcast produced by the Paulist Fathers, invited me to join them earlier this
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JFK: ‘Art is the great democrat calling forth creative genius’
I think this may be something we need to here right now: John F. Kennedy's
‘Devastating’: bankruptcy’s toll in Diocese of Fresno
From KSEE / KGPE: Retired Fresno Diocese employees will no longer receive retirement benefits starting
‘Forgiveness is a choice’: Homily for September 13, 2026, 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
How much is enough? That is the great question Peter wants answered in this Gospel.
Msgr. Landry, under investigation, takes leave from Pontifical Mission Societies
From OSV News: Msgr. Roger J. Landry has taken a temporary leave from his position as
Canadian military chaplains banned from using the word ‘God’
From Aleteia: Since 2019, Canada’s Quebec province has banned public sector employees in positions of authority
Indianapolis becomes 7th diocese to grant dispensation to migrants
From EWTN: The archbishop of Indianapolis has granted a dispensation from Mass for parishioners who
Historic: Salt Lake City launches new role for catechists to celebrate some rites
"They will be appointed by the bishop to celebrate some of the minor rites of
It’s September. And that means a lot more to me this year.
I've never paid attention to it before, but now I will: September is Prostate Cancer
In the wake of the Clancy case, an urgent pro-life issue: supporting new moms
From OSV News: Nicole Kristensen still remembers facing difficult births and struggling postpartum as a
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