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Archbishop Cordileone put through the wringerAsks for prayer and fasting

Archbishop Cordileone put through the wringer
Asks for prayer and fasting

Archbishop Cordileone issued this memo to priests of the Archdiocese of San Francisco on July 30, 2020. For over four months now we have been deprived of the usual

Archbishop Cordileone put through the wringer
Asks for prayer and fastingJim Holman2020-08-02T07:44:14-07:00

Pope Benedict escapes from Regensberg Eccles is saved –– a comedy blog

Pope Benedict escapes from Regensberg
Eccles is saved –– a comedy blog

Pope Benedict escapes from Regensberg
Eccles is saved –– a comedy blogJim Holman2020-07-31T06:53:17-07:00

‘It is not good for man to be alone’Bishop Vasa reflects on crisis

‘It is not good for man to be alone’
Bishop Vasa reflects on crisis

We continue to operate under the scourge of COVID-19. Fortunately, there had been some lifting of restrictions which allowed for a more human and humane interaction. Unfortunately, what was temporarily gained has now been lost again.

‘It is not good for man to be alone’
Bishop Vasa reflects on crisisJim Holman2020-07-24T11:06:06-07:00

How McCarrick got a pass from other bishopsThe homosexual subculture and the importance of webs of influence

How McCarrick got a pass from other bishops
The homosexual subculture and the importance of webs of influence

Sociologists have published a paper illustrating social networks between bishops in two national episcopal conferences and around the former cardinal Theodore McCarrick who was laicized over credible allegations of sexually abusing seminarians and priests….

How McCarrick got a pass from other bishops
The homosexual subculture and the importance of webs of influenceJim Holman2020-07-20T10:42:58-07:00

My time in prisonBy George Cardinal Pell

My time in prison
By George Cardinal Pell

UPDATE: Ignatius Press will be publishing Pell’s prison journal and will have ebook instalments available for subscription or individual purchase starting Aug 17.^. There is a lot of goodness in prisons.

My time in prison
By George Cardinal PellJim Holman2020-07-17T10:53:42-07:00

Bishop Barron joins Ventura laitySerra defenders besiege him on internet

Bishop Barron joins Ventura laity
Serra defenders besiege him on internet

Bishop Robert Barron’s Instagram for July 4 features a quote from Italian Catholic activist Pier Giorgio Frassati: “To live without faith, without a patrimony to defend, without a steady struggle for truth – that is not

Bishop Barron joins Ventura laity
Serra defenders besiege him on internetJim Holman2020-07-09T11:03:32-07:00

Bishop Daly gives Catholic Charities head some pastoral help'I am a racist. How could I not be?'

Bishop Daly gives Catholic Charities head some pastoral help
'I am a racist. How could I not be?'

Both the bishop of Spokane and the leader of a Washington state Catholic Charities organization have spoken out about a controversial video in which the charity leader said that he, his organization, and the Catholic Church

Bishop Daly gives Catholic Charities head some pastoral help
'I am a racist. How could I not be?'Jim Holman2020-07-07T16:26:26-07:00

Bishop McElroy’s spokesman has a Twitter sideWhat if a San Diego priest tweeted for pro-life candidates?

Bishop McElroy’s spokesman has a Twitter side
What if a San Diego priest tweeted for pro-life candidates?

In news stories about the Diocese of San Diego, Kevin Eckery is sometimes referred to as “Vice Chancellor” of the diocese. Sometimes as the “diocese spokesman.” But he has developed another reputation on

Bishop McElroy’s spokesman has a Twitter side
What if a San Diego priest tweeted for pro-life candidates?Jim Holman2020-07-03T10:48:02-07:00

Give private schools federal aid, U.S. bishops urgeOakland Bishop Michael Barber, chairman of USCCB Committee on Catholic Education, joins more than 150 organizations calling for immediate government aid

Give private schools federal aid, U.S. bishops urge
Oakland Bishop Michael Barber, chairman of USCCB Committee on Catholic Education, joins more than 150 organizations calling for immediate government aid

Bishop Michael C. Barber, S.J of Oakland, chairman of the Committee on Catholic Education for the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has joined a coalition of more than 150 interfaith and civil society organizations

Give private schools federal aid, U.S. bishops urge
Oakland Bishop Michael Barber, chairman of USCCB Committee on Catholic Education, joins more than 150 organizations calling for immediate government aidEmily Morris2020-07-01T12:24:39-07:00

Bishop McElroy re-closes Imperial County churchesLivestream Mass encouraged

Bishop McElroy re-closes Imperial County churches
Livestream Mass encouraged

San Diego Catholic Bishop Robert W. McElroy issued the following statement today after Gov. Gavin Newsom recommended that Imperial County re-institute stay-at-home orders because of the high rate of infection of COVID-19 there:

Bishop McElroy re-closes Imperial County churches
Livestream Mass encouragedJim Holman2020-07-01T04:42:21-07:00

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