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Saint of the day: Pope John I
2+ week, 6+ day ago (244+ words) The first Pope John was born in Tuscany, and served as an archdeacon for many years before being selected as pope in 523, succeeding St. Pope Hormisdas." During Pope John's reign, Italy was ruled by King Theodoric, an Ostrogoth. Like many…...
The Sheep Detectives" asks us: What really makes a good shepherd?
16+ hour, 38+ min ago (239+ words) For the lucky majority, our first encounter with death comes via the animal kingdom." "The Sheep Detectives" reverses the usual dynamic, this time with the animals getting a crash course in mortality. The titular sheep sherlocks are the flock of…...
Saint of the day: Andrew Bobola
2+ week, 6+ day ago (148+ words) St. Andrew Bobola was born in 1591 in Sandormir, Poland. His family was noble, but Andrew became a Jesuit priest, and was ordained in 1622. Three years later, he went to Vilna, Lithuania, to serve as a parish priest, and the superior…...
Netflix serves all the crime, cults and depravity I can binge. That's not a good thing
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (842+ words) Like many of us, I'm a sucker for cult documentaries: "The Vow" (sex slavery); "Wild Wild Country" (Indian "guru"); "Waco: American Apocalypse." Nor am I averse to a good true crime drama: "The Making of a Murderer"; "The Staircase." I've…...
Study: Mass deportation has 'chilling' effect on labor market
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (505+ words) A mass deportation effort carried out by President Donald Trump's administration could have a significant chilling effect on the economy and the labor market, including for U. S. -born workers, according to a new estimate. "We show that heightened ICE activity is…...
Catholics await word on Jimmy Lai as Trump meets Xi in Beijing
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (999+ words) While global issues of Iran, Taiwan, trade and AI are major topics dominating talks between U. S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, at a two-day summit, Catholics around the world hope a major human rights issue is on…...
After the Irish potato famine and dying of typhus, comfort came from the Grey Nuns
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (702+ words) The story that found its way onto my online newsfeed read like a movie pitch. It is a story 180 years old and takes place on the other side of our continent. But it is a story relevant to everyone, regardless…...
Pew: Americans oppose houses of worship endorsing political candidates
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (329+ words) Most Americans oppose houses of worship endorsing political candidates, a May 14 report from the Pew Research Center said. Large majorities of both Republicans and Democrats said houses of worship should not endorse specific candidates, the report said, at 74% and 84%, respectively....
Vatican says SSPX bishop consecrations constitute 'schismatic act"
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (397+ words) The Vatican's doctrine chief'warned Wednesday'that the plan of the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) to consecrate new bishops without papal mandate will represent a schismatic act resulting in excommunication. "This act will constitute "a schismatic act,' and "formal…...