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Good Fridays: The Colbert Report Chaplain?

February 27, 2009 · 2 comments

For as irreverent as The Colbert Report can often be, the show uses humor to actually make some pretty good points sometimes. This(video below) is one of those cases. And apparently Colbert now has an official “chaplain” for the show – a Jesuit priest named Fr. Martin. [Keep Reading]

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Why do we wear ashes on Ash Wednesday?

February 23, 2009 · 10 comments

Many people, including Catholics themselves, have no idea why we walk around on Ash Wednesday with dirty black smudges on our foreheads.

First, it’s not a smudge. It’s supposed to be a cross drawn with ash. However, some of the people administering the ashes are a little better artists than others. Either way, it gets the job done.

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Good Fridays: The beat…beat-beat

Here’s a really awesome video intro to a Catholic Underground – run by the CFRs (Franciscan Friars of the Renewal). It’s from awhile back but I never tire of watching it. The brotha speakin’ was Br. Augustino – now Fr. Augustino.  I’ve had the extreme honor of hanging with a few of [...]

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Good Fridays: Catholics Come Home

This organization has been around for a little while now, but it’s still getting lots of attention. And many Catholics have not yet seen the excellent work they are doing.

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Changing the Way Catholics Communicate

Imagine getting an email from your bishop. Or getting a txt message from your pastor.
Imagine receiving a Facebook notification to remind you about a ministry meeting tonight.
Imagine, as a leader, being able to post information in one place and then have it blasted out to your entire group via email, txt msg, Facebook, or [...]

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