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The Carnival of Confession

By Kyle Gautreau | January 12, 2015

An ex-Jesuit asks: can this sacrament be liberated?

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Cardinal Burke and the New Emangelicals: A Superfan’s Thoughts

By Mary Valle | January 9, 2015

Twitter can sometimes tell us when we first felt something, if it is the sort of thing we note on Twitter. This is my first report on Cardinal Burke. I…

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Televised Prayer: Rev.

By Kaya Oakes | July 8, 2014

People don’t pray on television. Let me rephrase that: when people pray on television, they pray badly. They ask God for stuff, and then they get it. Television prayer is…

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Torn Bread

By Kaya Oakes | November 18, 2013

Communion in a woman’s hands.

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My Priest-Do List

By Mary Valle | September 25, 2013

So, 1970s Australian songbird Olivia Newton-John (you may know her best as Sandy in Grease—OMGosh! I wonder if she knows Sister Janet Mead?) recently flew in a priest to do…