Cathleen Kaveny's blog at dotCommonweal is among the best things I've read this week. It begins: "Over on the Deacon's Bench, Greg Kandra develops a public relations strategy on how to fire a pregnant unwed teacher at a Catholic school in a kindler, gentler way, so as to avoid bad publicity for the Catholic church. I have another suggestion: you could just NOT fire her."
Thiruvananthapuram, India -- Catholic protest helps Kerala object to costal regulations
New Spanish cardinal to be probed for 'anti-gay' incitement
Conservative House Republicans say: No immigration reform in 2014
Vatican investigates Chilean bishop for sex abuse. A statement released by Chile's Catholic church leadership said San Felipe bishop Cristian Contreras had "expressed the wish" for the allegations against him to be investigated.
Commentary: Pope Francis must finally root out child abuse by Mary Dispenza
Scotland passes same-sex marriage law, with opt-in for religious groups
Dominican Fr. Timothy Radcliffe (narrowly) escapes angry mob in Algeria.
Woman behind 'Philomena' meets Pope Francis
Japanese samurai put forward for beatification
Looking for an a little inspiration to begin your day? NCR's sister publication, Celebration, gives you two options, both based on the Scripture readings of the day:
Pencil Preaching is a blog in which Celebration editor Pat Marrin combines Scripture and sketching to reflect on the Word.
Daily Bread is a series of short reflections written by four authors who meet regularly to share the readings. Daily Bread is intended to help daily preachers and others who pray from the assigned Scriptures each day to orient themselves to the Living Word addressed to the church in the world. It's a great way to begin the day.
