Highly recommended: Women speak up about equality in the church from the heart of the Vatican by Sr. Christine Schenk
Milwaukee -- Catholic Church Claims It Can Refuse To Pay Victims Of Sex Abuse Because Of Religious Freedom. This is a bit of a backgrounder to yesterday's story: Milwaukee archdiocese can't use First Amendment to protect against claims in bankruptcy
Michael Sean Winters: Pope Francis' 2nd Anniversary, Part 1
And some other Francis at the two-year mark stories:
- Pope Finds Popularity and Dissent at 2-Year Mark By Nicole Winfield Associated Press
- Two years and counting: Pope's opponents play waiting game by Jean-Louis de la Vaissiere, Agence France Presse
- Pope Francis disappoints fans of Latin Mass
- Pope Francis continues to follow his own script by Rev. Alexander Santora, the Jersey Journal
A master of science in church management: Villanova to train New York church business managers
Eboo Patel writes in The Chronicle of Higher Education: In Promoting Campus Diversity, Don't Dismiss Religion
Convicted Minnesota priest removed from clerical state
Norfolk, Va. -- Norfolk Catholic church protests McAuliffe as St. Pat's Day parade participation. Knights of Columbus parade organizers defend choice of Grand Marshal McAuliffe by calling parade: "a nonpartisan, apolitical civic event that is open to the public..."
Peoria, Ill. -- Diocesan Museum opens new "Rectory" exhibit honoring priests. It is filled with the stories of more than a dozen legendary priests who have served here, as well as fascinating pieces of diocesan history at every turn.
Looking for 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.
