Catholic fact check: St. Basil and St. Peter Damian on pedophilia and homosexuality
Every so often, a quotation attributed either to St. Basil the Great or St. Peter Damian circulates. The quotation reads: […]
Catholic fact check: Pope John XXIII and fresh air
Continuing the theme of Catholic fact-checking, today’s exploration is of Pope St. John XXIII and fresh air. As the story
Catholic fact check: Pope John XXIII, Veterum Sapientia, and high altars
There is an anecdote that circulates in the Catholic blogosphere about the promulgation of Pope John XXIII’s apostolic constitution Veterum
Seder Meals in Catholic Newspapers
This post is an exploration of seder meals as they appeared in the Catholic News Archive. How was the topic
Pre-1955 Holy Week
Holy Week went through extensive reforms in 1955. These have been documented just as extensively. This project takes the reverse
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Prayer in the Time of Plague
On March 8,2020, Father Alek Schrenk posted on Twitter about a prayer in the time of plague likely approved by
Summary of the 2018 PA Grand Jury Report
This document summarizes and visualize key selections from the 1,000+ pages of the 2018 P.A. Grand Jury Report. Data visualizations
Citation sources and word counts in papal documents
This is an ongoing project that looks at papal documents, what they cite, and how long they are. I used
American Catholic church fires and the Catholic News Archive
This project started off as something entirely different than what it is now. In 2018, the Facebook group Cathedrals: From