By Michael Patrick O’Brien– John Lennon died on December 8, 1980. As a lifelong Beatles fan, I was very sad. His assassination eclipsed an event a few days before that…
By Father David Altman, O.C.S.O.– (This article, dated September 1987, is part of the public archives of the Huntsville History Library, which is open every Wednesday from 10 am to…
By George Pence– A few years ago, I lived in an older middle class neighborhood in Salt Lake City. The modest homes there were built during the first half of…
The Boy Monk is pleased to announce that George Pence is now a regular contributor to the blog. George Pence is a writer, photographer and resident of Salt Lake City.…
By Gary Topping– The seasons of Advent and Christmas bring us a bounty of Marian celebrations: the Immaculate Conception, Christmas itself, of course, the Holy Family, and the Solemnity of…
By Jean Welch Hill– As Thanksgiving weekend comes to a close and we continue to enjoy the leftovers from our dinners, we might also begin to think seriously about the…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– As a Catholic living in Utah for most of my life, I have come to appreciate many aspects of the dominant local religion, the Church of…
By Deacon Scott Dodge– (Editorial note: This is an excerpt from a blog that Deacon Scott published in 2016 at Thanksgiving time) It was my plan to post something yesterday…
By Gary Topping– It hasn’t happened since I’ve been the diocesan archivist, but it happened to my predecessor, Bernice Maher Mooney: some guy would become disgruntled with the Catholic Church…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– The headlines have been jolting. “Significant drop in Irish numbers of priests” (Irish Times 2016). “Only six Irish sign up for the priesthood – a 222-year-record…