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Starting Seven: September 10, 2026
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (63+ words) The Pillar Starting Seven: September 10, 2026 Welcome to Starting Seven, The Pillar’s daily newsletter. I’m Luke Coppen and I seek to guide you each weekday morning to the most interesting Catholic news and commentary. There will be no Starting Seven tomorrow,…...
Where is the Torreciudad shrine dispute headed?
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (1494+ words) A Spanish newspaper has published alleged letters from Pope Francis, suggesting the late pope supported the bishop of Barbastro in a dispute with Opus Dei about the Marian shrine in his diocese. The publication of the allegedly leaked letters comes…...
Starting Seven: September 9, 2026
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (35+ words) The Pillar Welcome to Starting Seven, The Pillar’s daily newsletter. I’m Luke Coppen and I aim to guide you each weekday morning to the most interesting Catholic news and commentary....
Starting Seven: September 8, 2026
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (35+ words) The Pillar Welcome to Starting Seven, The Pillar’s daily newsletter. I’m Luke Coppen and I seek to guide you each weekday morning to the most interesting Catholic news and commentary....
Starting Seven: September 7, 2026
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (35+ words) The Pillar Welcome to Starting Seven, The Pillar’s daily newsletter. I’m Luke Coppen and I aim to guide you each weekday morning to the most interesting Catholic news and comment....
Florida AG, Catholic conference spar over vaccine exemptions
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (921+ words) The state of Florida and the bishops of Florida are embroiled in a heated debate over vaccine policies in the state’s Catholic schools. The state government is expanding religious exemptions to required childhood vaccines, and the attorney general has demanded…...
Starting Seven: September 3, 2026
1+ week, 2+ day ago (35+ words) The Pillar Welcome to Starting Seven, The Pillar’s daily newsletter. I’m Luke Coppen and I aim to guide you each weekday morning to the most interesting Catholic news and commentary....
Starting Seven: September 2, 2026
1+ week, 3+ day ago (35+ words) The Pillar Welcome to Starting Seven, The Pillar’s daily newsletter. I’m Luke Coppen and I aim to guide you each weekday morning to the most interesting Catholic news and comment....
The news, and the Appalachian Trial
1+ week, 4+ day ago (937+ words) I’m coming into this newsletter in a bit of a transition week. Next week, I’m taking my family on our delayed-until-now summer trip together. And this past weekend, Mrs. Flynn and I hosted the big annual gala fundraiser for the…...
Starting Seven: August 31, 2026
1+ week, 5+ day ago (35+ words) The Pillar Welcome to Starting Seven, The Pillar’s daily newsletter. I’m Luke Coppen and I aim to guide you each weekday morning to the most interesting Catholic news and comment....