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When was the last time this happened? Details: Bishop Kevin Rhoades ordained Deacons Matthew Coonan and Terrence “Tink” Coonan, Jr. into Catholic priesthood in a ceremony Saturday morning. The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne was packed for the ordination. The brothers both hold bachelor’s degrees in sacred theology and master of divinity [...]
The staff of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has posted on her Facebook page the first images of her since that horrific shooting in January. They include the picture below. AP Photo/southwestphotobank.com, P.K. Weis Details: The photos were taken on May 17 by photojournalist P.K. Weis of SouthwestPhotoBank.com, a longtime photographer for the now-defunct Tucson Citizen who [...]
Haven’t heard this in years, but stumbled on this version by the great Christian group “Jars of Clay.” This hymn used to be a staple at mass when I was in high school — and not so very long ago, it was sung at Pentecost and for confirmations, too. Its musical merits are debatable, but [...]
“A couple of years ago, I spent a bunch of time in Tibet and I came home. And I went to go get my mail. My mailbox is at the end of my street, so I parked my car and started pulling my chair out. And this little girl rode by, probably like 6 years [...]
A reader sent me the picture below: dalmatics and stoles awaiting their deacons before today’s ordination in Pittsburgh. The local paper did a nice write-up about the diaconate recently, noting: “The full vision and mission of the diaconate as a ministry of service can be manifested in a variety of ways,” said Deacon Stephen Byers, [...]
This Sunday, we celebrate the arrival of the Holy Spirit, and the great birthday of the Church, Pentecost. It may be one of the most neglected of the church’s feast days. We don’t hang lights, as we do at Christmas, and we don’t wear fancy hats or eat lots of candy, as we do at [...]
That would be the one in Florida, not the one in Italy. Details: John Robert Gaitens, James Hanks and Leonardo Pastore reached the altar of Epiphany Cathedral by very different paths. Through their passionate belief in their faith and with the support of their wives, children, family and friends, they arrived to be ordained as [...]
Rep. Anthony Weiner represents my district in Queens — the 9th Congressional District — and, in fact, he lives within the boundaries of my parish, with a modest two-bedroom co-op just two blocks from our church. Recently, the home was put up for sale (but reportedly taken off the market last week). A local real [...]
The result might look like this amusing video below, created to promote a new opera in London about online relationships.
It made headlines and sparked a firestorm of controversy when the news broke last week. Now, the event has been scrapped: A plan to allow for the reading of the Quran from the pulpit during a Mass at St. Peter Church in Charlotte June 26 has been canceled, with an interfaith dialogue planned for October [...]
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