Where a Roman Catholic deacon ponders the world
And, along the way, he was also a permanent deacon. Details, from the Gazette: The Rev. Steve Witt has been a husband and a father. Now he’s a father, as in black shirt and white collar. Newly ordained in the Davenport Diocese of the Catholic Church, Witt’s experiences with marriage, parenting and losing a spouse are [...]
From my blogging friend and neighbor, Fr. Michael Duffy, heres’s great testimony on his own vocation, over at the USCCB blog: When people ask how I knew in that moment that I wanted to be a priest and I simply tell them I fell in love. In an instant I fell in love with the [...]
You no doubt remember the video “Ordain a Lady” that set jaws dropping around the blogosphere. Now, a good response from blogger Kathleen Burke: (A grateful diaconal bow to Deacon Scott Dodge for this!) If you really loved the Church, and valued your membership in the Church as the Body of Christ, you’d be a little [...]
Yes. Just when you thought someone couldn’t find a new and surprising way to do a flash mob, along comes this. Enjoy.
Watch what happens when a clever dude with a camera, a costume and a car decides to freak out people working at the drive-thru window.
A few weeks back, I posted on the collection of homilies to which I contributed, “Hungry and You Fed Me.” Now, The Times of Trenton has written about it, plugging an upcoming book signing (I’ll be there, so if you’re in New Jersey, come on by and say hello!): Fifteen homilists of various Christian denominations [...]
…It was actually something I overheard. As I’ve noted before, we have a remarkable cadre of altar servers in my parish—100 of ‘em, boys and girls, from ages 8 to 18, every one of them a gem. They are selfless, generous, enthusiastic and (for the most part, except for a few yawners, scratchers and gigglers) [...]
God bless Tom McDonald for digging up this wonderful picture, which came along at a moment I really needed it. After the last few days, it gives us all something we sorely need: Santa Pope! :-)
Eleven days before Christmas, a nightmare. From Associated Press: A gunman opened fire inside a Connecticut elementary school Friday in a shooting that left 27 people dead, including 18 children, an official said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was still under way. The shooting appeared to be the nation’s second-deadliest [...]
Yesterday, I posted Part I of CNS’s profile of this future saint. Part II is below. Kudos to all concerned!
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