Archives

June 2014

June 04, 2014
A reader alerted me to this piece by Archbishop Charles Chaput, which talks about the...
June 04, 2014
Incredibly, this Friday marks the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. Which means this marks...
June 04, 2014
From The Newark Star-Ledger: Chris Naples says something snapped inside him that January day. The...
June 04, 2014
From my blog neighbor Tony Rossi:  Today we’re highlighting the top three winners in The...
June 04, 2014
From The Irish Times: Just two Catholic priests in Dublin are under 40, while a...
June 04, 2014
This takes the cake, from AP:  Divorce, it seems, has turned into a party —...
June 03, 2014
Clerical jammies! This popped up on someone's Facebook feed Tuesday night. On sale for $36.99....
June 03, 2014
From Religion News Service:  Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople may join Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas...
June 03, 2014
From Catholic New World:  Cardinal George ordained seven men as permanent deacons on May 18,...
June 03, 2014
Who knew? From my blog neighbor Pat McNamara: The first Catholic priest ordained within the...
June 03, 2014
From The Catholic News Herald:   “Relying on the help of the Lord God and our...
June 03, 2014
That's five permanent and five transitional, ordained last weekend at the Cathedral of St. Paul...
June 03, 2014
I grow weary. I'm weary of the fighting. The name-calling. The ad hominems. The sneers...
June 03, 2014
From The Washington Post:  In a town in western Ireland, where castle ruins pepper green...
June 03, 2014
Only one? The newly ordained, Deacon Dan Powers, sent me this explanation:  I began as...
June 03, 2014
A reader sent me the picture below: a first look at the 13 newly ordained...
June 02, 2014
Thom Schultz observes a phenomenon I've seen (and heard) in my own parish: Looking around...
June 02, 2014
I posted on this extraordinary event in San Francisco over the weekend: three generations of clergy...
June 02, 2014
I think he's right. From NCR: A prominent U.S. archbishop has warned that the divisive...
June 02, 2014
In a sling sewn into a wedding gown, being dragged down the aisle by the...
June 02, 2014
I think that also includes the family of Christ's Church. Details:  The "enemy attacks the...
June 02, 2014
From the German newspaper Bild:  On the head, a white cap against the Roman spring...
June 01, 2014
I won't go into all the plate-shattering and foot-stomping that's been going on over the...
June 01, 2014
He definitely wins the Good Sport award. Can you stand one more rendition of "Love...
June 01, 2014
From John Allen in The Boston Globe:  Francis, an Argentine, is the first pope in...
June 01, 2014
From The New York Daily News: She’s good with chalk and ink. This Bensonhurst preschool...

May 2014

May 31, 2014
Some may remember the pictures I posted last week, showcasing the newly renovated Holy Name...
May 31, 2014
Details:  Sudanese authorities are planning to free a woman who was sentenced to death for refusing to...
May 31, 2014
From a reader (soon to be deacon) in San Francisco, some news that is so...
May 31, 2014
A common question among some Christians is “WWJD?” What would Jesus do?  Maybe we need...
Related posts from The Deacon's Bench
Catholic
Hollywood on the Tiber: When Francis met Redford
The Deacon's Bench
Catholic
Sheen beatification postponed after bishops 'ask for further...
The Deacon's Bench
Catholic
John Boehner, Catholic
The Deacon's Bench
Catholic
Pope writes Apostolic Letter on meaning, importance of...
The Deacon's Bench