Behold, the incomparable living legend, Dick Van Dyke, still kicking up his heels at the ridiculous age of 89. God love him. The YouTube description from the group The Dustbowl Revival notes: We had the luck and the privilege to share the first single “Never Had To Go” from our 2015 release With A Lampshade On with the man himself, Dick Van Dyke and his lovely wife Arlene. They said come over and let’s do a video. So we did. What... Read more
From the Diocese of Sioux Falls website: The Ordination to the Order of Deacon took place on May 28, 2015 at The Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Sioux Falls. Bishop Paul J. Swain ordained James Bregel, William Kappler, Roger Puthoff, William Radio and Joseph Tegethoff as permanent deacons and Barry Reuwsaat to the transitional diaconate. There’s a full gallery of pictures here. And a video of the entire ordination can be viewed here. Congratulations, brothers, and welcome! Ad multos annos! Read more
Behold: a nicely done video report on the ordination of deacons in Brooklyn last week, from the Diocese of Brooklyn TV channel, NET. Bishop Nichols DiMarzio writes in the current edition of The Tablet: In the last several weeks, I had the opportunity to personally interview the candidates for the Permanent Diaconate and their wives. These individual meetings were both a heartwarming and engaging experience for me to ascertain the motivations of our candidates, as well as to witness their... Read more
Behold, the incomparable living legend, Dick Van Dyke, still kicking up his heels at the ridiculous age of 89. God love him. The YouTube description from the group The Dustbowl Revival notes: We had the luck and the privilege to share the first single “Never Had To Go” from our 2015 release With A Lampshade On with the man himself, Dick Van Dyke and his lovely wife Arlene. They said come over and let’s do a video. So we did. What... Read more
It’s ordination season, so this seems a good time to re-post this gem, which came from Redemptorist Fr. John McKenna two years ago. It strikes me as being just as timely and apt now as it was then. Take a look. Share it with a new deacon you know. Or even an old one. Read more
It’s timed to coincide with the World Meeting of Families, ‘natch. Details from Philly.com: Officials unveiled a rendering for the mural, which will be displayed at the future location at St. Malachy School at 1012 W. Thompson St., on Thursday. The announcement of the mural comes just less than four months in advance of the pope’s visit to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families. Pope Francis’ scheduled to visit the city for the September event and to celebrate a... Read more
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Details: Saint Louis University has removed a statue on its campus depicting a famous Jesuit missionary priest praying over American Indians after a cohort of students and faculty continued to complain the sculpture symbolized white supremacy, racism and colonialism. Formerly placed outside the university’s Fusz Hall in the center of the private Catholic university, the statue will go to the university’s art museum, a building just north of the bustling urban campus. The statue features famous Jesuit Missionary Pierre-Jean De Smet S.J. praying over... Read more
It’s ordination season, so this seems a good time to re-post this gem, which came from Redemptorist Fr. John McKenna two years ago. It strikes me as being just as timely and apt now as it was then. Take a look. Share it with a new deacon you know. Or even an old one. Read more
It’s timed to coincide with the World Meeting of Families, ‘natch. Details from Philly.com: Officials unveiled a rendering for the mural, which will be displayed at the future location at St. Malachy School at 1012 W. Thompson St., on Thursday. The announcement of the mural comes just less than four months in advance of the pope’s visit to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families. Pope Francis’ scheduled to visit the city for the September event and to celebrate a... Read more
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