My traveling companion and blog neighbor Marge Fenelon captured on video a particularly lively part of the Greek Catholic Melkite wedding in Jordan I wrote about last week: the entrance of the bride and groom. You have to see this. And listen for the gunshots. That moment almost gave me a coronary. A Melkite deacon reader, after catching my original post on this, added some insight in an email: Since the deacon wasn’t vested and was singing the “Kyrie eleison” and not... Read more
[getty src=”470563944?et=U0WZixA7QoVCNauFiPZZ5g&sig=RmCMLghPyoyRrwrbLOOzogHhTIRASSJq1NDCz8z5fa0=&caption=true” width=”445″ height=”297″] View image | gettyimages.com This was delivered Tuesday, for priests and seminarians gathered at the wake of Cardinal George. It’s beautiful. I think it may have particular resonance for clergy. It’s been published multiple places online. Here it is from Zenit: “Stay with us Lord, for evening draws near.” These words echo in the Church’s Liturgy of the Hours time and again throughout this Eastertide, as we prepare each day for nightfall. They are the... Read more
In Wisconsin: St. Patrick Parish in Stephensville has called off its decades-old annual pig wrestling event following animal cruelty accusations. It is instead planning a new competitive game, a “human foosball tournament in the mud,” the Outagamie County Catholic parish said Tuesday. “After much prayer and many hours of discussion, we realize that what we had for 44 years in the Original Pig Rassle was memorable, legal and great family fun,” a statement posted on the parish’s website reads. “We also... Read more
Details: The number of women becoming nuns in Britain has reached a 25-year high. Some 45 took holy vows last year – tripled from just 15 in 2009 and the most in one year since the 1980s. Just seven signed up in 2004 but that has now changed as more women are drawn to the spiritual life. [img attachment=”74634″ align=”alignnone” size=”medium” alt=”400px-Nuns_in_St_Peters_Basilica_or_Basilica_di_San_Pietro_Rome_-_2644″ /] And Catholic Church figures reveal that many of these are young women, with 14 out of the... Read more
This is working its way around social media. It’s irresistible—and beautiful. People are amazing. You cannot not smile. Keep a Kleenex handy. Read more
View image | gettyimages.com This was delivered Tuesday, for priests and seminarians gathered at the wake of Cardinal George. It’s beautiful. I think it may have particular resonance for clergy. It’s been published multiple places online. Here it is from Zenit: “Stay with us Lord, for evening draws near.” These words echo in the Church’s Liturgy of the Hours time and again throughout this Eastertide, as we prepare each day for nightfall. They are the words of the... Read more
In Wisconsin: St. Patrick Parish in Stephensville has called off its decades-old annual pig wrestling event following animal cruelty accusations. It is instead planning a new competitive game, a “human foosball tournament in the mud,” the Outagamie County Catholic parish said Tuesday. “After much prayer and many hours of discussion, we realize that what we had for 44 years in the Original Pig Rassle was memorable, legal and great family fun,” a statement posted on the parish’s website reads. “We also... Read more
This is working its way around social media. It’s irresistible—and beautiful. People are amazing. You cannot not smile. Keep a Kleenex handy. Read more
Details: The number of women becoming nuns in Britain has reached a 25-year high. Some 45 took holy vows last year – tripled from just 15 in 2009 and the most in one year since the 1980s. Just seven signed up in 2004 but that has now changed as more women are drawn to the spiritual life. And Catholic Church figures reveal that many of these are young women, with 14 out of the 45 women who entered convents this... Read more
From The Department of Diaconal Nepotism: a great story about a great guy doing a great thing. The guy in question just happens to be the brother of the woman I’m married to. From the University of Notre Dame: At 6 a.m. on May 3, Michael Meyer will start off on a 30-mile trek that will take him around the University of Notre Dame campus 20 times. The reason for his trek, says Meyer, who teaches accountancy at the Mendoza... Read more
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