The Deacon's Bench
This is clever, marking today’s Feast of St. Thomas, from Catholic Memes: Read more
This is clever, marking today’s Feast of St. Thomas, from Catholic Memes: Read more
From the pope’s homily today: “In the history of the Church there have been some mistakes made on the path towards God. Some have believed that the Living God, the God of Christians can be found on the path of meditation, indeed that we can reach higher through meditation. That’s dangerous! How many are lost on that path, never to return. Yes perhaps they arrive at knowledge of God, but not of Jesus Christ, Son of God, the second Person... Read more
This is a minister by the name of Jim Standridge preaching at Immanuel Baptist Church in Skiatook, OK. Details: During the sermon, preacher Jim Standridge, 76, of the Immanuel Baptist Church in Skiatook, Okla., begins by calling out a congregant for falling asleep. Shortly afterward, he singles out another man nearby, asking him, “Where have you been?” and following up by saying, “You’re one of the sorriest church members I have! You’re not worth 15 cents.” Standridge then abruptly changes his tone: He tells the man... Read more
Seriously? Yes. This is what we have come to. Details: The same orange-clad abortion rights supporters who sent children to #StandWithWendy in Texas today holding signs like “Stay out of my mommy’s vagina” didn’t limit themselves to strictly scientific arguments for unrestricted access to abortion. Groups of protesters also countered pro-life groups’ prayers with chants of “Hail Satan.” Let’s go to the videotape. UPDATE: The Anchoress has some thoughts: You get a gang of already pumped up, hysterical (and in some cases terribly,... Read more
Details: The president of a prominent Minnesota Catholic high school resigned last week after he informed other school officials that he is in a same-sex relationship, according to a letter sent Tuesday to people connected to Totino-Grace High School. William Hudson‘s resignation from the Fridley school was effective last Friday. The letter detailing his exit came from the two leaders of the private school’s corporate board. “Bill informed us that he is in a committed same-sex relationship and voluntarily offered his resignation,” wrote co-presidents... Read more
From CNS: A diverse group of religious leaders, including Catholics, Protestants, evangelicals and a representative from the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, issued an open letter July 2 urging the U.S. government to “expand conscience protections” in its Health and Human Services contraceptive mandate. The letter, which said the country’s “delicate liberty of conscience is under threat,” called on HHS to provide conscience protections to “any organization or individual that has religious or moral objections to covering, providing or enabling... Read more
Funny how a random visit to Facebook can clarify one’s thinking. He’s been on my mind, so I decided to see if Deacon Joe Marotta’s Facebook page was still up and running. It is. The latest entry is from June 27th, which would have been his 15th wedding anniversary. It’s a message to Joe from his wife Katie: I can’t let the day go by without wishing you a happy anniversary. Neither one of us was perfect, but what we... Read more
From the New York Times: In an indication of the shifting center of power in television, a broadcast network, NBC, has stepped up to buy the sequel to a hit cable mini-series, “The Bible,” which appeared on the History Channel. The follow-up series, “A.D.: Beyond the Bible,” will trace the early history of Christianity and again be supervised by the producer Mark Burnett, in partnership with his wife, the actress Roma Downey, NBC announced on Monday. “The Bible” was the... Read more
From the Daily Telegraph: A Catholic priest has been shot and killed in northern Syria, The Telegraph has found, contradicting claims that he is the victim in a widely-circulated beheading video. The footage, said to show Father Francois Murad, 49, as the victim in a brutal summary execution by foreign jihadists is likely to be an older video that bares no relation to the death of the Catholic priest. Father Murad “died when he was shot inside his church” in... Read more
This comes via Da Tech Guy on DaRadio: There was a moment during Sunday’s victory lap on the News shows for gay marriage and its media allies who support it that was very telling. Bob Schieffer the oldest and fairest (and that’s not saying much) of the Sunday Morning Hosts in the MSM had just finished speaking with Ted Olsen and brought on Tony Perkins of the Family Research Counsel to talk the Gay Marriage Issue. TONY PERKINS: …We’re already... Read more
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