The Vatican’s ambassador to Poland (seen on the left) had some sharp words for Poland’s priests, telling them in effect to stop inserting politics into their homilies: “I wish liturgical services in Poland would not turn into public rallies and just dispose people to be more human and more Catholic,” said Archbishop Jozef Kowalczyk, the…

To the delight of about half the human race, Paul Potts won that TV competition in Britain over the weekend. He now gets to sing for the Queen. Who, undoubtedly, has already watched his original performance again and again on YouTube (if not via The Deacon’s Bench.) Break out your hankies. You can catch his…

Thanks to fair Amy, I found this link to the New York Observer’s piece on the former mayor of New York — the most famous (or infamous) Catholic now running for President. Those of us who lived through 9/11 here in New York will never forget what Rudy did for this city. And many who…

That seems to be the theme of Evan Almighty, the sequel to Bruce Almighty. And I suspect it’s a question many of us have wondered about — certainly those of us who have felt called, however improbably, to a religious vocation. The trailer looks hilarious (you can see it below) and I’m now bracing myself…

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