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A reader sent this along late Sunday: a fresh dollop of deacons (21 of ’em) in Seattle, ordained just before Thanksgiving. Is that something to be thankful for, or what? Here’s more: Some are converts. Others are “cradle Catholics.” Their occupations range from retired military to restaurant owner, from school principal, airline pilot and salesman…

Increasingly, Advent is being overshadowed by the holiday hype and hubbub of Christmas. But a thoughtful piece in the Los Angeles Times — yes, the LA Times — tries to put this special season in perspective: Christmas certainly is a day of joy, but as the Rev. Mark D. Roberts sees it, special pleasures can…

The story, when it unfolded Friday, was bizarre. Now, it’s become something else — something sad, and more than a little bit shocking: The suspect arrested for allegedly holding hostages at Sen. Hillary Clinton’s New Hampshire presidential campaign headquarters claimed a history of abuse at the hands of a priest, who has since been defrocked…

Remember the Gospel of Judas? Well, an op-ed piece in the New York Times this morning says, in effect: forget it. The translators, it seems, played fast and loose with the material: Amid much publicity last year, the National Geographic Society announced that a lost 3rd-century religious text had been found, the Gospel of Judas…
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