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One of the most famous — some might say, infamous — religious orders in the world is getting something of a cold shoulder from the Archbishop of Baltimore. John Allen reports, from this week’s NCR: Demanding what he calls greater “transparency and accountability” from the controversial religious order known as Legionaries of Christ and their…

An alert reader sent this my way: an article from The Tidings, the Catholic paper of Los Angeles, on the ordination of deacons there last week. Read closely — there are some interesting details about the ceremony and the inclusion of the deacons’ wives: The recent liturgy of ordination to the diaconate honored the ministry…

I just got back from two weeks in Florida on vacation, and in between spending time with Mickey Mouse, and a few of his friends, I did something a little unusual: I attended the first mass of a newly ordained priest. The priest, Fr. Hector Vasquez, had been ordained the day before, in Orlando’s cathedral.…

A hearty Deacon’s Bench welcome to a bouncing new blog — “Pontifications”, over at Beliefnet, authored by the gifted Catholic journalist, author, sage (and convert) David Gibson. Gibson is perhaps best-known for his two books, “The Coming Catholic Church” and “The Rule of Benedict.” But he also pops up often in the New York Times…
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