The continuing curiosity about and interest in the diaconate has reached the hills of Kentucky. A paper in Lexington has this write-up about the latest class of deacons ordained for the Bluegrass State: Richard Abbey has a new vocation. The senior program leader in the reliability lab at Hitachi Automotive Products is now also a…

September 15th marks the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, and it is traditionally when we celebrate the feast day of my parish, Our Lady Queen of Martyrs. On Sunday, the day before that feast, we’ll have a special concelebrated mass dedicated to the Queen of Martyrs. And I’ll be preaching the homily, below. This…

I don’t think I’ve read a more gut-wrenching or soul-stirring story this week than this remarkable report from the Washington Post. I’m reminded of this Sunday’s gospel: “God so loved the world…” What will a father do for his child? Everything.

California’s most eye-popping place of worship up until now has been Los Angeles’ controversial Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral. Now it may have some competition. Oakland is unveiling its shiny new Cathedral of Christ the Light. And the local press is abuzz: The new Cathedral of Christ the Light is a dramatic glass structure…

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