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A newly ordained deacon sent along this news: Indiana has five new deacons (he’s one of them), and there’s a full write up (and lots of pictures) in the Catholic Moment newspaper: In a celebration that blended prayer, music, pageantry and soul-stirring symbolism, five men were ordained as permanent deacons on Sept. 20 and committed…

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston embraces a parishioner at St. Patrick’s Church, which was seriously damaged by Hurricane Ike. You can read about the cardinals visit in the Houston Chronicle. Photo by Eric Kayne, Houston Chronicle.

Here’s some timely and thought-provoking advice on faith and politics, from the place that reminds us all that we are summoned to be instruments of peace. This comes from Zenit: Catholics need to wake up when it comes to politics, and stop leaving “God in the pew,” says a Vatican aide. Bishop Giampaolo Crepaldi, secretary…

“We must feel small before God. I am not ashamed to feel like a child before his mother; one believes in one’s mother; I believe in the Lord, in what he has revealed to me.” — Pope John Paul I, as recalled by Pope Benedict on Sunday, the 30th anniversary of his death. The reign…
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