The Pacific Northwest can count four more deacons, and the Catholic Sentinel has the scoop: David Briedwell, a firefighter and paramedic, joined the Catholic Church in 1990. On a Marriage Encounter weekend, he felt grabbed. Before he knew it, he was telling others on the weekend that he was going to become Catholic, joining his…

A friend in Florida sent me this e-mail, from his diocese. Evidently, it’s being circulated to all the parish priests: The 2008 Election is only a few days away and parish parking lots offer an easy target for outside organizations to leaflet parked cars while parishioners participate in weekend Liturgy. Please be vigilant of these…

You probably remember the Muslim Who Became A Catholic earlier this year, when baptized by Pope Benedict during the Easter Vigil. He hasn’t forgotten his Muslim roots, and is speaking out: The Muslim-born journalist baptized by Pope Benedict XVI at Easter asked the pope to tell his top aide for relations with Muslims that Islam…

This just in, from Charm City, via the Rocco Palmo Desk. This is part of a long and thoughtful statement being printed tomorrow in the Catholic Review, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Archbishop Edwin O’Brien writes about abortion — and takes aim directly at the politicians who support it: Our Conference of Catholic…

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