I’m not sure if atheists have a bandwagon, but they do have some buses. Ads for atheism are suddenly cropping up on public transportation. From the New York Times: The advertisement on the bus was fairly mild, just a passage from the Bible and the address of a Christian Web site. But when Ariane Sherine,…

A recently ordained deacon up in Canada has just launched his own website — a gift, he tells me, from his wife. The deacon is Lynn Pion from Edmonton Archdiocese in Alberta, Canada. The site is a small treasure trove of deacon facts, information, links, pictures — really a rich resource (and if you surf…

I caught the movie “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” last week and found myself unexpectedly moved — fascinated, and then drawn in to the strange tale of a life lived in reverse, and a love that refuses to let go. It’s really unlike anything else I’ve seen — “Forrest Gump” comes briefly to mind,…

Baltimore may be leading the way in developing a ministry for “single again” Catholics — a group that tends to be largely overlooked in our marrige-and-family-friendly faith. From the Catholic Review: Many couples share everything during their marriage, from a favorite restaurant to friends and, perhaps most importantly, a parish. For some, it’s the parish…

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