The Archdiocese of Atlanta ordained a fresh batch this weekend, and if you visit Padre Vic’s blog, you can see a nifty slide show of the whole event. Above, the boys before vesting. Visit the link to see the “ontological change” — which included a change in wardrobe. (Nice dalmatics, guys.) Ad multos annos! God…

Several weeks back, I got a nice e-mail from Deacon James Keating, Director of Theological Formation for the Institute of Priestly Formation at Creighton University, asking if I’d like to give a listen to a couple of CDs that he’s produced, one on prayer, another on marriage. I’m a sucker for free stuff, so said,…

The venerable John Allen speculates that Barack Obama and Pope Benedict, while poles apart on some important issues, still share some common ground: The prevailing view in the Vatican leadership, even among Benedict and his conservative supporters, seems to be cautious optimism. These leaders seem to think they have more in common with the new…

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