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That seems to be what the Archbishop of Canterbury is mulling for his fractured, increasingly splintered church — an idea that sounds, frankly, schizophrenic. From the New York Times: Confronting rifts among his followers over gay clergy and same-sex unions, Rowan Williams, the archbishop of Canterbury, said the world’s 77 million Anglicans faced the possibility…

Controversy has long swirled around one of the most popular pilgrimage sites in the world — and now one of its most visible and outspoken advocates has decided to leave the priesthood. From CNA: Pope Benedict XVI has approved the defrocking of Fr. Tomislav Vlasic, a priest leading the claims that the Virgin Mary has…

Well, the responses to these articles on the diaconate in America have started to trickle in, and my personal favorite just might be this one, from Ron Hansen: The adjective “busy” seems to be increasingly attached to “deacon” because while the priest’s role is clearly demarcated in a parish, the deacon’s role is more fluid,…

Here’s a fascinating nugget from McNamara’s Blog. He notes that today marks the anniversary of the death of Bob Hope, a late-in-life convert who funded a chapel at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington: The name of the chapel? Our Lady of Hope! In 1994 the Washington Post announced: A new chapel…
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