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That’s one small, but significant, change in the new translation of the mass that will directly impact the deacon. You can find more at this helpful link, provided by the USCCB, with comparisons of the old version of the mass, and the new. It’s not clear when the new translation will take effect — there’s…

Most people might not consider Pope Benedict a Great Communicator, on a par with his predecessor Pope John Paul. But as John Thavis at CNS notes, the pontiff has a deeper understanding of the media and communications, and even mentioned it in his recent encyclical: Toward the end of his encyclical “Charity in Truth,” Pope…

I loved Alice Sebold’s “The Lovely Bones” when I read the novel a few years back. It’s a fascinating and moving glimpse at grief, narrated by a young girl who was murdered and who recounts how she watches over her family, and tries to bring her killer to justice. Now, Peter “Lord of the Rings”…

An archdiocese with nearly 400 deacons (!) hosted an annual convocation for them recently. The scoop, from the Catholic Herald: Urged to continue being active in home parishes and in ministries supported by the archdiocese, more than 300 deacons and their wives gathered for the annual Deacon Convocation at St. Mary’s Seminary, Aug. 8. The…
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