Inspiration
Faith & Prayer
Health &
Wellness
Entertainment
Love &
Family
Newsletters
Special Offers
The Deacon's Bench
Pentecost: making a new church
By
jmcgee
“The Spirit who came as a great rushing wind and as tongues of fire on the first Pentecost will come more quietly but no less powerfully upon us today and upon the gifts we will place on this altar. If we believe the Spirit will make of bread and wine we offer the presence of…
Sacred ground: a mosque near Ground Zero?
By
jmcgee
A proposal to construct a Muslim center, including a mosque, near the site of the World Trade Center has sparked controversy, and debate. And now leaders from three faiths — including a Catholic priest who was a chaplain at Ground Zero — have endorsed the idea in a column in the New York Daily News:…
Meet America’s oldest deacon — UPDATED
By
jmcgee
If I’m lucky, and God doesn’t mind, (and I haven’t lost what’s left of my marbles) maybe this one day could be me: Lou Weitzel piloted a B-24 bomber over Europe during World War II, helped Ford Motor Co. integrate its production in Canada, and now each Sunday he serves as a deacon for St.…
Convent to become Muslim mosque
By
jmcgee
From the In My Backyard Desk…here’s an item that has ignited a small storm of controversy over in Staten Island: The impending sale of an empty, 2 ½ -story convent in Midland Beach owned by St. Margaret Mary’s R.C. Church has neighbors angry and afraid because the purchaser is an Islamic organization they know little…
6
7
8
9
10
archives
most recent
search
this
blog
More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners