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The Deacon's Bench
St. Greg the Great
By
jmcgee
Today is the feast day of my patron, St. Gregory the Great — who, among many other things, was a writer and a deacon before he went on to becoming a pope and earning the title “great.” (When my wife wished me a “happy feast day” this morning, I told her: “Heh. He was Greg…
Thomas Merton on work
By
jmcgee
I’m reading Thomas Merton’s “New Seeds of Contemplation,” and it seems like every page has a glistening pearl, waiting to be discovered. This caught my eye the other day, and it seems apt for Labor Day: “The requirements of a work to be done can be understood as the will of God. If I am…
It’s almost like visiting the Vatican
By
jmcgee
That’s my reaction to the new signs that are popping up in one orthodox Jewish village in New York — and that are getting a lot of media attention. Check out the local news report below.
Survey: worldwide, most say religion is important
By
jmcgee
A new survey reports that an overwhelming majority of people in the world believes in the importance of religion — but it breaks down largely along economic lines: More than eight in ten adults in the world say religion is an important part of their daily lives, according to Gallup surveys conducted last year in…
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