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The Deacon's Bench
Big day in the Big Easy: 10 new deacons
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jmcgee
Deacon Mike Talbot has the scoop: 10 men today were ordained as Permanent Deacons for the Archdiocese of New Orleans. This group of men was formally selected on the day the evacuation of New Orleans began as Hurricane Katrina approached. The immediate aftermath of the storm for this class would be a one year delay…
A deacon ON the bench
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jmcgee
He’s a judge in Canada — and he’s talking about how his faith intersects with his job, following a controversial sentencing in a high-profile case. From the B.C. Catholic in Vancouver: Ontario Superior Court Judge Alf Stong is not particularly bothered by the front-page scolding he got from a Toronto Star columnist at the end…
A great message — especially for deacons
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jmcgee
Listen to one of the modern era’s greatest preachers. H/T New Advent
“These Hands Bring Me Jesus”
By
jmcgee
That’s the name of an ambitious, surprisingly powerful project undertaken by photographer Steven Golder. He’s been taking photographs of hands — some of them breathtaking in their simplicity and beauty — but not just any hands. They are the hands of priests. Some of the poses are pious, others pedestrian. But each and every one…
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