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She pops up in one of Paul’s epistles, and now an Anglican priest has blogged about her. While debate continues about female deacons (or deaconesses), here’s some interesting context: As is often the case with these first century saints, we do not know much about them, outside of their names being mentioned in Paul’s epistles…

It’s rare to find the secular media taking on a topic like this: a columnist in a Connecticut paper is wondering why the suspended deacon program in his diocese (Norwich) remains on hold: Back at the start of 2009, Michael Strammiello, director of communications for the diocese and the spokesman for Bishop Michael Cote, said the bishop…

Much attention has been given to the new translation of the Roman Missal. What many have not noted, however, is the new dismissal options for the deacon (or, if he’s absent, the priest): Go forth, the Mass is ended. Or: Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord. Or: Go in peace, glorifying the Lord…

His interview with a deacon sent out shockwaves a few weeks back, when it went viral and popped up on YouTube. Now, the priest has apologized — and saved his job: The Rev. Joseph Breen had a choice. Retract and apologize for his statements criticizing Roman Catholic teaching on birth control and married priests and…
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