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This is a new one to me, so I thought I’d toss it out there and see if anyone has an answer. A deacon reader writes: Can you find out for me, the validity of a mass intention in the absence of a priest by a deacon doing a communion service? I gather, from the…

This website today posted a few answers — though it’s riddled with some pretty basic mistakes. (“Transitory” deacons? “Deaconate”?) Check it out and see what you think.

Your Humble Blogger is about to take a little down time — blogging will be light for a couple weeks — but before I go, here’s a nice picker-upper from The Anchoress: It’s that time of year again, when postulants receive the habit, novices take their first vows and some finally arrive at the long-hoped-for…

That’s the elegant title now bestowed on the legendary Triple D: Deacon Doctor (Bill) Ditewig, thanks to Deacon Jeff Drzycimski of The Catholic Cafe. Bill dropped by the cafe for a fresh cup of joe, and his interview is now available online. Those who know of Bill Ditewig (I’ve mentioned him often here at The…
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