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A new batch of deacons is about to be ordained in California, and the local paper is catching on to something many of us have known for a while:  Armando Hernandez   Photo by David Bauman, The Press-Enterprise  As the number of Catholic priests in the United States continues to decline, men like Armando Hernández…

This morning, I was invited by a couple in my parish to bless their apartment.  This is one of the many unexpected joys of being in ministry, and it gives me a chance to meet people — literally — “where they live.”  (I wrote about my first experience doing a house blessing a couple years…

Well, here we are. To those of you who have been following “The Deacon’s Bench” at my previous address, welcome back! Good to have you here. Please excuse the boxes and bubble wrap. I hope to have the place tidied up soon. I’m still learning my way around the Beliefnet neighborhood, so posting may be…
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