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The Blessing of the Animals is not uncommon around the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, in October. But in the city named for the saint, they didn’t want to wait for the fall: If Ursula could talk, she’d probably tell you she hath forsaken tennis shoes for Jesus. Resting obediently on the floor of…

This guy. From yesterday’s installation of Robert Carlson as the new Archbishop of St. Louis.

Some of you may remember my writing about Deacon Jim Hynes, my deacon classmate (and fellow Disney fanatic) who died tragically last year after a brief but valiant battle with cancer. They’ve just put a stone at his grave, and his widow Kathleen sent me the picture below. It depicts the emblem that Jim designed…

As is its custom, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles is celebrating the upcoming ordination of nine new deacons by also saluting the candidates’ wives, who study by their sides during formation. What parishes get, it seems, is a two-for-one deal. The Tidings has a write-up with brief biographies of the couples. Blessings and prayers to…
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