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Googling around for background on this Sunday’s readings, I found this unusual depiction of St. Stephen — first martyr of the Church, and patron of deacons. It’s called “Saint Stephen Mourned by Saints Gamaliel and Nicodemus,” by a follower of Carlo Saraceni, c. 1615. N.B.: the martyred deacon is wearing a dalmatic.

Does the guy below look like David Letterman? Letterman’s producers evidently think so. Read on: Tuesday night, the Rev. Deacon Larry Sisterman went to bed early, happy that he and his wife had finally finished their taxes. He awoke Wednesday just a little bit famous. “You were on Letterman last night,” said his daughter, calling…

Another deacon who’s worked in the media is making news in the Archdiocese of Washington: Deacon Al Turner, a permanent deacon for the Archdiocese of Washington and former ABC News cameraman, has been named the director of the archdiocese’s Office of Black Catholics, with responsibility to coordinate ministry to Catholics of African ancestry, working closely…

This may be one for the record books. I got an e-mail about this from Jim Alt, editor and publisher of Deacon Digest. It’s the surprising story of a wedding where the father of the bride and the father of the groom were both deacons — and both men took part in the ceremony. From…
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