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Some noteworthy deacon news from the Catholic News Agency: they’ve launched a regular column by Deacon Patrick Moynihan: CNA is excited to introduce a new current events and political column written by Deacon Patrick Moynihan, a permanent deacon for the Diocese of Rockford, Illinois who spent ten years directing a mission school in Haiti. The…

You never know where deacons will pop up — or what you’ll find them doing. And this item from a paper in upstate New York gives a great example: A trip to Jamaica changed Kevin Carges’ life. There, he saw children eating “cookies” made from mud, bouillon and butter. He met a man who, though…

Illustration by Dan Salamida Some doofus is babbling on in America magazine this week about blogging. But I do think the illustration is pretty hilarious, and bears an uncanny resemblance to the author. Oh: and if you’re really bored, you can even hear this guy, too.

A reader sent this my way: the surprising, largely untold story of a special guest at the Obama inaugural: Among the millions who braved the cold to watch as President Barack Obama made history by becoming this nation’s first African-American president, was a Catholic deacon who made history himself some 60 years ago. Deacon Walt…
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