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A monsignor who lives nearby sent me the following, from one of our local newspapers in Queens: the story of a deacon doing some remarkable work among the people of Appalachia. Take a look: Imagine for a moment your life without your cell phone or iPod -pretty unimaginable, right? Now picture your life without even…

Longtime readers may remember a deacon by the name of Tom Stonecipher; last year, I posted an item on him and his remarkable journey to the Catholic Church and the diaconate. Yesterday, the diaconate grapevine passed along news that Deacon Tom has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. I dropped him an e-mail, and this is…

Back during Benedict’s visit to the United States, I wondered about the deacons serving beside the pope. Did anyone know who they were? Now, I have at least one answer, from the Catholic Standard — and his story is really quite wonderful: In the spring of 1999, Joseph Curtis Jr. reflected to a reporter about…

A thoughtful reader by the name of John Vaskov sent along the pictures below with the following note: Last week we had the privilege of traveling to Rome for the diaconate ordination of 25 men from the Pontifical North American College, including my nephew (Nicholas Vaskov) who is in formation for the Diocese of Pittsburgh.…
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