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Here’s something that’s so unusual and rare, well, it’s just, just…incredibly cool: a deacon who’s a novelist, and who just had his book made into a major motion picture starring Brad Pitt. Ron Hansen has been published a lot in the Catholic press — his name pops up periodically in anthologies of spiritual writing –but…

More dioceses are helping men to discern a vocation to the diaconate, often with “nights of information” or Q&A sessions where those who feel called can hear speakers, listen and learn. It’s also a great opportunity for wives and families to hear, first-hand, what this ministry involves; my wife and I have attended a couple…

Just when you thought ordination season was over…another crop of deacons has popped up. Welcome! This fresh batch of permanent deacons comes to us from the Diocese of Joliet, in Illinois. The Catholic Explorer has the write up: Twenty-five men of faith exited the Cathedral of St. Raymond in Joliet Aug. 25 as newly ordained…

What’s it like to be married to a member of the Catholic clergy? My wife, seen with Your Humble Blogger on the left (in the recessional at my Mass of Thanksgiving, after being a deacon’s wife for less than 24 hours) is suspiciously silent on the subject when asked. “Challenging,” is about the best she…
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