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Over at Renew America, Matt Abbott has posted a provocative essay from a parish priest in Texas by the name of Fr. James Farfaglia. I’ll just re-post the first half, and you can jump to the link for the rest. My thoughts are at the end. But I’d be curious to hear what others think…

How’s the priest shortage affecting the Deep South? A paper in Mississippi takes a look at one parish in one diocese, where lay ministers are taking charge and pointing to a new way of church management: Dressed in a knee-length black skirt and tweed blazer, Pam Minninger stood at the entrance of St. Joseph Catholic…

I love a good vocation story — especially when it involves a deacon. And this one, from California, is a real inspiration. Get a box of Kleenex and read on: Tom Ciccarelli’s path to becoming a deacon for the Catholic Diocese of Stockton is a tale of tragedy, romance and changed hearts, with a little…

The new generation of seminarians is jumping into the Internet with both feet — and CNS reports on how these young men are using the world wide web to share their experiences: An ocean away from family and friends, some U.S. seminarians at the Pontifical North American College in Rome are bridging the divide with…
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