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The Deacon's Bench
On the menu: the priesthood
By
jmcgee
Here’s a great story from a city with great food, about a chef who has decided to feed a very different sort of hunger: There are myriad possibilities as to why a meal at the Upperline could leave a person enriched for reasons that transcend food. One is the communal hug diners feel upon entering…
The new guy
By
jmcgee
Malaysia got its first new permanent deacon in 30 years yesterday. As previously noted, he’s one of two in the country, and only 34 years old. The local paper has a complete write up, with the happy news that six others will be following in his footsteps. Congratulations, Deacon Sherman Kuek! Ad multos annos!
Shedding the collar for cleats
By
jmcgee
The World Cup isn’t the only soccer tournament in the world, you know. The New York Times has this look at one in the shadow of the Vatican: On a recent weekend morning, a crowd gathered on a field behind St. Peter’s Basilica to cheer as a team of South American and Italian soccer players…
A priest’s murder sparks his nephew’s vocation
By
jmcgee
From suburban Maryland comes this story of how the murder of a priest inspired his nephew to pursue his own vocation: Monsignor Thomas Wells will not be in the crowd Saturday at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception when his nephew, Deacon David Wells, is ordained as a Catholic priest. A…
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