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A buoy and several docks are left high and dry in Lake Allatoona in Acworth, Georgia, as the south suffers through the most severe drought in recent memory. Georgia’s governor took part in a prayer service to pray for rain at the state capitol on Tuesday. Photo: by John Bazemore, AP

The Archbishop of Baltimore has spoken out about the controversy surrounding a pastor who was relieved of his duties over liberties he took with the liturgy. The Baltimore Sun chatted with Archbishop O’Brien during the USCCB confab in Charm City: The pastor of three Catholic parishes in South Baltimore is welcome to return to active…

Washington’s retired Archbishop, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, dropped by my neck of the woods recently (okay, Long Island) and spoke some sage words to the local priests. This, from Long Island Catholic: Showing the people good and happy priests is the best way to promote vocations, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, told a gathering…

With his writers on strike, MCPF Stephen Colbert has had to resort to re-runs. Which means the merry bloggers at Catholic Colbert are desperate for funny Catholic material. They found this, and sent it my way. Enjoy.

While most of the press attention has been focused on the election of Cardinal George to head the USCCB, the new vice president has gone largely overlooked. A Chicago newspaper corrects that oversight. It turns out he has a history that may raise a few questions — and a few eyebrows: While rector of Mundelein…

This is a hoot. For all the philosophy geeks out there — you know who you are — here’s a treat, courtesy David Kuo at Beliefnet:

With all the hand-wringing and teeth-gnashing over the new translation of the missal, headed to America’s shores in the next year or two, this news might be of interest: Italians listening to the Scriptures at Mass will no longer hear that it is impossible to serve “God and mammon,” but rather that no one can…

I thought you’d never ask. And, frankly, I’m not so sure myself. But the good people at The Catholic Spirit newspaper in Minnesota do have the answer — along with a few others. They spoke with a youth minister who is about to take the plunge into one of the most mysterious of vocations: Nicole…

Despite his recent electoral nosedive in the presidential race, MCPF Stephen Colbert is still very much in the game. It ain’t over yet: Stephen Colbert may have abandoned his brief bid for the White House, but he ended up in a three-way tie for a seat on the Colonial Soil and Water Conservation District Board.…

To the delight of about half the human race, Paul Potts won that TV competition in Britain over the weekend. He now gets to sing for the Queen. Who, undoubtedly, has already watched his original performance again and again on YouTube (if not via The Deacon’s Bench.) Break out your hankies. You can catch his…
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