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More ordination news — this time, from Rochester, where one of the new deacons is a married former Protestant minister on his way to the priesthood: Years ago, when he was a scuba diver in the Navy, Lon Smith ran out of oxygen at a depth of more than 100 feet. But he survived, and…

It’s about to happen in one Texas diocese: When the 29 diaconate candidates are ordained June 5 at the McNease Convention Center in San Angelo, the diocese will officially have more deacons (80) than priests (58). The graduates of the intensive, five-year course, will represent the fourth diaconate class since the restoration of the permanent…

Well, now. Here’s something you don’t see every day in the New York Times. Check it out: “I spent the summer before college reading Shakespeare and staring out the window and occasionally being a roadie for my friend’s band,” says Eve Tushnet, the celibate, gay, conservative, Catholic writer. That was all good fun, she says…

“Do this in remembrance of me.” There you have it: six words that changed the world. They come to us from Paul’s letter to the Corinthians that we just heard – and they are the first known account that we have of the Last Supper. This description pre-dates even the gospels by a couple of…

That’s how one author is describing the pick-and-choose, “have-it-your-way” spiritual life that is becoming increasingly popular — and it’s sparked some lively debate: “I’m spiritual but not religious.” It’s a trendy phrase people often use to describe their belief that they don’t need organized religion to live a life of faith. But for Jesuit priest…

That’s the message coming from the Archbishop for Military Services. From CNA: The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy barring open homosexuals from serving in the military should not be changed, the Archbishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services said on Tuesday. Noting the need for strong rules against immoral activity, he said moral beliefs…

If you saw the “Lost” finale, you couldn’t miss the religious overtones — or the setting. Now CNS is revealing where it was filmed: The gateway to heaven is through the chapel doors at Sacred Hearts Academy in Honolulu. Or so one could argue after watching the series finale of the ABC-TV show “Lost” in…

Be prepared to say “Awwwwwww” a lot. Enjoy this amazing portrait of two best friends.

If you’re looking for a special gift for that new college graduate, may I suggest some nicely wrapped compassion?  This bit of news is both troubling — and disheartening. It doesn’t bode well for the next generation, that’s for sure: College students today are less likely to “get” the emotions of others than their counterparts…

The leading cause of death: abortion. Take a look: African American women comprise about 12% of women in this country but over 30% of Abortions are performed on Black women. There are many reasons for this including poverty and the fact that the Black Community was targeted many decades ago by Margaret Sanger, founder of…
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