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Big day in the Big Easy: 10 new deacons

posted by jmcgee | 6:55pm Saturday December 11, 2010

Deacon Mike Talbot has the scoop: 10 men today were ordained as Permanent Deacons for the Archdiocese of New Orleans. This group of men was formally selected on the day the evacuation of New Orleans began as Hurricane Katrina approached. [...]

25,000 turn out for early Guadalupe celebration in LA

posted by jmcgee | 6:03pm Friday December 10, 2010

It happened last weekend, and The Tidings has the scoop: Despite threatening skies, groups of parishioners, students and religious had already arrived by 8:30 a.m. at the corner of Ford Street and Cesar Chavez Avenue in East Los Angeles, to [...]

Reminder: “The Deacon’s Bench” is moving

posted by jmcgee | 12:29pm Thursday December 9, 2010

Starting Monday, December 13th, you’ll find it at Patheos.com.  Check out the new site here. Come by for a visit. And remember to change your bookmarks!

What Benedict’s new book is REALLY about

posted by jmcgee | 4:50pm Monday December 6, 2010

“As I read Light of the World, I was continually struck by the way in which abandonment of the self to God’s will underlies so much of what Pope Benedict says. I think those puzzled by him, who try to [...]

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Meet Montana's married priest
Earlier this week, I posted an item about Montana getting its first married priest. Now a local TV station has hopped on the bandwagon. Take a look, below.

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Big day in the Big Easy: 10 new deacons
Deacon Mike Talbot has the scoop: 10 men today were ordained as Permanent Deacons for the Archdiocese of New Orleans. This group of men was formally selected on the day the evacuation of New Orleans began as Hurricane Katrina approached. The immediate aftermath of the storm for this class would be

posted 6:55:42pm Dec. 11, 2010 | read full post »

Gaudete! And let's break out a carol or two...
"Gesu Bambino," anyone? This is one of my favorites, and nobody does it better than these gals: Kathleen Battle and Frederica von Staade. Enjoy.

posted 1:04:10pm Dec. 11, 2010 | read full post »


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