The Deacon's Bench https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/deaconsbench Where a Roman Catholic Deacon Ponders the World Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:26:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 This blog is no longer active https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/deaconsbench/2010/12/the-deacons-bench-has-moved.html https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/deaconsbench/2010/12/the-deacons-bench-has-moved.html#comments Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:42:40 +0000 http://blog.beliefnet.com/deaconsbench/2010/12/the-deacons-bench-has-moved.html This blog is no longer being actively updated. Please feel free to browse the archives or:

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]]> https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/deaconsbench/2010/12/the-deacons-bench-has-moved.html/feed/ 41 One day more https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/deaconsbench/2010/12/one-day-more.html https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/deaconsbench/2010/12/one-day-more.html#comments Sat, 11 Dec 2010 23:26:20 +0000 http://blog.beliefnet.com/deaconsbench/2010/12/one-day-more.html A reminder: "The Deacon's Bench" is closed! Please enjoy the archives!...

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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 a one year delay in their formation and the inability of about half those selected to continue in...

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]]> 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 a one year delay in their formation and the inability of about half those selected to continue in...

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]]> https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/deaconsbench/2010/12/big-day-in-the-big-easy-10-new-deacons.html/feed/ 3 Gaudete! And let’s break out a carol or two… https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/deaconsbench/2010/12/gaudete-and-lets-break-out-a-carol-or-two.html https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/deaconsbench/2010/12/gaudete-and-lets-break-out-a-carol-or-two.html#comments Sat, 11 Dec 2010 13:04:10 +0000 http://blog.beliefnet.com/deaconsbench/2010/12/gaudete-and-lets-break-out-a-carol-or-two.html "Gesu Bambino," anyone? This is one of my favorites, and nobody does it better than these gals: Kathleen Battle and Frederica von Staade. Enjoy. ...

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]]> https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/deaconsbench/2010/12/gaudete-and-lets-break-out-a-carol-or-two.html/feed/ 4 Homily for December 12, 2010: 3rd Sunday of Advent https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/deaconsbench/2010/12/homily-for-december-12-2010-3rd-sunday-of-advent.html https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/deaconsbench/2010/12/homily-for-december-12-2010-3rd-sunday-of-advent.html#comments Sat, 11 Dec 2010 09:38:01 +0000 http://blog.beliefnet.com/deaconsbench/2010/12/homily-for-december-12-2010-3rd-sunday-of-advent.html What have you planted this Advent?

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The clock tower at Southern Illinois University has played Christmas carols for nearly 15 years. But this year, someone complained, leading university officials to briefly silence the holiday tradition until they could add a more diverse selection of music.

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The British ambassador to the Vatican warned that Pope Benedict XVI's invitation to Anglican opponents of female priests to convert en masse to Catholicism was so inflammatory that it might lead to discrimination and even violence against Catholics in Britain, according to a secret US diplomatic...

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]]> the Guardian: The British ambassador to the Vatican warned that Pope Benedict XVI's invitation to Anglican opponents of female priests to convert en masse to Catholicism was so inflammatory that it might lead to discrimination and even violence against Catholics in Britain, according to a secret US diplomatic...

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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...

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