That’s the question my friend David Gibson is posing over at dotCommonweal, citing the recent CARA study about the permanent diaconate, which notes that — surprise — deacons usually aren’t paid: I know deacons have other jobs, or are very often older, retired, and/or have working spouses, or other forms of support. But that level…

That influence, The Anchoress suggests, might well be the Holy Spirit: Mrs. Pelosi may seem confused to some; perhaps she is. I prefer to believe that her seeming inability to stop herself from conflating her religion and her politics is evidence that the Holy Spirit is working upon her-that perhaps her photo-op-free meeting with Pope…

That’s the gist of a typically powerful and provocative address by New York’s Archbishop Timothy Dolan: The archbishop of New York is urging priests to remember that their vocation is an identity, not simply a career, and thus it must be lived with holiness. Archbishop Timothy Dolan affirmed this in a lecture he gave Thursday…

A whopping 33 new permanent deacons — plus three transitional deacons — were ordained in Cincinnati last month, and this is the official class picture.  A full write up is right here. Congratulations! And, of course, ad multos annos!

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