As the crisis in Haiti deepens, another crisis in this predominantly Catholic country may well turn out to be spiritual. From the Los Angeles Times: The woman wailed outside the ruins of the Notre Dame Cathedral of Port-au-Prince, the iconic Roman Catholic church that symbolized Haiti’s religious fervor. “This is what God did!” she cried…

Salt Lake City is preparing to ordain a new class of deacons, the first in several years: Twenty-one men will follow the steps of Saint Stephen when they are ordained as permanent deacons by the Most Rev. John C. Wester, Bishop of Salt Lake next week. St. Stephen, “a man full of faith and of…

With so much of the world gripped by the tragedy in Haiti, and so much seeming impossible to overcome, it might be fruitful to take a moment and witness how one young person did overcome the impossible. A friend sent this my way this afternoon. Take six minutes and watch it and feel something akin…

This news item popped up earlier today: Two Connecticut residents, including a deacon from Southbury, have been rescued from the wreckage after Haiti’s earthquake, the Hartford Courant reported on its Web site Wednesday morning. The executive director of Haitian Ministries for the Diocese of Norwich, Emily Smack, said two of the organization’s staff were pulled…

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