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The Deacon's Bench
The lost art of fact-checking
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jmcgee
“Holy Communion in the Catholic Church is one of the holy sacraments. Practicing Roman Catholics believe in extreme unction; in other words, that the wine and unleavened bread are transformed into the actual body and blood of Christ – a belief that in itself, is somewhat controversial.” — Rachel Stockton, writing about the Kennedy-Tobin standoff…
Is the Gap ad anti-Christmas?
By
jmcgee
Some are starting to wonder — and they raise some good points. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Cathleen Falsani has this to say about it: Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m not one of those paranoid religious folks who believes that there is an organized effort to take the Christ out of Christmas orchestrated by a clandestine…
What every diocese needs
By
jmcgee
As the esteemed Fr. Z notes, it’s a “vicar of online ministry.” He makes a persuasive case (one, sadly, most dioceses will likely dismiss or ignore) that the future lies in the electronic pulpit — the one you’re giving attention to right now. And he concludes that Christ himself was a communications pioneer: Our Lord…
Freakiest Christmas music video. Ever.
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jmcgee
The idea of Bob Dylan doing a Christmas album is weird enough. But the first video from it?? Take a look. Ho ho ho.
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