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The Deacon's Bench
How does your church rate?
By
jmcgee
Now there’s a place where you can find out. The story is in this morning’s Detroit Free Press: We use dating Web sites to find soul mates. Now, some entrepreneurs want to take that to a higher level and help you find the perfect spiritual home. Consider ChurchRater.com, a church-shopping Web site that allows users…
Real men pray the rosary
By
jmcgee
That’s the name of a Facebook page that caught the attention of a reporter at the Riverside Press-Enterprise in California, and he decided to investigate: David Calvillo used to think praying the rosary was for “old ladies and funerals.” Then he went to a Catholic men’s retreat in 2008, where for the first time he…
Do kids matter to marriage?
By
jmcgee
It turns out, more people are saying “No.” A blog at the New York Times takes note: One of the more surprising trends in marriage during the past 20 years is the fact that most couples no longer view children as essential to a happy relationship. A few years ago, the Pew Research Center released…
Diocese removes school chaplains due to priest shortage
By
jmcgee
Another sad sign of the times. This news comes from the Diocese of Fall River, in Massachusetts: The Rev. Jay Mello sat on a metal dugout bleacher, a baseball bat in hand. He laughed and joked with several members of the Bishop Stang High School boys baseball team as they went through batting practice Monday.…
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