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More and more deacons are spending time behind bars. Ministering, that is. Which is one reason why this item caught my eye. A story this weekend reports on the amazing growth in prisons built on faith: Killer-turned-artist Manny Hernandez on the prison where he’s finishing an eight-year term: “It’s a blessing to be here.” Fellow…

Boy, you take a couple of days off, and the world goes just a little bit nuts. I returned from my diaconate retreat Sunday afternoon to find that the Catholic world had its knickers in a knot over an Italian priest who, according to television reports, was caught making sexual overtures toward a young man.…

That’s how many pregnancies worldwide end in abortion, according to a new study. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg: Women are just as likely to get an abortion in countries where it is outlawed as they are in countries where it is legal, according to research published Friday. In a study examining abortion…

October is dedicated to the rosary — and the month includes the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Now, a local paper just north of New York City is writing about the rosary and, specifically, the anniversary of a modern Marian event: Ninety years ago tomorrow, tens of thousands of people in the town…
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