I got an email this morning from a Catholic veterans group asking if I could give them “some publicity…we’re for God, Country and Home.” They’re the New York branch of the Catholic War Veterans of the USA, and they’ve got their own website and everything. (They even have Frank Sinatra singing “New York, New York”…

You saw his amazing and soul-stirring performance all over the internet (including, I hope, right here). But if you still haven’t gotten enough of the now-legendary Paul Potts, relax. His CD is coming. A loyal Deacon’s Bench reader dropped me a line the other day to point out that the folks at Amazon are taking…

Pope John Paul was a phenomenon — charismatic, bold, tireless, beloved. Not for nothing have people around the world begun to refer to him as “The Great.” But is history repeating itself with Benedict? Some are beginning to suggest as much: With donations to the Church from around the world almost doubling and pilgrims pouring…

Here’s something you don’t see every day: a diocese ordaining identical twins to the priesthood: Fathers Joel and Ben Sember, 27, were ordained June 30 by Bishop David A. Zubik at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Green Bay. Father Andrew Kysely was ordained with them. To mark the occasion, Bishop Zubik used artifacts from previous…

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