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Father Cutie becomes an Episcopal priest
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jmcgee
The Catholic priest who made headlines last year is ministering again — and expecting his first child with his new wife. From the Miami Herald: As he stood in front of dozens of reporters a year ago to say he was leaving the Roman Catholic Church and marrying, celebrity priest Alberto Cutié took a plunge,…
“God is the only treasure people desire in a priest”
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jmcgee
That’s the gist of a typically powerful and provocative address by New York’s Archbishop Timothy Dolan: The archbishop of New York is urging priests to remember that their vocation is an identity, not simply a career, and thus it must be lived with holiness. Archbishop Timothy Dolan affirmed this in a lecture he gave Thursday…
Screening seminarians: “When was the last time you had sex?” — UPDATED
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jmcgee
That’s just one of the cringe-inducing questions that potential seminarians now have to answer, as part of the vetting process. And the New York Times takes a look at what that process entails in 2010: Every job interview has its awkward moments, but in recent years, the standard interview for men seeking a life in…
Brazil’s best-selling recording star? A priest
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jmcgee
Yep. According to Billboard, priests are boffo in Brazil: According to year-end data reported by Brazil’s Association of Record Producers, Father Fabio de Melo’s 2009 “Iluminar” was the country’s top-selling album of 2009. It was an encore performance; de Melo’s debut album, “Vida,” was the top-selling album of 2008. This time around, the pop-star priest…
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