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The controversial priest who participated in a woman’s ordination ceremony last year is back in the news again — and continuing to stir the pot: A prominent priest whose support for women’s ordination has him in trouble with the Catholic Church ratcheted up his confrontation with the hierarchy yesterday, calling the church’s refusal to ordain…

This item crackled over the wire last week while I was on vacation, but it deserves a resounding cheer from The Bench: Training to become a Catholic deacon took William Hisker from theology classes at St. Vincent College and into hospitals, nursing homes and a prison. “I found it very fulfilling,” Hisker said. “I found…

From Denver comes this inspiring tale of a vocation that grew in rocky soil — literally. Take a look at this piece, in the Denver Post: Ron Cattany had a long, full career in natural resources. Next on his agenda are supernatural resources. After 35 years in Colorado state government shepherding minerals, fossil fuels, water…

This item moved on Thursday, but I haven’t seen much about it anywhere. Seems America’s Catholic religious are aging (duh!) but they’re also become more diverse: A new study of Catholic religious orders shows that their dwindling ranks are predominantly white and aging, but some groups are drawing interest from more diverse seekers. The new…
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