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A surprising number of deacons in my diocese are retired cops — an indication, perhaps, of how deeply the call to serve others filters through every aspect of their lives. Now a paper in upstate New York has taken a closer look at this phenomenon, and discovered that it’s not just a Catholic thing: Dressed…

Here’s a remarkable tale of a nun who is also serving in the U.S. Army: She’s an Army captain, a Catholic sister and a doctor. Deirdre Byrne wears many hats — quite literally: a scrub hat when she’s doing surgery and a habit as part of her everyday attire. The statuesque, graying 52-year-old recently exchanged…

I stumbled on this blog the other day: Sponsa Christi, which contains reflections from a newly consecrated virgin, a 23-year-old young woman who hopes to pursue a career in theology or canon law. (Above is a picture from her rite of consecration — complete with deacons! — earlier this month.) Surf around the site and…

Up in Boston, they’re getting ready to make a little bit of history. From the Pilot: “You have five months and 26 days before your ordination,” a woman told Deacon Shawn P. Carey after Mass Dec. 28 at Newton’s Sacred Heart Church. “I had no idea how many days it was until she told me.…
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