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For the new bishop of the Antiochean Orthodox Christian Archdiocese Born in Indiana and raised a Roman Catholic, His Grace Mark Maymon is the first convert to be elevated to the rank of bishop in the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. He will oversee the diocese’s nearly 50 parishes in 10 states, which…

I would tell y’all that I’m going to go out and get my driver’s license renewed.. ..but now I’m sort of afraid to…

A general report on Benedict at WYD An editorial: It was by undertaking a spiritual journey towards Jesus Christ – he used repeatedly the metaphor of the Three Magi, whose relics are said to lie in Cologne Cathedral – that the individual blossomed into the person he or she was meant to be. From that…

John Allen’s Word from Rome is up From one large gathering to the next – last week it was WYD, this week, Allen reports extensively on the annual meeting of Communion and LIberation in Rimini – quite interesting. Communion and Liberation website. Even as a pretty entrenched non-joiner, I’d have to say that of all…

Rich Leonardi of 10 Reasons is 2 for 2 – has an op-ed in the Cincy paper, and a letter in the WSJ today!

Jim Manney of the Catholic book publishing blog People of the Book sends along this link to an All Things Considered piece on a band called The Hold Steady, rockers with music dense with pop culture and Catholic and Biblical references. Pretty hypnotic. There are three songs linked on the NPR story and more lyrics…

Argentine bishop resigns in light of sex tape; claims he was set up. The scandal broke over the weekend with newspaper reports that the Vatican had received a copy of a videotape showing Juan Carlos Maccarone, 64, the bishop of the poor northern province of Santiago del Estero, having "intimate relations" with a 23-year-old chauffeur.…

I always like to learn new things. In this article, I learned that the Eritrean Orthodox community in Minneapolis-St. Paul is about to lose its home in a now unused RC Church (because it will probably be sold to the Korean Catholic community). Which led me to wonder about the Eritrean Orthodox Church, because I’d…

Interesting little piece by Alan Wolfe in today’s WSJ about Rick Warren’s Rwanda effort. As he should, Wolfe gives full and admiring props to the project. But: My single greatest fear is that Mr. Warren and his followers will draw huge and enthusiastic crowds to their rallies, convert numerous souls to Christ and then leave…

The original sin, but still highly enjoyable pastime of parents everywhere is criticizing other parents. God knows what people say about the mother of the little boy in striped shirts. But pardon me if I wonder about the two boys – brothers, I suppose, who got off the school bus yesterday. They seemed to be…
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