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2018-05-23T09:18:49-04:00

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Who will announce the next pope? Meet the new protodeacon

Last updated on: May 23, 2018 at 9:18 am By Deacon Greg Kandra

From Aleteia: Cardinal Robert Sarah has become the “proto-deacon”: that is to say that in case of conclave, he will be responsible for announcing the name of the future new pope, and will thus pronounce the famous “Habemus papam” from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, noted the newspaper La Croix on May 21, 2018. That, of course, is presuming that there would be a conclave before his tenure as proto-deacon ends … and also presuming that he himself wouldn’t... Read more

2018-05-23T08:44:59-04:00

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Never too late: 95-year-old becomes Catholic

Last updated on: May 23, 2018 at 8:44 am By Deacon Greg Kandra

From Australia: They say practice makes perfect, and the saying couldn’t be truer for Brisbane’s newest Catholic. British and Australian army veteran Stanley Everett turns 96 in July, and will spend the rest of his life practicing the tenets of the Catholic faith after receiving the sacraments of baptism, confirmation and Holy Communion last week. “I’m feeling there’s still a lot to learn because to start with, I start to form the Sign of the Cross after everyone else is... Read more

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2018-05-23T10:14:13-04:00

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‘There is no canonical or doctrinal objection to ordaining married men for priestly ministry’ — UPDATED

Last updated on: May 23, 2018 at 10:14 am By Deacon Greg Kandra

That’s the central point that canonist Ed Peters makes in his post today, but he goes on: Whether it makes practical sense, however, to ordain married men is quite another matter, and whether such ordinations would detract from the appreciation of celibacy itself as “a special gift of God” that has finally, Deo gratias, made its way into codified law (Canon 277), is also quite a different matter. Both of these concerns require searching consideration, this, especially in times not given... Read more

2018-05-22T13:18:59-04:00

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‘God Friended Me’: it may be the most unexpected and inspiring TV series on the fall schedule

Last updated on: May 22, 2018 at 1:18 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

Judging from this trailer, the new CBS series “God Friended Me” looks really promising. Who’da thunk? Faith, belief and God on network television in 2018? One TV executive at a rival network even told The Hollywood Reporter this was the one show he wished he was carrying. “It feels like a fresher version of Joan of Arcadia,” he said. “I would love to be creatively involved in that.” Another exec added: “It’s proof that you can do a hopeful, affirming show on... Read more

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2018-05-22T10:51:29-04:00

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Archbishop becomes highest ranking church official in the world to be convicted of covering up sex abuse

Last updated on: May 22, 2018 at 10:51 am By Deacon Greg Kandra

Details: An Australian archbishop was convicted on Tuesday of covering up a claim of sexual abuse dating back decades, and now faces a prison sentence of up to two years. Philip Wilson, the archbishop of Adelaide, is the highest-ranking Catholic official in the world to be convicted of concealing such crimes. The decision comes in the midst of a global reckoning for the Roman Catholic Church, as it grapples with a history of child sexual abuse and cover-ups. Cardinal George... Read more

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2018-05-23T21:57:05-04:00

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LISTEN: ‘The Catholic Guy’ Lino Rulli chats with a deacon candidate — UPDATED

Last updated on: May 23, 2018 at 9:57 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

The popular Catholic radio host — I’ve been on his show a couple times — spent part of last Thursday’s show chatting with a deacon candidate, Phil McCarty (from the Diocese of San Jose), two days before his ordination. Some highlights: “Father Jim, does it annoy you that a man like this gets to say he’s ordained when really he’s just becoming a deacon?” “When you get ‘fake ordained,’ like the diaconate, do you have a party? Is it really ordination?”... Read more

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2018-05-22T06:39:09-04:00

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Ordination update: 5 new deacons for Anchorage

Last updated on: May 22, 2018 at 6:39 am By Deacon Greg Kandra

From The Catholic Anchor Facebook page: Five years of discernment, formation, and study culminated with the May 18 ordination of Alaskans as permanent deacons for the Archdiocese of Anchorage. Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne ordained the men at Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral in Anchorage. They now join dozens of other deacons who serve across the 138,000 square mile archdiocese. Daniel Winters, the first deacon to be ordained from St. Christopher by the Sea in Unalaska (Dutch Harbor), was joined by... Read more

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2018-05-21T13:07:05-04:00

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Incredible: 3D printing technology now allows expectant mothers to hold their unborn children in their hands

Last updated on: May 21, 2018 at 1:07 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

Amazing. Check out the video below. “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I appointed you…” — Jeremiah 1:5 Details: Embryo 3D, headquartered in Russia, allows waiting parents to get a close-up look at their future progeny, and hold the results in their hands. After medical professionals are able to obtain a full scan of an embryo, it is converted into a 3D print. And thanks to... Read more

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2018-05-21T18:59:35-04:00

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Can a deacon do the sprinkling rite during Mass? — UPDATED

Last updated on: May 21, 2018 at 6:59 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

A priest posed that question to a friend several weeks ago, at the start of the Easter season. My friend wasn’t sure, so he asked me. I said, “Sure. I do it every year.” The celebrant does the initial sprinkling, and I then fan out into the congregation with him or other priests to spread holy water throughout the church. Some background, from Pray Tell: The Roman Missal allows for the substitution of the sprinkling rite for the Penitential Act on... Read more

2018-05-21T09:23:25-04:00

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Happy new feast day: Mary, Mother of the Church

Last updated on: May 21, 2018 at 9:23 am By Deacon Greg Kandra

The image here comes from St. James Cathedral in Orlando. I took it last year during my vacation. It depicts the Virgin Mary as the Mother of the Church—the very feast we are marking for the first time today — and shows her gathering her children under her protective, motherly mantel. My colleague at CNEWA, the Rev. Elias Mallon, wrote about this feast last week and helped put this day in context: The number of titles given to Mary in... Read more

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