St. Paul, in his first letter to Timothy, exhorts deacons not to be “double-tongued”, a wonderfully literal and rich translation of the word dialogos. Writing as he is in the context of the qualifications he expects in those in ministry,…

This week had me thinking of an anecdote from the life of St. Alphonsus Liguori, when he was riding to take possession of his bishopric, Sant’Agata de’ Goti. Faced with the immensity of the task (then, as now) of governing…