259 posts tagged Deacons

Column by Will Ojanen will@accnation.com We’re past the halfway point in the season reviews. Now we get to the teams that made some noise in some postseason tournaments. Wake Forest Demon Deacons The term “young” would have been the best way to describe this team.

Click below to listen: Subscribe to the podcast using iTunes Patrick and Q had some trouble with guests this week, getting all the way to plan E before giving up. But don’t worry because the guys have it covered.

Virginia took the largest drop this week and, if I could have justified it, I would have dropped them farther. If it wasn’t for Clemson, UVa. would be the most disappointing team in the ACC this year. Sure, the Cavaliers have 32 wins overall and a winning record in the conference, but they haven’t won a series from a quality opponent yet.

ACC WEEKLY WRAP-UP AND COMMENTARY BY THE EVIL Q jim@accnation.com I love warm weather. So it completely boggles my mind that I’m still sitting here while the weather is perfect. The severe side of this moment of whining is that I’m in an office that is meat-locker cold because of all the electronics in the immediate area.

Could an American deacon play a role in the eventual canonization of Cardinal John Henry Newman? Yep. Looks that way. CNS has the details: The sainthood cause of a 19th-century English cardinal has taken a step forward after the Vatican's medical commission ruled that there was no natural explanation for the healing of a U.S.

Click below to listen: Subscribe to the podcast using iTunes The NFL Draft is this weekend and Patrick and Q talk with Scott Wright of NFL Draft Countdown about the ACC players expected to be selected.

Here is the power poll for this week. We had our first tie of the season, with Clemson and Duke getting rained out in the 11th inning Sunday with the scored tied at six. What’s wrong with Clemson? Weren’t the Tigers supposed to be good? Is it just that I haven’t paid attention much before this week, or does Duke have a potent offense? The Devils scored 22, 16 and 10 in games this week.

The word is upset. First there was sixth-seed Florida State knocking off third-seed Miami. Then there’s stunning upset. Fourth-seed Clemson shutdown top-seed Georgia Tech to move into the women’s ACC tennis championship against Duke.

A reader sent me some news several days ago: a new group of deacons was ordained earlier this month in the Diocese of Worcester (Massachusetts). The local Catholic paper had the news: Bishop McManus will ordain seven men into the permanent diaconate tomorrow morning at the Cathedral of St. Paul.

ACC WEEKLY WRAP-UP AND COMMENTARY BY THE EVIL Q jim@accnation.com This is lucky seven weekend as the ACC wraps up golf, track & field, rowing and tennis championships. We’ll spend a bit more time looking at each of these and throw in our two-cents worth as well. We’re one weekend away from the ACC lacrosse championships.