Notable Rocco

Easing back into the blogging after a busy weekend (Detroit symphony orchestra on Friday, diocese of Lansing ordination on Saturday, and Corpus Christi procession on Sunday), let's let Rocco take the reigns for a bit:

• Deacon TB?: "Rumors that Blair -- an Anglican who frequently attends Mass with his Catholic wife and kids -- will himself swim the Tiber have swirled for years, resurfacing anew in recent weeks. However, several UK papers report today that the outgoing PM, whose last foreign commitment in office is a private audience with Pope Benedict next week, isn't just considering being received into the church, but ordination to the permanent diaconate:"
• Rocco's bet for the next Abp. of Louiseville ... Bp. Joseph Kurtz of Knoxville
• Why the Delays?: "It's been mentioned here fairly frequently of late, but the hold-up on several major initiatives of this pontificate has made the Roman Curia a rather cagey place in B16's Vatican.In light of said state of affairs, props to John Thavis of CNS Rome for taking a closer look at the deliberative pace of the papal apartment, with comment from the Holy See's top media op, Jesuit Fr Federico Lombardi."