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The Deacon's Bench
Homily for June 17, 2007: Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
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deacon greg kandra
Not long ago I read about a woman whose life would have been great material for the National Enquirer. Or, at least, Page Six. She had led a colorful life when she was young. She’d had several lovers – some of them famous – and lived with a couple of other men for long periods…
Ruth Graham: “End of construction, thanks for your patience”
By
deacon greg kandra
As a newly ordained clergyman who happens to be married, I find the challenge of balancing family, faith and work sometimes daunting. I told someone this week that I feel like the plate spinner on the “Ed Sullivan Show”: trying to keep all the plates on their wobbly poles without anything smashing to the floor.…
“When we see the deacon, we see Christ the servant…”
By
deacon greg kandra
On the Left Coast, a fresh tide of new permanent deacons has just washed ashore — as reported, providentially, in The Tidings, the paper for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. “Seven reputable men” were ordained, echoing the very first diaconate class 2000 years ago. Roger Cardinal Mahony presided at the mass concelebrated by Auxiliary Bishops…
The dreams that you dare to dream really do come true
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
Okay. Just one more incredible YouTube from “Britain’s Got Talent.” Hat tip to my BFF The Anchoress, who e-mailed this to me with the note: “Competition for Paul Potts.” She’s right. Click below and watch something miraculous unfold: St. Paul thrown from his horse can hardly compare with what happens to Simon Cowel in about…
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