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Polish pilgrims killed in bus crash near La Salette
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deacon greg kandra
This is one of those tragedies that is just impossible to fathom: A bus transporting Polish pilgrims from a holy site in the French Alps plunged off a steep mountain road, crashed into a river bank and burst into flames yesterday, killing 26 people, authorities said. Fourteen others were seriously injured in the disaster, which…
A Latino voice for the City of Angels?
By
deacon greg kandra
Since the mammoth abuse settlement last week in Los Angeles, there’s been a lot of finger-pointing and fist-shaking (usually directed toward the Cardinal Archbishop who heads the archdiocese.) Now, a political scientist on the op-ed pages of the city’s leading newspaper is suggesting that there’s nothing wrong with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles that can’t…
Catholic marriage advice: “A minefield bishops will have to walk”
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deacon greg kandra
A now, something a little different for a Sunday morning: marriage tips from the Catholic Church. No. Really. I’m not making this up. Last month, I noted that the USCCB had launched a new initiative to support and enrich marriage. Now, it’s finally starting to get some media buzz: Alarmed by the persistently high divorce…
Archbishop bars deacon/politician from preaching
By
deacon greg kandra
Here’s some unusual news, from our friends in the Caribbean: Ronnie Thwaites has been suspended from preaching by the Roman Catholic Church until he decides to leave active politics. The deacon, social activist, attorney-at-law and politician yesterday admitted to The Gleaner that the archbishop had barred him from delivering sermons. “I can confirm that I…
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