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The Deacon's Bench
A Muslim who’s a Christian — and a priest?
By
deacon greg kandra
While we’re pondering the significance of the motu proprio, some of our Episcopalian brothers and sisters are scratching their heads over this: The Rev. Ann Holmes Redding, a local Episcopal priest who announced she is both Muslim and Christian, will not be able to serve as a priest for a year, according to her bishop.…
Gettin’ jiggy with the gospel
By
deacon greg kandra
It was bound to happen sooner or later: someone has found a way to make hip hop Catholic. There are no subliminal messages or underlying themes. It is the familiar in-your-face style of rap music placed at the service of the Gospel. “God has given us gifts and talents and we should use everything we’re…
Raising a little Hell
By
deacon greg kandra
From Melbourne, Australia comes this word of a Catholic schoolboy with an unfortunate surname: The Hell family says it may tell a Catholic school in Australia where to go after it objected to enrolling their son because of his name. Officials said the boy had been offered a place at the St. Peter the Apostle…
Every deacon loves St. Stephen. How about Pope Stephen?
By
deacon greg kandra
I have no idea just what “Fark.com” is, but they’re running a little contest, asking people to depict Stephen Colbert as a religious figure. God bless her, Diane at The Word, has picked this priceless piece on the left as her favorite: Stephen as the Pope. Scrolling through the site, there are others even more…
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