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The Deacon's Bench
Will God have to swear on a Bible?
By
deacon greg kandra
Now this case is getting interesting. Earlier in the week, a man filed a suit against God. Now God has lawyered up: Eric Perkins, an attorney in Corpus Christi, Texas, said Friday he filed a response to the lawsuit from Nebraska State Sen. Ernie Chambers. “It’s kind of a turn on ‘What would Jesus do?'”…
“The American Church lost sight of its men”
By
deacon greg kandra
Has the Catholic Church gone soft? That seems to be the argument in this column from The Pilot, the Catholic paper for the Archdiocese of Boston. The piece was written by Kevin and Marilyn Ryan, editors of “Why I Am Still A Catholic.” They were dismayed at what they saw recently during vacation: The church,…
In the fields of the Lord
By
deacon greg kandra
It’s getting to be harvest time, and some priests and deacons are rolling up their sleeves and bestowing a blessing or two on God’s land: The arches above the altar were not marble or painted wood, but rather the branches of towering burr oak and hickory trees. The backdrop was not a mural or stained…
What happens in Vegas…
By
deacon greg kandra
A bizarre story of priestly criminality crossed the wires this afternoon from, of all places, Las Vegas: A Roman Catholic priest who smashed a wine bottle over the head of a woman in church pleaded guilty to felony battery with a deadly weapon. The Rev. George Chaanine admitted Thursday in Clark County District Court that…
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