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D’oh!
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deacon greg kandra
A few weeks ago, I got an e-mail from a deacon candidate, directing me to a website he’s set up all about the diaconate. I promised him that I’d post on it. But then, life being what it is, I forgot all about it — until this morning, when I started sifting through my mailbox.…
Tony, Tony, look around…
By
deacon greg kandra
Tony Blair continues to stand on the shore, gazing at the water and casually testing the water with his toe. But is he finally ready to dive in and swim the Tiber? Rocco over at Whispers points us to this intriguing piece of news: Tony Blair, the former prime minister of Great Britain who is…
A New York City Catholic school with just two students
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deacon greg kandra
This news comes right from my own backyard, New York City, where the Archdiocese is running one Catholic school in Greenwich Village with a surprising number of students. Two. From WCBS-TV: When school is dismissed at the end of the day, there’s nothing unusual about seeing a rush of children plow through the doors in…
Jailed nun: “Being imprisoned was a special gift from God”
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deacon greg kandra
A Pennsylvania nun who spent time in a federal prison learned a lot from the experience — including, she says, what it is like to live in a “state of uncertainty.” This, from the Catholic Exponent, in nearby Youngstown, Ohio: Serving a prison sentence in a federal penitentiary is something that Humility of Mary Sister…
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