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“And what would you like to drink? Pepsi? Sprite? Christmas Ham soda?”
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deacon greg kandra
Here’s something to whet your appetite — or kill it. From a newspaper in Seattle: It’s rare to find kosher ham. Rarer still to find it carbonated and bottled. Jones Soda Co., the Seattle-based purveyor of offbeat fizzy water, said Friday that it was shelving its traditional seasonal flavors of turkey and gravy this year…
Alex Jones: the evangelical who became a Catholic deacon
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deacon greg kandra
One of the more celebrated Catholic converts — and a recently ordained deacon, by the way — is former evangelical Alex Jones. He now spends much of his time traveling the country, talking about his journey back to the Church. And a paper in Fort Wayne, Indiana profiles him this weekend: Ten years ago, Alex…
Homily for November 11, 2007: 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
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deacon greg kandra
A little over a week ago, I was in Atlanta, and was surprised to notice that a lot of the trees had already lost their leaves – even while many of the trees up here, further north, were still intact. I mentioned this to someone and she said there was only one reason for that.…
Eight weeks after the motu proprio, no groundswell for Latin
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deacon greg kandra
The New York Times, of all places, takes a look this weekend at how the Tridentine mass is faring, almost two months after the motu proprio. Interestingly, the reporter cast a wide net, and talked with people in several cities and dioceses: Kelly Rein, 16, used to spend most Thursday nights doing homework. These days,…
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