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Just in time for Christmas
By
deacon greg kandra
The rumblings about Tony Blair’s conversion to Catholicism are getting louder. Now, the British press is pounding the drums, and sounding awfully certain: Tony Blair will convert to Roman Catholicism within weeks when he is received into the church by the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, according to the Catholic magazine the Tablet. There…
From their cloister to your computer
By
deacon greg kandra
And now for something completely different: cloistered nuns who have made Eucharistic adoration their personal ministry — on the internet. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports: When she entered religious life four decades ago, Sister Mary Catherine supposed her life as a contemplative, cloistered nun would keep its medieval ways forever. In many ways, it has. “We…
Permanent in Portland: deacons ordained in Oregon
By
deacon greg kandra
Deacon doings out in Portland, Oregon: news that they’ve just ordained a half dozen more men to the diaconate: Six men were ordained permanent deacons Saturday for service in Catholic parishes of western Oregon. “Today’s celebration is all about service, a tradition in our church community that goes all the way back to the Lord…
Worth a thousand words
By
deacon greg kandra
Wooden crosses, each decorated with a poppy and bearing the name of a fallen soldier, stand in the Field of Remembrance set up at Westminster Abbey in London, Thursday, November 8, 2007. Photo: by Kirsty Wigglesworth, AP
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