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On a mission from God to…Seattle?
By
deacon greg kandra
What’s it like to be a missionary in the modern age? A couple hundred people called to that vocation are gathering to discuss that question this week in Pittsburgh. And, as the local paper describes it, the job is the same, whether it’s in Albania or Albany: Today’s Catholic missionaries work not only in jungles…
Vote early and often!
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
There are still a couple days left to vote! If you click on the logo above, you can add your vote to the Weblog Awards — and maybe give the ol’ Deacon’s Bench a boost. Operators are standing by to tally your vote. If I win, I promise to mention you at the podium. (My…
Does Georgetown need an exorcist?
By
deacon greg kandra
You can’t blame some folks for wondering. The fabled setting for the book and movie “The Exorcist” has sometimes seemed possessed by spirits that aren’t altogether Catholic. And there’s been even more controversy at the home of the Hoyas lately, causing critics to ask if the nation’s oldest Jesuit university is losing its way. Today,…
“You have made him a little lower than God”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
Psalm 8 says that. And these amazing juggling videos prove it. Hat tip to Andrew Sullivan, who discovered this gem. Watch and grin.
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