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“One hour at a time”: evangelicals discover monasticism
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deacon greg kandra
When I was visiting the monastery in Georgia, I heard about evangelicals making retreats there. I thought that was unusual — but this article seems to indicate it’s part of a growing trend: About eight years ago, I found myself in a convent in Bogotá, Colombia. I had not planned to get me to a…
Celebrating El Senor de Los Milagros, “Christ of the Miracles”
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deacon greg kandra
In Baltimore this weekend, the faithful turned out by the hundreds to celebrate nothing less than something miraculous: Hundreds of Peruvian-American Catholics reinforced ties to their religious heritage yesterday as teams slowly carried an image of Jesus that is revered in their native country for its miraculous powers through the streets of Fells Point. The…
The Colbert Retort? “Be kind.”
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deacon greg kandra
This is irresistible, courtesy Diane over at The Word: Catholic Colbert. It’s a little tidbit from a taping of The Colbert Report, from a blogger who was there and described this story that My Close Personal Friend Stephen Colbert told before the show. He was asked about his short-lived run for the White House and…
Prominent Jesuit arrested and charged with sex abuse
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deacon greg kandra
Five years after it began, the grim news continues: A prominent Jesuit priest accused of sexually victimizing teenage boys who were his valets as he traveled the world leading Roman Catholic spiritual retreats was taken into federal custody yesterday in Chicago. The priest, the Rev. Donald J. McGuire, was charged by the federal authorities with…
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