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Grieving for Sean Taylor: “The whole earth just shook here”
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Deacon Greg Kandra
The death of Sean Taylor of the Washington Redskins was a shock to fans and friends — and to the other players on the team. How do you cope with a loss like that? The Washington Post spoke with the Redskin chaplains: The three men at the forefront of the grief counseling, team chaplains Lee…
The Church’s “spiritual response” to HIV
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deacon greg kandra
I remember the reports that circulated after the death of New York’s John Cardinal O’Connor: though few people knew about it, he had spent many nights at a local AIDS ward, anonymously, bathing the sick and emptying their bedpans. No one ever knew. It was just something he did, as an act of faith and…
Flashback: Kennedy’s “religion speech” of 1960
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deacon greg kandra
Amid reports that Mitt Romney is poised to give his own “religion speech” — perhaps trying to dispel any lingering misgivings about his Mormon faith — The Boston Globe has just reprinted John F. Kennedy’s own “religion speech” from 1960. You should read the whole thing. But try this on for size: Because I am…
Advent calendars? Online?
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Deacon Greg Kandra
Who knew? When I was a kid, we had them in the classroom: flimsy cardboard things that were tacked to the bulletin board, and you could fold over the doors and count down the days to Christmas. But that’s so 20th century. Now, Advent calendars have gone high tech. I did some Googling and found…
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