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When was the last time you saw mass on a magazine cover?
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deacon greg kandra
The good people at U.S. News and World Report have noticed a trend, and they’ve splashed it across their cover this week, just in time for Christmas. In a nutshell: the practice of traditional ritual is becoming more common among many religions: But this shift extends beyond the Roman Catholic Church. In Richardson, Texas, the…
“Disability is a gift”
By
deacon greg kandra
Here’s a story worthy of Tiny Tim, during this season of affirmation and hope — a profile of a gifted Jesuit born with one arm, but seemingly limitless optimism: The life of the imagination has no physical boundaries and people with physical disabilities can use their imagination to face life’s difficulties. That is the enduring…
They clean up nicely, don’t they?
By
deacon greg kandra
Below, a new shot of the Five Amigos, just ordained in San Bernardino: Congratulations, again!
Remembering Dan Fogelberg
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
Sad news today that Dan Fogelberg has died of prostate cancer at 56. His song, “Same Old Lange Syne” for decades has been a perennial this time of year. But for me, his greatest legacy is “Longer,” which was the “first dance” song played at my wedding in 1986. Below, in tribute to him, I…
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