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Bishop on Tony Blair: “We have all offended God in so many ways”
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deacon greg kandra
The recent conversion of Tony Blair is continuing to stir controversy, and now a bishop in Great Britain has written a letter to the local press saying, “Enough already.” The author of the letter is pictured below. He is Rt. Rev Joseph Devine, Bishop of Motherwell, Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Good Aid, Motherwell.…
Lift high the cross
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
This is an interesting wrinkle in this election year — and I’m sure Massachusetts isn’t the only place confronting this issue: A Catholic church serving as a polling location won’t have to cover up religious images on election day. Officials in West Boylston had initially decided to ask Our Lady of Good Counsel to cover…
Tag. I’m it.
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
My favorite gal in a wimple has just notified me that I’ve been “meme’d”, which I think is a good thing. The meme is this: 1. Pick up the nearest book ( of at least 123 pages).2. Open the book to page 123.3. Find the fifth sentence.4. Post the next three sentences.5. Tag five people.…
An Orthodox Jewish Cowboy? Yup.
By
deacon greg kandra
This is a little off the beaten path for me, but it’s just such a rich and fascinating interview, I thought it worth sharing. It comes to us from the Washington Post’s On Faith section (whose virtues I’ve extolled several times at The Bench) and throws a spotlight on a rare football phenomenon: a devout…
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