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Something to give up for Lent: money
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deacon greg kandra
If you’re looking for more reasons to give up something for Lent, a sociology professor is throwing in her two cents. And, speaking of money, it’s all about the economy, stupid: A University of New Hampshire professor claims that Lent can help Catholics make some of the more difficult financial adjustments necessitated by the slowing…
Number of nuns and monks worldwide continues to decline
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deacon greg kandra
This news won’t be surprising to those of us who have been following this sort of thing. But it’s still worrisome. From the BBC: Newly published statistics showed that the number of men and women belonging to religious orders fell by 10% to just under a million between 2005 and 2006. During the pontificate of…
The death of a young priest
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deacon greg kandra
I checked in at Cardinal Sean’s blog late today, and was stunned to read the news of the death of a newly ordained priest: This week it was quite a shock for all of us that a young priest ordained last May, Father Daniel Kennedy, died suddenly of a heart attack in his brother’s home.…
Who will you vote for?
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
A deacon has performed a valuable service for his parish community, offering a workshop in Faithful Citizenship for those who will be voting in the Super Tuesday primary. This, from the Catholic Explorer in Illinois: With the Feb 5 primary election in Illinois rapidly approaching, Henry Histic of St. Scholastica Parish in Woodridge said he…
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