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The Deacon's Bench
Worth a thousand words
By
deacon greg kandra
A police dog wearing foot protection is seen in a photo provided by police in Duesseldorf, western Germany, on Monday Feb. 25, 2008. Police dogs in Duesseldorf will no longer get their feet dirty on patrol: The entire dog unit, 20 dogs, will be equipped with these blue plastic fiber shoes. The unusual footwear is…
Concern grows over priests using homilies off the Internet
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
Well, this piece of news left me shocked, simply shocked, from CNS: A prominent Polish priest said young priests are using the Internet to plagiarize homilies for Masses. “If a priest takes another person’s text and presents it as his own from the pulpit, without pointing out where he got it from, this is unethical…
Losing our religion
By
deacon greg kandra
Some news today on religion in America — and it’s not all good. Americans are, on the whole, faith-filled people. But their loyalties are in flux: The U.S. religious marketplace is extremely volatile, with nearly half of American adults leaving the faith tradition of their upbringing to either switch allegiances or abandon religious affiliation altogether,…
“Falling Slowly”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
In case you missed it, here’s the lovely song that won the Oscar, “Falling Slowly,” from the movie “Once.” The performance here is from “The Late Show with David Letterman.” Take this sinking boat and point it home,We’ve still got time.Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice…You’ve made it now…
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