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A first look at Anne Rice’s “The Road to Cana”
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deacon greg kandra
Just in time for Easter: Anne Rice’s trailblazing new book about Jesus. It’s the second part of her “Christ the Lord” trilogy, and follows Christ en route to his first miracle, and the seismic event that will launch his ministry. From ABC News, there’s this fascinating excerpt: Author Anne Rice made a name for herself…
The Exultet: “Join me in asking God for mercy…”
By
deacon greg kandra
I find myself, this Easter, confronting an awesome giant. It is the same massive and beautiful creature that has terrified and intimidated generations of deacons. It stands astride the holiest time of the year, daring you to pass. It laughs as you approach, snorts as you make any attempt to sneak by. I speak, of…
Foul ball?
By
deacon greg kandra
What on earth does basketball have to do with Marcel Lefebvre? When it comes to a recent controversy in Kansas, a lot. The item below is from the Washington Post’s On Faith section: It’s easy to dismiss what happened in Kansas recently between a private religious high school and a female referee as misogynistic. When…
“Lazarus, come out!”: Homily for March 9, 2008, 5th Sunday of Lent
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deacon greg kandra
If you somehow forgot to change your clocks this morning and “spring forward,” you can blame a man named William Willet. It was Willet, an English builder and outdoorsman, who is responsible for Daylight Saving Time. In 1905, while horseback riding before breakfast, he noticed that a lot of fellow Londoners slept through the best…
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