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Altar-ed state
By
deacon greg kandra
As some have reported, President Bush’s wedding gift to his daughter was a limestone altar, which will remain at the ranch (aptly named “Prairie Chapel”) after the wedding. Below is a picture, provided by the White House, that shows most of the altar. FOOTNOTE: A blogging friend points out the obvious disconnect: “If they’re Methodists,…
Praying the hours, unceasingly
By
deacon greg kandra
When I read this, I thought: “This guy sounds more Muslim than Catholic.” And I mean that in a good way. How many Catholics are this devoted to the Liturgy of the Hours? From the East Valley Tribune in Arizona: Abraham Samandar was born and raised in Jerusalem, and he has read and reread the…
Pearls before breakfast
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
Last year, the Washington Post ran a remarkable story about an unusual experiment in the Washington, DC subway. The reporter asked one of the most celebrated violinists of his age to play his fiddle — a priceless Stradivarius — on the Metro platform while people were going to work. Would anyone notice? It was a…
Bishop: no more communion outside of mass
By
deacon greg kandra
A bishop in a neighboring diocese, Rockville Center, has just issued a pastoral letter, and he’s cracking down on how and where the Body of Christ is distributed. From Newsday (Long Island, New York): For three decades, students at elite Chaminade High School in Mineola could receive Communion during a 15-minute “Communion Service” just before…
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