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Bling!
By
deacon greg kandra
That seems to be the operative word for the fellow on the right. (You recognize the gent on the left, I’m sure.) Anyway, he’s none other than Catholicos Karekin II, patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church. He visited with Pope Benedict on May 9. Picture from CNS/L’Osservatore Romano.
Melding
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
Another diocese is making some hard choices about closing parishes — but seems to have found an innovative way of handling it that may keep most churches open: The number of parishes in the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse could be halved under a plan accepted Thursday by Bishop Jerome Listecki. The plan is…
“I may not know art, but I know what I like”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
We could all use a little Monty Python right about now, don’t you think? I stumbled on this funny bit: the pope arguing with Michelangelo about his “Last Supper.” Which may explain why it was eventually done by DaVinci. Enjoy.
Come, Holy Ghost: a Pentecost preview
By
deacon greg kandra
Image: Pentecost, by Deacon Bernard Deschler, The Deacon’s Studio Almighty and ever-living God,you fulfilled the Easter promise by sending us your Holy Spirit.May that Spirit unite the races and nations on earth to proclaim your glory.Grand this through our Lord Jesus Christ,your Son,who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,one God, for ever…
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