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Boston’s diaconate ordination
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deacon greg kandra
While I was on vacation, Boston added 26 more deacons to Beantown’s roster. And the website of the diocesan paper, The Pilot, has a terrific photo essay, complete with audio. (The full write-up can be found right here.) This, I think, gives a wonderful sense of the experience: the anticipation, sacredness, excitement and joy of…
Noonan: “Tim was normal”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
An Irish Catholic gal from Long Island muses on an Irish Catholic guy from upstate New York. Here’s Peggy Noonan on Russert: One of the greatest statements, the most piercing, was something Chuck Todd said when he talked on a panel on MSNBC. He was asked more or less why Tim stuck out from the…
The apple, near the tree
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
If you didn’t see it yesterday, put down your coffee, shut the door, and click the image below. Luke Russert at his father’s memorial service. Just watch. This kid’s got it.
Finding Jesus at Disney World
By
deacon greg kandra
As I mentioned elsewhere, I was away for several days, visiting Disney World. Don’t laugh. This has become an annual ritual for me and my wife. We first went there in 1996, for a one-time vacation, to get it over with and celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary. We didn’t expect to fall in love with…
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