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Take up your cross-stitch, and follow me
By
deacon greg kandra
I’ve heard of one or two priests who, for relaxation, like to knit. I kid you not. But this the first I’ve heard of a priest who likes to cross-stitch: Who would guess that a brawny, six-foot plus, motorcycle-riding guy would be an accomplished expert at the delicate art of cross-stitch? Father Robert Ruskamp, 53,…
The “pact”…unpacked
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
Remember the story of the pregnancy pact that swept the media last week? Um, er, uh…nevermind. As a footnote: could someone, please, slap Chris Cuomo?
“Ain’t you forgettin’ something?”: the ad that was banned in Britain
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
The commercial below has stirred up a lot of controversy in the United Kingdom — this article explains why — but you have to see it to believe it. The ad has since been pulled. Frankly, it’s no more shocking than most of what you see on prime time television these days (or, for that…
Twelve angry men — and one has a mitre
By
deacon greg kandra
Well, this is something you don’t see every day: news that an American bishop is going to perform a valuable civic duty, and spend time doing what so many of us dread. I refer, of course, to jury duty. From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Not even bishops can escape jury duty. Diocese of Pittsburgh Bishop David…
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