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Rhode Island bishop: stop the raids
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
The bishop overseeing America’s smallest state is making some big news this morning. This crackled over the wire a short time ago: Rhode Island’s Roman Catholic bishop is calling on U.S. authorities to halt mass immigration raids and says agents who refuse to participate in such raids on moral grounds deserve to be treated as…
“Forgiveness does not mean forgetting”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
At a moment when we’re hearing more about sexual predators in the church, and efforts to cover up for them, Sister Camille D’Arienzo offers these challenging words from the pages of America: Holding onto anger has been likened to taking a sip of poison every day—not enough to kill, but more than enough to debilitate.…
Signs of faith: bringing Christ to the deaf
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
A rare and unusual way of celebrating the mass is about to begin in the Archdiocese of Newark — mass for the deaf, celebrated by a priest using American Sign Language. And the person spearheading the effort is a local deacon. From the Newark Advocate newspaper: A long history of serving the deaf community throughout…
Roiling over Ruether: “How much more anti-Catholic can you get?”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
Should a theologian who has publicly stated her support for abortion rights be allowed to teach at a Catholic college? That’s not a trick question. It’s at the center of a debate now swirling in California. From the San Diego Union-Tribune: A University of San Diego decision rescinding a prestigious position to a Catholic feminist…
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