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Shrouded in mystery
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
An issue that some scientists claimed is settled — the age of the iconic Shroud of Turin — may not be. From the Los Angeles Times: The tie that binds John and Rebecca Jackson is about 4 feet by 14 feet, woven of herringbone twill linen. It once led to their romance; years later, it…
Yahweh and Dan Schutte: the story behind “You Are Near”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
While the head-scratching and hand-wringing continues over the “Ixnay Yahweh” decision, composer Dan Schutte is talking about what led him to write “You Are Near,” and reveals that he’s revising it. H/T to Catholic Sensibility. Here’s what Schutte had to say: There certainly has been a flurry of discussion arising from the recent directive from…
“He completes me”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
The Diocese of Richmond just got its very first vocation that isn’t a priest, nun brother or deacon. Take a look: Fresh-faced and vivacious, Bernadette Snyder says she grew up in Virginia assuming Catholic girls like her either became nuns or found a man. At 29, she is still single, and assuredly not a nun.…
Homily for August 17, 2008: 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Deacon Greg Kandra
This week, in the Boston Globe, I read the story of an elderly couple named Sol and Rita Rogers. They’ve been married 61 years. They’ve raised a family and lived a long and happy life together. A few years ago, that began to change. Rita developed Alzheimer’s. And she is slipping deeper and deeper into…
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