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Psst? Looking for a cheap room? Try a convent
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
That seems to be the advice of a travel writer at the New York Times, who today offers some sage advice for travelers trying to save a buck. In a word, pray: When Kathleen Mazzocco was researching places for an affordable family vacation in Italy back in 2002, booking a room in a convent was…
Another “intrinsic evil”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
While abortion gets most of the press — and the lion’s share of attention from the nation’s bishops — there is another hallmark issue of this particular election that has gone largely undiscussed by the hierarchy. Until now. Writing in America, Bishop Blase Cupich of Rapid City has taken aim at the intrinsic evil of…
“What does grace mean to you?”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
That’s the thought-provoking question that greeted a doctor as she left a theater performance, and she writes about it right here. Check it out. And ask yourself that question. In the answer, I think, lies our own sense of God at work in the world. And in the answer, too, I think is a form…
“Take it. Break it. Share it. Love it.”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
I thought that sounded eucharistic when I heard it last night — and I wasn’t imagining things. That was the copy used in the ad campaign for Popsicle on last night’s episode of “Mad Men,” and it prompted a brief discussion about religion, as copy writer Peggy Olson — who has been struggling with her…
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