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The Deacon's Bench
Religion in the news — but not in newsrooms
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
I have to say this: in my nearly 27 years at CBS News, I found most of those I worked with to be respectful and appreciative of my faith. Some were curious about what I did, and what I believed. A few would pull me aside to ask me for prayers. Katie Couric used to…
“Go in peace and remember to buy a CYO raffle ticket on the way out…”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
That would be my choice for ending the mass, but Benedict has some other suggestions. A report from Rome indicates the pope has okayed new ways of ending the mass — though this story from Zenit inaccurately says the final words are spoken by the priest. (Three guesses who does it, and the first two…
Prayers, please
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
Longtime readers may remember a deacon by the name of Tom Stonecipher; last year, I posted an item on him and his remarkable journey to the Catholic Church and the diaconate. Yesterday, the diaconate grapevine passed along news that Deacon Tom has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. I dropped him an e-mail, and this is…
A couple of saints who are a couple
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
I know of at least one saint who is married: my wife. (She has to be a saint, being married to me. Really.) But the official communion of saints doesn’t, otherwise, include a lot of people who shared a marriage bed — a truly peculiar oversight. An overwhelming number are nuns, priests, monks or long-suffering…
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