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Glittering
By
deacon greg kandra
While spending a lazy Saturday surfing through iTunes, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Kristen Chenoweth has a Christmas album. My wife and I first discovered Chenoweth a few years ago, in a revival of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” We were instantly smitten. A couple years ago, for our anniversary, we went…
Doo-wop doing good
By
deacon greg kandra
From the In My Own Backyard Desk comes this heartening report about a novel fundraising event at a church in Brooklyn. From the New York Daily News: On Dec. 6 spotlights will crisscross the Brooklyn night sky. Avenue T between Van Sicklen St. and Lake St. will be closed off by police from the 62nd…
You talkin’ to me? YOU talkin’ to ME??
By
deacon greg kandra
A parishioner sent this to me: a snapshot from the Living Rosary that we prayed outside my church last month (the month of the rosary). The plates served as our “beads” — blue for the Hail Mary, white for the Our Father. The young woman to my right, pretending not to know me, is The…
Casting out our NET
By
deacon greg kandra
As I mentioned several weeks ago, I’ve embarked on a new chapter of my professional life, as News Director for our diocesan cable channel. On December 8th, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, (and the feast day of our diocese) what has been known for over 40 years as The Prayer Channel will be reborn…
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