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“Hallelujah”
By
deacon greg kandra
I’ve been looking for a good excuse to post this, just because I love the song so much. And no, it has nothing to do with Handel. Rocco points out that this Leonard Cohen classic could well end up being the #1 song in Britain this holiday season. He’s partial to the Jeff Buckley interp.…
Settlement reported for man who sued priest over homily
By
deacon greg kandra
Last year, I posted this eye-popping story about a man who sued a priest over a homily. Now, an alert reader has sent me an update: An Algonquin man will get a formal apology, but no financial reward, as part of an out-of-court settlement entered this morning ending his lawsuit claiming a parish priest defamed…
Quote of the day
By
deacon greg kandra
“I am my own worst enemy. I have always feared failure in the vocation. But I know if I keep up my end of the bargain, I have no reason to believe that God is going to let me down.” — Deacon Angelo Bartulica, soon to be Father Bartulica, describing his vocation journey in The…
On Benedict’s tree: it’s REALLY green
By
deacon greg kandra
When it comes to Christmas trees, some of us are still trying to untangle the lights and keep the dog from lifting his leg on the trunk. But those wise souls at the Vatican are already thinking ahead to what they’ll do with the pope’s Christmas tree when the holidays are over: Although news reports…
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