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The Deacon's Bench
Virtually Catholic
By
deacon greg kandra
How can Catholic teachers, ministers and religious use the internet to connect with young people? The Georgia Bulletin has some answers: Today’s college students are always plugged into technology, don’t carry the do-not-trust-anyone-over-30 hang-up and are not afraid to share details of their lives. But the idea of going out on a romantic date causes…
Homily for January 18, 2009: Dedication of the St. Pio Chapel
By
deacon greg kandra
This afternoon, at the 5 p.m. vigil mass, retired Bishop Thomas Daily will celebrate mass at our parish, and rededicate what was once the baptism chapel. It will become a chapel in honor of St. Pio, “Padre Pio.” My homily for this occasion is below. The scriptures we just heard have a simple, recurring theme:…
Vatican cuts deal for its own channel on YouTube
By
deacon greg kandra
The pope is taking another big leap into new media: The Vatican will soon have its own channel on the video sharing site YouTube where the Catholic faithful or the curious will be able to see Pope Benedict or Church events, a Vatican source said on Saturday. The details of the accord are due to…
Let us pray: the presidential edition
By
deacon greg kandra
Steven Waldman over at Beliefnet has compiled a pretty interesting archive of all known inaugural prayers through history. Did you know the practice didn’t begin until 1937?? Take a look and see what you think. Evidently, the presidential pray-ers never heard the old saying “Be brief, be brilliant, and be gone.”
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