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Faith in the age of Facebook
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deacon greg kandra
Those of us who spend a fair amount of time floating through cyberspace — and if you’re reading this, you’re one of them — will appreciate this insight about finding faith in the age of Facebook: With a new media boom sweeping the digital world, the Catholic Church is doing its best to stay relevant.…
Brazil archbishop announces excommunications over girl’s abortion
By
deacon greg kandra
This story is troubling and upsetting and just sad on so many levels: A Roman Catholic archbishop says the abortion of twins carried by a 9-year-old girl who allegedly was raped by her stepfather means excommunication for the girl’s mother and her doctors. Despite the nature of the case, the church had to hold its…
Could you imagine that happening today?
By
deacon greg kandra
What on earth could draw a crowd of men like you see pictured above? (No, it’s not a diaconate ordination in Santa Barbara — though it’s close.) It’s just a typical rally of the Holy Name Society for the Archdiocese of New York in 1936. As Dr. McNamara points out: Founded by the Dominicans in…
Pope to baptize California woman at Easter Vigil
By
deacon greg kandra
Continuing his custom, Pope Benedict plans to baptize a number of new Catholics at the Easter Vigil this year — and one of them will be a woman from California. CNS reports: This year, parishioners at St. Joseph Church in Modesto, Calif., are more excited than usual about Easter. That’s because 40 of them, along…
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