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For Lent, abstain from text
By
deacon greg kandra
That seems to be the point of this directive, from Italy: Roman Catholic bishops in Italy are urging the faithful to go on a high-tech fast for Lent, switching off modern appliances from cars to iPods and abstaining from surfing the Web or text messaging until Easter. The suggestion goes far beyond no-meat Fridays, giving…
A priest who stirs the pot
By
deacon greg kandra
A lot of priests know their way around a kitchen, but the Washington Post this week profiled one who is turning it into his own little apostolate. Take a look: Mass had been over only a few minutes and the Rev. Leo Patalinghug had already traded his green and gold robe for an apron, his…
“Sr. Schneiders’ tone is rather elitist…incongruous with humility and obedience”
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deacon greg kandra
By now, you may have heard about the indignant e-mail of Sr. Sandra M. Schneiders, wherein she discusses at some length, and with no small amount of rancor, the apostolic visitation to women’s communities in America. Elizabeth Scalia (a.k.a., The Anchoress) has read the e-mail (which she wickedly describes as a “hootenanny of hubris.”) …
Well, looky here!
By
deacon greg kandra
One of the blogosphere’s most esteemed members has a new blog, with a new name, and a new address. Pay her a visit right here.
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