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“Do you know what I have done to you?”
By
deacon greg kandra
“Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. And during supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot,…
Gingrich on Notre Dame: “Maybe this will turn out to be a blessing by God”
By
deacon greg kandra
America’s most famous new Catholic appeared on FOX News the other day (what a surprise!) to chat with Greta Van Susteren about a whole raftload of issues, including the ongoing Notre Dame story. A snip: VAN SUSTEREN: We continue now with former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. Mr. Speaker, at Notre Dame, there’s a…
A teachable moment from Notre Dame — in 2001?
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deacon greg kandra
A commenter wondered if a commencement address had ever provoked a “teachable moment” like the one some hope will occur when President Obama is honored at Notre Dame next month. I decided to do a little Googling and found this account, of George W. Bush speaking at the college in 2001. I’ve been less successful…
Notre Dame and principle: one view from London
By
deacon greg kandra
A brother deacon in the diocese passed this along, and it offers yet another point of view on the Notre Dame story, from the London Tablet: Two questions arise, both of principle. First, is it correct to regard abortion as so crucial an issue to relations between Catholics and a secular government that no other…
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