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Freshly brewed: Milwaukee’s new deacons
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deacon greg kandra
A brand new deacon — a reader from Milwaukee — sent along the picture below of his class, ordained this past weekend. The diocesan website has a nice write-up about the candidates and their wives. Details to come in the diocesan paper soon — ad multos annos!
Relic of St. Therese stolen in Toronto
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deacon greg kandra
A bizarre and sad bit of news out of Canada: A Catholic Church in Toronto is hoping for a miracle — that the thief who stole a saint’s relic will have a change of heart and return the holy object. The relic of St. Therese of Lisieux, patron saint of missions, is a small piece…
“Illegitimate”
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deacon greg kandra
That’s the word being used by the Vatican to describe planned ordinations by SSPX. Details, from CNS: If the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X ordains new priests at the end of June as planned, the ordinations would be illegitimate, the Vatican said. However, responding to reporters’ questions about the planned ordinations, the Vatican spokesman…
Enshrined
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deacon greg kandra
Fittingly, as the year devoted to St. Paul draws to a close, the U.S. has a new shrine dedicated in the saint’s name: The Vatican has designated the Cathedral of St. Paul to be the first national shrine in honor of the Apostle Paul, following the request of Archbishop John C. Nienstedt of St. Paul…
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