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Bishops address suicide: “Life matters”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
On the day when we marked Respect Life Sunday in the United States, the good people of Ireland marked a Day for Life. And the bishops there released a pastoral letter on a subject many would rather not talk about: The Irish bishops are sending a message to those who struggle with thoughts of suicide:…
“Mountain” climbing with Thomas Merton
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
It had completely escaped my attention, but Doc Mac notes that it was on this day in 1948 that one of the great autobiographies of the 20th century was released, Thomas Merton’s “The Seven Storey Mountain.” The book had a powerful impact on countless men in the years after World War II, and launched thousands…
Just what the Year for Priests needed — a chorus line!
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
This is, um, interesting. H/T Damien Thompson, who explains what’s going on here. “Mass” at Plobsheim, France, Pentecost 2009 from Donald Jenkins on Vimeo.
Here’s a first: a film festival named for a pope
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
A decade after Pope John Paul’s historic letter to artists, a group of artists in Florida is putting on a film festival that celebrates the human spirit: Pope John Paul II’s legacy serves as an inspiration to people of all faiths and backgrounds, and organizers of a new Florida film festival in his honor hope…
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