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A dying priest’s journey: “I’m a teacher, and this is a teachable moment”
By
deacon greg kandra
What does a priest do when he’s unexpectedly facing the final days of his life? This story from the Boston Globe offers an answer — and a lesson: Father Field is having one of his good days. It’s Pentecost Sunday – the birthday of the Christian church – and the pews are packed. The parishioners…
Irish religious orders agree to boost payments to sex abuse victims
By
deacon greg kandra
In a followup to news I posted a couple weeks ago, it looks like Ireland’s religious orders will indeed be coughing up more money to compensate victims of sex abuse. From CNS: The 18 Irish religious orders implicated in decades of abuse of thousands of children in their care have agreed to increase their contribution…
Reason to rejoice
By
deacon greg kandra
Is there any better way to mark the end of another week? I don’t think so.
Obama v. the Church?
By
deacon greg kandra
From the Philadelphia Inquirer comes this blunt assessment of President Obama’s recent visit to Notre Dame: I’m ultimately led to a rational, if sinister, motivation on the president’s part. The Catholic Church has a long and unyielding position against abortion. Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe legalizing abortion, Pope John Paul II recognized the…
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