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The Deacon's Bench
First, the birds went after Tippi Hedren, now the cardinals are going for Tom Hanks
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deacon greg kandra
You can expect more noise about this little movie in the coming weeks — some reports suggest the Vatican will call for a boycott — but anyone who’s curious can see the official movie poster below. There’s nothing scarier than men with red birettas, is there? (Unless it’s Tom Hanks with another bad hair cut…)
The Annunciation: nothing is impossible with God
By
deacon greg kandra
“At this dark moment in time…what is being announced is hope. Mary, we’re told, was troubled at what she heard. But what follows is a message for all of us. In our moments of confusion, when we are troubled by what God brings to us…nothing is impossible. Angels will speak. The Spirit will come. A…
The Annunciation — as you have never seen it depicted before
By
deacon greg kandra
H/T to Dr. McNamara, who discovered this gem at the blog of another Queens clergyman, the pastor over at St. Sebastian’s, Msgr. Hardiman.
Casting the first stone
By
deacon greg kandra
A reader discovered this column by Archbishop Wuerl in the Catholic Standard, the archdiocesan newspaper of Washington, and thought it especially noteworthy — and timely. I agree. A snip: The New Testament is filled with references to Jesus’ mercy, forgiveness, kindness, compassion and of his challenge to his followers – to us – not to…
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