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Catholic Charities calls Obama’s budget “very positive”
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deacon greg kandra
While a number of President Obama’s initiatives (notably on embryonic stem cells and abortion funding overseas) have been criticized by Catholic leaders, Catholic Charities has welcomed some of his moves: Seeing President Barack Obama’s first federal budget proposal in his still young administration, Catholic Charities officials and others committed to meeting the needs of the…
A Lenten lesson in a damaged cathedral
By
deacon greg kandra
Some weeks back, a fire tore through part of Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago and, ever since, workers have been trying to repair the damage. The place is closed to only a few visitors. But one who paid a call recently was Manya Brachear, a writer and blogger for the Chicago Tribune: It’s a shame…
Apocalypse when?
By
deacon greg kandra
“A friend in Florida told me the local bank was out of hundred-dollar bills on Wednesday because a man had come in the day before and withdrawn $90,000. Five weeks ago, when I asked a Wall Street titan what one should do to be safe in the future, he took me aback with the concreteness…
On Lent: students striving to “turn around more to face God”
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deacon greg kandra
Down at Louisiana State University, the student paper is looking into Lent — and what some of the students are doing for the season: Thomas Kajor is more productive these days. Since Ash Wednesday, Kajor, mechanical engineering sophomore, hasn’t been on Facebook for more than 15 minutes a day — which he attributes to his…
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