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“What a Friend we have in Jesus…”
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deacon greg kandra
The words of that old spiritual rang in my ears as I read this delightful item from Fr. James Martin about his newest “Friend” on Facebook. I’m still waiting for Him to ping me.
The REALLY big Littleton family
By
deacon greg kandra
What’s it like to live in a really really big family? Meet the Littletons of Chicago — James and Kathleen, who’ve had 19 (yes, 19) children. ZENIT has the first of a two part interview: Q: What do you suggest for couples seeking to discern what God asks of them through the Church’s call to…
Mmm-mmm good: a helping of “Soup” for Catholics
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deacon greg kandra
A popular inspirational series has now published a volume offering inspiration specifically for Catholics. The Catholic Review in Baltimore has the soup — er, scoop, from CNS: The “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series can now add Catholics to the more than 200 groups in its targeted audience. In mid-December, Simon & Schuster published “Chicken…
Washington’s OTHER African-American president — and he was Catholic
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deacon greg kandra
Catching up on various bloggery this Sunday, this item from Patrick McNamara caught my eye — and might raise an eyebrow or two. As Washington prepares to welcome the country’s first African-American president, it seems the city had another African American president in the 19th century — at Georgetown University. He was Fr. Patrick Healy:…
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