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The Kennedys and abortion: where a Catholic dynasty went wrong
By
deacon greg kandra
With another Kennedy poised to enter politics (and declaring support for abortion part of her platform), a writer in the the Wall Street Journal takes an interesting historical look at how the most celebrated Catholic family in America became a leading defender of abortion: Caroline Kennedy knows that any Kennedy desiring higher office in the…
Packed
By
deacon greg kandra
Jeff Miller, the Curt Jester, notes the following: Using just anecdotal evidence I wonder if today’s Holy Day of Obligation is the least attended. Year after year no matter what parish I might go to on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God there is but half the people there you would see on a…
The wait is over
By
deacon greg kandra
If anyone missed it, here’s Dave Barry’s typically brilliant year-in-review. The good news: it’s a riot. The bad news: we have to wait another year for the next one.
“It is equal in dignity to have either an elephant or a priest in the family”
By
deacon greg kandra
The New York Times concludes its series on foreign priests in America by traveling to the other side of the world, India. In Tuesday’s installment, we find that one of the world’s leading exporters of priests is having second thoughts: In the sticky night air, next to a grove of mahogany trees, nearly 50 young…
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