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How do you pray?
By
deacon greg kandra
The New York Times magazine last weekend offered a long look at how people of various faiths and orthodoxies pray. It was written by a self-professed agnostic, so his point of view is clearly skeptical. But much of the article makes for interesting reading, particularly when it comes to non-Catholic practices. Among other things, I…
How one family paid off $100,000 in debt in five years — and still tithed
By
deacon greg kandra
You think it can’t be done? Check out how this family did it: Five years ago, the Hildebrandt family of New Richmond, Wis., was juggling more than $100,000 in credit card and personal debt. Through frugality, determination and hard work, they are now — other than a mortgage — debt-free. At the time, Russell and…
“If you want to change your life, you’re the only one that can do it”
By
deacon greg kandra
Here’s something I’ve never heard about: a program run by Catholic Charities designed to help prostitutes get off the street. From CNS: When Aimee was 13 years old, her mother kicked her out of the house. Not knowing what to do, she started sleeping with older men “just so that I’d have a roof over…
Meet the man behind “Journeys with the Messiah”
By
deacon greg kandra
Photographer Michael Belk, of the Journeys Project, was interviewed the other day on CNN. (TiVo alert: he’ll be appearing on my show, “Currents”, Monday night.) Take a look. Embedded video from CNN Video
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