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Contemplating…what?
By
deacon greg kandra
It’s summer and more of us are letting our minds wander. Over at The Anchoress, her mind is meandering through the hills of valleys of interior contemplation, and she stumbled upon this beautiful reflection, from a lady pursuing a religious vocation: I come to the door of the house, carrying my jar of ointment, still…
“Talkin’ ’bout my generation”
By
deacon greg kandra
I popped over to visit Happy Catholic today and discovered The Zimmers. I’m now smitten. Who, you may ask, are The Zimmers? Just some rowdy senior citizen rockers who have caused a sensation across The Pond. Check out this delightful and raucous clip. It’s now officially replaced that wedding processional as my favorite video on…
“I hope this column makes you sick”
By
deacon greg kandra
Those words begin this stark, frank, and — unfortunately — utterly necessary column by the very fine writer Leonard Pitts, Jr.. The subject is Nazis, who seem to be everywhere these days. Read on: I hope this column makes you sick. See, we’ll be talking about Nazis, something many of us are doing lately. Indeed,…
Face East, young man — UPDATED
By
deacon greg kandra
That’s the way they’ll be doing things in Tulsa — at least, when Bishop Edward Slattery celebrates mass at the cathedral. The bishop’s statement, in part: In the last 40 years…this shared orientation was lost; now the priest and the people have become accustomed to facing in opposite directions. The priest faces the people while…
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