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Deac of oil: a Chrism Mass report
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deacon greg kandra
Last night, our diocese for the first time celebrated the Chrism Mass on a day other than Holy Thursday. (Evidently, this is not uncommon in other parts of the country.) It was a rich and rewarding liturgy, as always, but it had a different feeling in the evening. (Among other things, by the time it…
From 40 days, down to 4
By
deacon greg kandra
And how has your Lent been going? Mine, not so great. It went by too quickly. Too much frenzy, too many distractions, precious little time to be still, to ponder, to pray. I gave up swearing and eating meat, and was doing both before the ashes were completely gone from my brow. Damn. Thankfully, I…
“In the Arena” this weekend: Notre Dame — UPDATED
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deacon greg kandra
For those who are interested … We’ll be discussing the Notre Dame mess on “In the Arena” this weekend. You can watch a live stream of the channel right here. “In the Arena” airs Sunday night at 7:30 ET, with a repeat at 11:30. Early next week, it will be archived and you can watch…
Away from The Bench, and caught on tape
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deacon greg kandra
How’s this for an April Fool? Those who have been waiting breathlessly for Your Humble Blogger to appear on camera — I know it’s all my wife can talk about (not) — can now see my debut right here. Just click on “video” and my little tour of my parish, Our Lady Queen of Martyrs,…
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