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The Deacon's Bench
Helping Catholics who are suddenly single
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deacon greg kandra
Baltimore may be leading the way in developing a ministry for “single again” Catholics — a group that tends to be largely overlooked in our marrige-and-family-friendly faith. From the Catholic Review: Many couples share everything during their marriage, from a favorite restaurant to friends and, perhaps most importantly, a parish. For some, it’s the parish…
Splinter Catholics in Buffalo: “Sometimes, I feel like I’m breaking rules”
By
deacon greg kandra
A paper in upstate New York has this curious report about a splinter group of Catholics seeking to attract a wider following: A decade ago, when a large group of Catholics feuded with the Diocese of Rochester over issues such as female priests and blessing of gay unions, the very public dispute resulted in the…
Luring back lapsed Catholics: “With hurt, there’s a call to reconcile”
By
deacon greg kandra
There’s a renewed push in many parishes to lure back Catholics who have wandered away from the faith. And this item, about one deacon’s efforts, illustrates one move underway in Memphis: Dressed in cream-colored robes, beneath a portrait of the crucifixion, Deacon Jack Conrad radiates religious devotion. Assisting with a recent service at St. Ann…
Catholic teacher loses job for marrying without annulment
By
deacon greg kandra
A Catholic school teacher in Texas has just lost her job — and is now considering suing the school. The issue: an annulment. Or lack thereof. The local paper has the story: Less than a week before Marquis LaFortune was supposed to marry her fiance, the principal of the downtown Catholic high school where she…
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