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‘Tis the season
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
This has been working its way around the ‘net for some time now, but since it is wedding season, I think it’s always good to remind ourselves that sometimes the Perfect Day…isn’t. (The baptism included in this compilation is a riot, too.) It’s been said by someone (Hallmark?) that angels fly because they take themselves…
Did you remember to send a card?
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
“Obviously, of course, big holiday over the weekend. And I would like to wish all of you a happy belated 800th anniversary of the conversion of St. Francis of Assisi.” — Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report this past Monday. All this and more, from Catholic Colbert, a thriving and delightful website for my fellow…
A deaf man hears the call
By
deacon greg kandra
From the newspaper Catholic San Francisco comes this wonderful vocation tale, of a deaf man named Paul Zirimenya, who was just ordained a priest: “I am proud of my deafness and never in my life have I ever wished to be hearing,” wrote Father Zirimenya in a recent e-mail. “Mainstream culture says, ‘You need to…
Father’s Day Flashback: this takes the cake
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
God bless the good people of Dairy Queen. In promoting Father’s Day this year, they decided to leave no stone unturned — and no demographic unexplored. This is very cute. And, in every sense of the word, tasteful.
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