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Brooklyn’s Deacon Class of 2007: Happy 1 Month Anniversary!
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deacon greg kandra
Allow me to be the first to congratulate my brother deacons from the Diocese of Brooklyn on the one month anniversary of our ordination. As this report from the Brooklyn Tablet details, we received the sacrament of Holy Orders on Saturday, May 19th, at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Brooklyn. I…
All we are saying is give chants a chance
By
deacon greg kandra
My cyber-pal The Anchoress sent me this bewildering story about an Episcopalian priest who decided she wanted to become a Muslim. And The Anchoress then proceeds to do a little head-scratching (under her whimple, of course) and wonder why, in the name of God, this woman felt compelled to switch teams when she could find…
“The most expensive cathedral in American history”
By
deacon greg kandra
It’s called the Cathedral of Christ The Light, and it’s planned for Oakland, California. Price tag: a whopping $190 million. That’s $10 million more than Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. And about $60 million more than originally budgeted. I’ll leave it to the architecture critics to decide if it’s a bargain. And…
Vatican nuncio to Poland: stop politicizing homilies
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deacon greg kandra
The Vatican’s ambassador to Poland (seen on the left) had some sharp words for Poland’s priests, telling them in effect to stop inserting politics into their homilies: “I wish liturgical services in Poland would not turn into public rallies and just dispose people to be more human and more Catholic,” said Archbishop Jozef Kowalczyk, the…
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