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Best homily delivered without a pulpit…or a church / UPDATED
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Deacon Greg Kandra
This popped up on Andrew Sullivan’s blog yesterday, and it’s too good not to share. There is a potent sermon in here. Really. Grab a box of Kleenex and just watch. UPDATE: My pal The Anchoress has posted a link with an update on Paul Potts. It doesn’t get much better than this, does it?
So, a Franciscan walks into a barber shop…
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
The world no longer has Fulton Sheen. But we do have James Martin, S.J. (Department of Full Disclosure: he’s a friend and, since his office is just a few blocks from mine, a sometime luncheon companion.) His book “My Life With the Saints” is nothing less than a modern Catholic classic, and will be read…
Stephen Colbert, Lord of the Dance
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
I confess to being a shameless fan of Stephen Colbert. (I once said of him, “I worship the water he walks on.”) And now, there’s something new to feed my fixation: a website about the Catholic Colbert. Hat tip to fair Amy for this — and it’s truly priceless. As a friend described the video…
Just in time for Father’s Day …
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
The Bluegrass State last month appears to have held the first father-son diaconate ordination ever in America. On May 18 Bishop Joseph E. Kurtz ordained John Riehl, 59, and his son Christopher, 29, to the diaconate in their home church. John Riehl, the father of seven, will serve permanently as a deacon; Christopher Riehl is…
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