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The Deacon's Bench
“The silent heroines” of the American church
By
deacon greg kandra
Amid all the hand -wringing and finger-pointing about Catholic education — or jaded memories thereof — a voice of sanity is finally being heard. Some warm words for the women who taught us, from Rocco: Far too often, all the fleeting barrels of ink and reams of copy shed too little light on the reality…
Insurance agent, waiter, husband, father, deacon…and priest
By
deacon greg kandra
A Wisconsin paper has the story of a deacon — soon to be a priest — who has followed an unusual career path: After working as an insurance agent and a waiter at Tippin’s, Mike McLain is now adding deacon to his resume. McLain, 57, is the new transitional deacon at five area parishes, including…
Be not afraid
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
The excommunicated married archbishop is at it again. CNS does the honors: Excommunicated Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo said the Catholic Church should not fear accepting married men into the priesthood. “There is no contradiction between marriage and priesthood,” he told reporters at a Jan. 17 press conference unveiling a new book on his life. “It is…
Passing the cup
By
deacon greg kandra
Word from Florida about a novel way of promoting and praying for vocations — and it seems to be catching on: A new practice is spreading in the Diocese of Palm Beach and elsewhere around the nation: families allowed, one Sunday at a time, to take a chalice home after Mass for a week of…
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