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“If God chose me to be a bishop…”

posted by Deacon Greg Kandra

Over at Renew America, Matt Abbott has posted a provocative essay from a parish priest in Texas by the name of Fr. James Farfaglia. I’ll just re-post the first half, and you can jump to the link for the rest. [...]

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The pope makes a statement. 23 statements, actually.

posted by Deacon Greg Kandra

The perspicacious John Allen at the National Catholic Reporter has perhaps the best analysis of the pope’s picks for the new cardinals: Whenever a pope names new members to the church’s most exclusive club, he inevitably makes a statement – [...]

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The thing with feathers

posted by deacon greg kandra

That is how Emily Dickinson famously described hope. I doubt Pope Benedict will take that tack when he releases his next encyclical which, according to news from the Vatican, is on that very subject: Pope Benedict XVI has completed his [...]

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Big day in the Big Easy: 10 new deacons
Deacon Mike Talbot has the scoop: 10 men today were ordained as Permanent Deacons for the Archdiocese of New Orleans. This group of men was formally selected on the day the evacuation of New Orleans began as Hurricane Katrina approached. The immediate aftermath of the storm for this class would be

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Gaudete! And let's break out a carol or two...
"Gesu Bambino," anyone? This is one of my favorites, and nobody does it better than these gals: Kathleen Battle and Frederica von Staade. Enjoy.

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