AuthorSpeakerDeacon Greg Kandra
A Roman Catholic deacon ponders the world
AuthorSpeakerDeacon Greg Kandra
A Roman Catholic deacon ponders the world
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The song goes on: Homily for July 5, 2020, 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Note: This weekend, my parish resumes Sunday Masses for the first time in almost four months. The other day PBS
A cardinal’s homily at an ordination: ‘Don’t expect it to be easy’
Last weekend, Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ ordained 18 men — 2 priests and 18 deacons — from all around the
The church bulletin: Catholic headlines for 7/3/20
California bans singing in churches (Sacramento Bee) Updated COVID-19 guidelines issued Wednesday by the state Department of Public Health require
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Archdiocese of San Francisco ordered to halt indoor public Masses
Details from CNA: The Archdiocese of San Francisco is pledging to comply with the city
The church bulletin: Catholic headlines for 7/2/20
Tucson suspends public worship among COVID-19 surge (KOLD) the Diocese of Tucson once again suspended
What happened to Father Thomas Haake?
Some of you may have seen this on social media: @TaylorRMarshall please pray for
‘Junípero sought to defend the dignity of the native community…’
For today, the Feast of St. Junípero Serra, here's a flashback from five years ago:
The church bulletin: Catholic headlines for 7/1/20
Georg Ratzinger, Benedict's brother, dies at 96 (Vatican News) Georg Ratzinger, the older brother of
Ordination update: 11 new deacons for Las Cruces
A grateful diaconal bow to shiny new Deacon John Eric Munson, who sent me this
USCCB releases annual survey on the permanent diaconate
Some must-read material on deacons from the U.S. bishops this week: The U.S. Conference of
Gun show at Catholic parish draws protest in Wisconsin
Details, via NCR: A retired Catholic school teacher is protesting how a small Catholic church
Quote of the day: Pope Francis’s message to the Catholic Press Association
This is something remarkable: a message from the Holy Father to members of the Catholic
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