AuthorSpeakerDeacon Greg Kandra
A Roman Catholic deacon ponders the world
AuthorSpeakerDeacon Greg Kandra
A Roman Catholic deacon ponders the world
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New York City at 7 p.m.: cheering our heroes
This is becoming a nightly ritual in New York City, and it's just plain wonderful. At 7 p.m. every night,
One priest’s message to his parish: the palms are waiting for you
From a Facebook post by Father Chas Canoy in the Diocese of Lansing: I miss y’all! Holy Week without you,
A deacon with COVID-19: ‘It was a week ago that the first symptoms hit me…’
You need to read this, from my friend Deacon Steven Greydanus in the National Catholic Register, who describes learning he
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From OSV: Selfless service and the diaconate
From the good people at Our Sunday Visitor, here's a terrific piece by Brian Fraga
Heartbreak: another Brooklyn priest dies from COVID-19
From Fr. Sean Manson's Facebook page: Please pray for the repose of the soul of
When a parish furloughs its staff
I fear there will more where this came from. As reported by The Los Angeles
A blessing before battle for healthcare workers
From the Diocese of Lansing: On Tuesday, March 31, Father Mark Rutherford responded to a
‘These are our palms’: Homily for April 5, 2020, Palm Sunday
A few weeks ago, we began Lent by hearing Christ tell us to pray behind
‘Pastors ought to be doing everything they can…to not put people at risk’
In The Washington Post, Sarah Pulliam Bailey has interviewed Francis Collins, NIH director, about the
Crackdown: Philadelphia closes basilica after people continue to show up for Mass
From the Inquirer: The Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced Thursday that it will close the
This is beautiful: Praying a special rosary in times of quarantine
When I visited Minnesota a few weeks back, I had the privilege of spending some
Let us pray: Pope approves new ‘Mass in Time of Pandemic’
This will be of great value and comfort to many, I'm sure. From America: Pope
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