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Gnarly: from abuse victim, to prostitute, to surfer, to minister
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deacon greg kandra
Real life stories of redemption and healing don’t get much better than this. How long until Lifetime turns it into a movie? From the Los Angeles Times: It’s another beautiful day in paradise and I’m out on the ocean, riding waves with a former national surfing champion and onetime prostitute who’s about to join a…
“Voices of Glory” — and an incredible story
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deacon greg kandra
Susan Boyle may have competition for Most Inspiring YouTube Performance. This comes from America’s Got Talent (the Yankee offshoot of the show that launched Boyle). Just watch and listen and feel the tears welling in your eyes. Consider this an early gift for Independence Day. (And, by the way, a grateful wave of the deacon’s…
Doctor who treated her own breast cancer in Antarctica dies
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deacon greg kandra
This may seem a little off-topic — nothing church-y here — but I remember this woman’s story vividly. Like countless people around the world, I followed her dramatic rescue with wonder and awe. She inspired many. From CNN’s website: Nearly a decade after she was rescued from a remote Antarctic research station after diagnosing herself…
“If I fall, I fall. It’s just another challenge.”
By
deacon greg kandra
This incredible, beautiful video will make your day. It might even change it. Take a few minutes and watch. You may never think of your life — or a simple game of golf — the same way. (There’s a great homily in this story, I think.) H/T to New Advent.
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