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A dying priest’s journey: “I’m a teacher, and this is a teachable moment”
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deacon greg kandra
What does a priest do when he’s unexpectedly facing the final days of his life? This story from the Boston Globe offers an answer — and a lesson: Father Field is having one of his good days. It’s Pentecost Sunday – the birthday of the Christian church – and the pews are packed. The parishioners…
Susan Boyle strikes again: her latest performance
By
deacon greg kandra
The singing sensation returned to “Britain’s Got Talent” this weekend — and made it to the next round of the talent contest with her rendition of “Memory.” It’s a little rocky at the beginning, but she soon finds her footing and marches confidently to the soaring, inevitably rousing end (complete with halo lighting effect!) Check…
It’s a prayer, it’s a homily, it’s…life
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deacon greg kandra
Or maybe it’s Zen. But take 40 seconds and ponder this fascinating look at one year: One year in 40 seconds from Eirik Solheim on Vimeo.
The question of a lifetime: “Is this going to be a gift or a burden?”
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deacon greg kandra
It’s a cold, miserable, rainy morning here in Brooklyn. But my corner of it got suddenly and beautifully brighter after reading this inspiring story from the Chicago Tribune: Born with a disorder that would leave him 3 feet tall and so brittle that coughing could fracture a rib, Sean Stephenson could not walk as a…
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