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“Because of God, I have the strength never to give up”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
This sounds like exactly the sort of television we need: a program about perseverance, and hope, and more than a little bit of faith. It’s about a 30-something Sunday school teacher in Georgia named Ruby Gettinger and her struggle with obesity. Her journey is told in “Ruby,” a nine-episode reality series debuting on the Style…
Let there be life: “For God, there is no percentage”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
Here comes a beautiful reminder that you can never anticipate what God will do. It’s a poignant and inspiring story of faith, hope and life, from Florida Catholic: Friends and colleagues said “maybe you should interrupt the pregnancy” when Daniele Cardoso told them the devastating news: Her first-trimester tests indicated her unborn baby boy had…
Pharmacists for Life: just what the doctor ordered
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
From Virginia comes this impressive story about a pharmacy rooted in faith: A new drug store at a Virginia strip mall is putting its faith in an unconventional business plan: No candy. No sodas. And no birth control. Divine Mercy Care Pharmacy is among at least seven pharmacies across the nation that are refusing as…
Like father, like son
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
Back during Benedict’s visit to the United States, I wondered about the deacons serving beside the pope. Did anyone know who they were? Now, I have at least one answer, from the Catholic Standard — and his story is really quite wonderful: In the spring of 1999, Joseph Curtis Jr. reflected to a reporter about…
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