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“Full House, Full Hands, Full Hearts”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
Wow. That was my reaction when I scanned one of the comments about my homily from this Sunday and discovered that it was from a woman I’d mentioned, Erin Henderson. You just never know who will visit The Bench. Turns out, she has her own blog about her remarkable family. Take a look at “Full…
Love that gives life and hope
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
Over the last 48 hours, there’s been considerable slinging of mud and whispering of innuendo about Sarah Palin and her youngest child. Now comes the surprising news that the vice presidential candidate’s 17-year-old daughter is five months pregnant. In the middle of all this melodrama, I found this beautiful and inspiring report. After being bomarded…
“To grow in holiness, that’s what I want to do”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
A fellow blogger sent his my way, and it’s too good and too rare to pass up. It’s the story of a teenager who is planning to become — are you sitting down? — a nun. From The Catholic Globe newspaper of Sioux City, Iowa: At 19 years of age, to the world, Emily Morse…
Sarah’s choice
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
Now that the McCain candidacy has become the McCain-Palin ticket, more attention is being focused on the compelling personal story of Sarah Palin. Most inspiring of all: her devotion to her Down Syndrome son, born just this past April. This is how the Anchorage Daily News reported story: Gov. Sarah Palin was back at work…
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