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The Deacon's Bench
You are loved
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Deacon Greg Kandra
Every now and then, we all need to be reminded. A classmate once told me about some advice he received from a priest on the subject of preaching: “Just remember,” the priest said, “to tell the people that God loves them.” Take it away, Josh.
An Orthodox Jewish Cowboy? Yup.
By
deacon greg kandra
This is a little off the beaten path for me, but it’s just such a rich and fascinating interview, I thought it worth sharing. It comes to us from the Washington Post’s On Faith section (whose virtues I’ve extolled several times at The Bench) and throws a spotlight on a rare football phenomenon: a devout…
Vocation stories just don’t get any better than this. Really.
By
deacon greg kandra
This is another of those great late vocation stories — but with a lot of twists along the highway of life. A lot. It comes to us from the Detroit Free Press and columnist Susan Ager: Tony Cureton is 63 years old, the divorced father of two young women he raised alone. He is a…
Why non-Catholics like Catholic schools
By
deacon greg kandra
If anyone wonders why non-Catholics would want to send their kids to Catholic school, the Georgia Bulletin has a heartening explanation: Recommendations from other parents and a long-standing reputation as effective educators who also address a student’s moral development are key reasons why non-Catholic parents choose Catholic schools for their children. Jamal Burt, who is…
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