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A priest’s priceless gift to a parishioner and friend: his kidney
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deacon greg kandra
This item from Florida is as surprising as it is rare: the story of a priest who truly gave of himself for a former parishioner. From Florida Catholic: Chances are, if you’ve ever had to hold your breath for more than a few seconds, you can imagine what it is like to fight for your…
Tiny bubbles
By
deacon greg kandra
No, we’re not having a Don Ho moment here at The Bench. The bubbles in question are found at an innovative new spiritual website called Other6. It seeks to feed people who are seeking spiritual food for the other six days of the week. Hence the name. (Duh.) The good people at Busted Halo profiled…
Reversing sterilization: one family’s story
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deacon greg kandra
And now for something completely different — and utterly surprising: the story of a Georgia couple who reversed a sterilization procedure, and welcomed a bouncing baby boy: Etched into David Hanson’s memory is the image of his wife, Catherine, having just delivered their sixth child by emergency C-section, being wheeled on a gurney away from…
Refusing to take the easy way out
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deacon greg kandra
Over at Inside Catholic, they’re offering this beautiful and heartfelt tribute to something so many of us have trouble with today: commitment. The ability stick to something — a marriage, a career, a vocation, a faith — is something that seems to be disappearing. Too many of us want the Easy Out. But this elegant…
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