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The Deacon's Bench
The deacon with a badge
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deacon greg kandra
I’ve always been impressed at the surprisingly large number of cops and former cops who find themselves attracted to the diaconate. There are a number of them in the Diocese of Brooklyn — each enthusiastically continuing the vocation to serve that is a hallmark of life on the beat or in the precinct. Now, the…
Winning isn’t everything
By
deacon greg kandra
Football season is winding down — which makes this profile of a Milwaukee coach all the more timely, and important. For Coach Bob Hyland, coming off a 3-7 season, winning isn’t the point: Hyland was pleased with the effort, determination and hard work of his players. They never gave up, he said. He uses that…
Encountering Divine Mercy — and a young man with a mission
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deacon greg kandra
The roving religion writer for the Washington Post, Christy McKerney, popped by Our Lady of Divine Mercy in Massachusetts the other day, and had a memorable encounter with a young seminarian: Only Brother Andrew Davy, a 26-year-old American University graduate in philosophy, lingers to talk with me about faith. Brother Davy, who lives in Washington,…
One family’s story of the power of prayer
By
deacon greg kandra
This is the time of year we count our blessings, and number the miracles of our lives. The Sherman Family certainly has a lot of both to keep track of. This item from the Arlington Herald speaks volumes about how God, and prayer, can work wonders: He’s known around the community of Holy Cross Academy…
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