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“He feeds everybody. He’s an angel.”
By
deacon greg kandra
Every now and then in the Sunday New York Times, in between the ads for the thousand dollar Gucci ear rings and the million dollar Westchester bungalows, you find something truly priceless. This story is that something. It’s a beautifully told tale of an immigrant named Jorge Munoz who drives a bus during the day…
A Catholic evangelist?
By
deacon greg kandra
That is what convert and businessman Richard Lane calls himself, and some of his wise words on the faith were published recently in the St. Louis Review: Lane is known as a Catholic evangelist, a term he said people have trouble with because they associate an evangelist with Protestantism. “We’re all called to evangelize and…
“I’m thankful to be alive”
By
deacon greg kandra
Thanksgiving and the holidays can be a difficult time for many of us. This year, the Associated Press profiles several families coping with tragedy — but counting their blessings: When American families gather together this week to give thanks for what they have, many also will reflect on what they have lost this year. Some…
“God loves all simple things. For God is the simplest of all.”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
November 19 marks my six-month anniversary as a deacon. I still can’t believe it. Anyway: I had asked a friend if she would sing Bernstein’s “A Simple Song” at my Mass of Thanksgiving the day after my ordination. She was happy to oblige — but had to go to an out-of-town wedding that weekend. So…
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