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Celebrating El Senor de Los Milagros, “Christ of the Miracles”
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deacon greg kandra
In Baltimore this weekend, the faithful turned out by the hundreds to celebrate nothing less than something miraculous: Hundreds of Peruvian-American Catholics reinforced ties to their religious heritage yesterday as teams slowly carried an image of Jesus that is revered in their native country for its miraculous powers through the streets of Fells Point. The…
“More than ever, the world needs souls who will climb up on that mountain”
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deacon greg kandra
Here’s a remarkable vocation story: a Franciscan who is also a musician — and who is about to enter a cloister in Italy. It comes from The Catholic Moment newspaper in Indiana: Music often tells a story, and a concert at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church let Father Maximilian Mary Dean, FI, share his…
From selling Tabasco to saving souls: the ad executive who became a priest
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deacon greg kandra
The Via Dolorosa is a long way from Madison Avenue. But this story from Georgia tells of an advertising executive who has just been ordained a priest, and is following the way of Christ, at the age most executives are planning retirement: At 61, most people Fred Sahuc’s age think about slowing down. The former…
When Randy met Oprah
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deacon greg kandra
Randy Pausch, of the now-legendary “last lecture,” appeared on Oprah Winfrey’s show Monday, and there are portions available online, at this link. For those just joining us for this remarkable story, you can catch up right here, where there’s world reaction to his lecture, and right here, where there are other profiles and interviews, including…
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