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The Deacon's Bench
Looking for a really beautiful mass?
By
deacon greg kandra
Look no further. My siblings in Catholic broadcasting, Catholic TV in Boston, are now airing every Sunday the mass from Notre Dame in Indiana. The basilica is stunning, the liturgy is reverent, the music is magnificent — and there’s nothing like seeing lots and lots of young people happily attending mass and serving at the…
Packed
By
deacon greg kandra
Jeff Miller, the Curt Jester, notes the following: Using just anecdotal evidence I wonder if today’s Holy Day of Obligation is the least attended. Year after year no matter what parish I might go to on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God there is but half the people there you would see on a…
Denying communion Down Under
By
deacon greg kandra
This happens so rarely, you can’t help but sit up and take notice. A government official in Australia was denied communion on Christmas Eve. And, it seems, it was all a big mistake. From the local press: Attorney-General Rob Hulls was refused communion in a Catholic church over the State Government’s Bill to legalise abortion.…
Ah, Christmas
By
deacon greg kandra
Midnight mass at my parish. The church is filled. A few people bundled in coats hurry in from the cold as the lights dim. The voices start. It’s the choir up in the loft: “Once in Royal David’s city…” and the procession begins. A cross. 30 altar servers in red cassocks. Incense. Torch bearers. The…
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