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“Doubt can be a bond as powerful as certainty”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
The movie version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Doubt” is opening later this fall,and the first trailer is now up for viewing. The play, set in 1964, tells the provocative story of a priest suspected of sexual impropriety, and the nun — played in the film by Meryl Streep — determined to destroy him. For…
Pope Benedict: “I love France”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
On his way to France to visit Paris and Lourdes, the pope followed his now-familiar custom of wandering to the back of the plane to chat with the press. He spoke in French about the country he was about to visit, and discussed a number of issues, including the Tridentine rite. Catholic News Service’s John…
The Deacon’s Bookshelf
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
After getting a lot of inquiries over the last few months — including one just today — I decided to add a new sidebar feature to the blog: Books About Deacons. It’s just a start, but I hope to add to it in the weeks and months to come. It’s in the right hand column,…
“I am a witness to and the beneficiary of God’s love for all of us”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
Those remarkable words come from the pen of Joe Eszterhas, a man who previously used that pen to write movies like “Showgirls” and “Basic Instinct.” He has a new book out about his conversion, Crossbearer. And he just wrote a stirring essay about his conversion that was published in yesterday’s Washington Post’s On Faith section…
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