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On Snow: “The true measure of a man lies in his efforts to please God”
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deacon greg kandra
A few people I know made it down to Washington for Tony Snow’s funeral yesterday; I hope to get a fuller report later today. But Rocco has posted the text of the homily, delivered by Fr. David O’Connell, President of Catholic University. A snip: No one of us among his family or friends believes that…
Channeling Catholics at the Catholic Channel
By
deacon greg kandra
It was great to see this article in the New York Times: a profile of Catholic radio in New York City, with a special focus on a budding enterprise known as the Catholic Channel. At a time when New Media (including this here little blog) seems to have eclipsed the Old, it’s heartening to see…
A world without Snow
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
I’m wrapping up a long weekend in Maryland, where my wife and I have been celebrating my in-laws’ 50th wedding anniversary; yesterday, there was a small mass for the family, with about 20 kinfolk — children, grandchildren, extended family — in attendance. Your Humble Blogger was deacon — preaching the homily and renewing their vows…
Quinn and communion, part deux
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
Sally Quinn, famous non-Catholic communicant, has taken pen in hand to explain herself, after all the controversy surrounding her reception of the sacrament at Tim Russert’s funeral. She seems chastened by the experience: In a thoughtful and gently remonstrative piece in America magazine, the national Catholic Weekly, James Martin, S.J. wrote: “So Miss Quinn is…
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