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“We could have 90% of Catholics in Congress and it really wouldn’t mean anything…”
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deacon greg kandra
With a new team in charge in Washington, winds of change will inevitably be blowing — and the National Catholic Register looks at where those breezes may take us: The 111th Congress convened on Jan. 6 with strengthened Democratic majorities and increased political clout once Barack Obama becomes president. The new Congress also has a…
Obama picks gay bishop to deliver invocation at the Lincoln Memorial
By
deacon greg kandra
This just in: the president-elect has invited an outspoken Episcopalian cleric to give the invocation at a key inaugural event next weekend: An openly gay bishop will deliver a prayer for President-elect Barack Obama in an inauguration event on Sunday that could help defuse controversy over an anti-gay pastor who will give the main invocation.…
Virgina’s new Congressman Perriello and “the Service Generation”
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deacon greg kandra
There’s a new breed of congressman in Washington, says the Washington Post, which offers us this heartening profile of one of them: In his new Capitol Hill office, Rep. Tom Perriello, 34, displays a diverse collection of mementos. There’s the camouflage hunting ballcap on the bookshelf, and the painting of Virginia International Raceway in the…
Tim Kaine: the Catholic who will head the DNC
By
deacon greg kandra
This was a surprising tidbit that drifted across the wire yesterday, about the man Barack Obama has picked to be the new chair of the Democratic National Committee: If anyone had any doubts about Barack Obama’s willingness to listen to pro-life Democrats, his selection of Virginia Governor Tim Kaine to head the Democratic National Committee…
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