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“I aim to be a happy bishop”
By
deacon greg kandra
Just hours from his formal installation, Archbishop Dolan has already taken a big bite out of the Big Apple, and to show that he’s settling in, he’s penned a column for the city’s fabled “Hometown Paper,” the New York Daily News: What is a boy from Ballwin, Missouri, doing in the Big Apple? Pope Benedict…
Dolan speaks — UPDATED
By
deacon greg kandra
Before he takes The Chair at St. Patrick’s, Archbishop Timothy Dolan sat down in another chair, across from an Associated Press reporter, to share a few thoughts in this AP exclusive: Dolan said he wants to restore pride in being Catholic, especially given the damage the church endured in the clergy sex abuse scandal, which…
Is the circus coming to South Bend?
By
deacon greg kandra
One has to wonder, especially after reading this piece of news, from Catholic News Service: Calling the protests against President Barack Obama’s planned commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame “unseemly and unhelpful,” Bishop John M. D’Arcy of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind., advised Catholics not to attend such demonstrations. Bishop D’Arcy released a statement…
A priest’s “beautiful death” on Holy Thursday
By
deacon greg kandra
This one hits especially close to home. During the Triduum, I received word that my in-laws’ pastor in Maryland had died moments after celebrating the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. He was 55. For his flock, the tragedy added new meaning to the days that followed. The Washington Post has more: Dying on Holy Thursday…
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