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NFP: It’s not just a Catholic thing
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
Just in time for the 40th anniversary of Humanae Vitae, here’s some surprising news: some of our non-Catholic brothers and sisters are riding the Natural Family Planning (NFP) wave. This comes from the Austin American-Statesman in Texas: Phaedra Taylor abstained from sex until marriage. But she began researching birth control methods before she was even…
Catholic mother gives new meaning to being “pro-choice”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
A Catholic mother is making news this week out on Long Island, for refusing to have her son vaccinated. A deacon friend and classmate sent this my way, and it’s an eye-opener. From Newsday: A Bayport mother has asked the Bayport-Blue Point Board of Education to allow her son to enter the sixth grade without…
Is an entire Episcopalian diocese about to cross the Tiber?
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
This is a pretty amazing piece of news, especially coming from a secular newspaper in Texas: an entire Episcopalian diocese may be preparing to become Catholic. From The Dallas Morning News: A delegation of Episcopal priests from Fort Worth paid a visit to Catholic Bishop Kevin Vann earlier this summer, asking for guidance on how…
Priest concelebrates, delivers homily at woman’s ordination
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
A deacon friend sent me this startling story, about a priest who took part in a ceremony ordaining a woman — and even delivered the homily: Maryknoll Fr. Roy Bourgeois, long associated with the cause of Christian non-violence and attempts to close the international school for military training at Fort Benning, Ga., today staked his…
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