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Meet Fr. Michael Seed, Tony Blair’s priest
By
deacon greg kandra
A British paper has what may be the best “get” of this still-young year: an interview with the man who helped bring Tony Blair into the Catholic Church: Father Michael Seed may be, according to his great friend Ann Widdecombe, whom he received into the Catholic Church, “the missionary to celebrities”, but his office is…
A stray bullet, a stricken child: “We will not be terrorized by this”
By
deacon greg kandra
God’s ways are not our own — and tragedies like this one can only serve to deepen the sense of mystery that surrounds His plan. Take, and read, and pray: Fifth-grader Christopher Rodriguez sat down Thursday at his piano for his weekly lesson, arched his fingers over the keys and began to play. Across the…
Fast food icon Carl Karcher dies
By
deacon greg kandra
Anyone who’s driven through southern California knows the familiar bright signs of Carl’s Jr. Hamburgers. They’re almost as ubiquitous as McDonald’s. But word came today that the founder of that fast food empire — a devout Catholic, to boot — has died. The LA Times reports: Carl Karcher, who parlayed a single hot dog pushcart…
“Today, religion is a choice, a cafeteria choice”
By
deacon greg kandra
How can the church appeal to the young? That’s a question on a lot of minds these days, and this piece from the Cleveland Plain Dealer looks at a few answers: There are a lot of differences between the late Sunday afternoon Mass at St. Ambrose Catholic Church and the regular morning Masses throughout the…
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