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Waldorf salad: Blair, Egan, Bloomberg at the Al Smith Dinner
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deacon greg kandra
Last night was the legendary Al Smith dinner here in New York, where a certain former British Prime Minister (who, rumors insist, is considering becoming a Catholic, and a deacon at that) was the keynote speaker. How’d it go? Let’s check the New York Times: So a mayor, a governor and a prime minister walk…
The Colbert effect?
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
I’m not sure that this news didn’t have something to do with it…but there’s word this morning that pro-life Catholic candidate Sam Brownback may drop out of the race for the White House: Republican Sam Brownback will drop out of the 2008 presidential campaign on Friday, people close to the Kansas senator said Thursday. Brownback,…
“You don’t deny the sacrament to someone who requests it”
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deacon greg kandra
The controversy over what happened nearly two weeks ago in a San Francisco church is continuing, with others now adding their two cents. The San Francisco Chronicle has the story, with some background: The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, founded in San Francisco in 1979, are known for their white face paint, outrageous costumes, theatrics and…
Adam and Eve and Africa
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deacon greg kandra
Is it possible the capital of Eden was…Capetown? Some scientists seem to think so, according to The Independent: Primitive humans who inhabited the coast of South Africa 165,000 years ago and lived on a diet rich in shellfish could be the original ancestors of everyone alive today, a study suggests. The people who lived in…
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