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The “Nones” Story: the growing number of people with no religion
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deacon greg kandra
Trend-watchers might want to take note of this report, from USA TODAY: Americans who don’t identify with any religion are now 15% of the USA, but trends in a new study shows they could one day surpass the nation’s largest denominations — including Catholics, now 24% of the nation. “American Nones: Profile of the No…
The American Church’s tug-of-war
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deacon greg kandra
From Cincinnati, which has seen a little controversy lately, comes this story about some widening cracks within the “one holy Catholic and apostolic” Church Catholics stand together during Sunday Mass to recite the “Profession of Faith,” a creed that defines precisely what it is that makes them Catholic. “We believe in God … We believe…
A monastery is born: Vietnamese monks establish “heavenly heart” in Texas
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deacon greg kandra
Further proof that the Church is alive and thriving in the South: word that a new Benedictine monastery is being established in the Lone Star State. From the Dallas Morning News: Here in cow country about 70 miles southeast of Dallas, amid scattered pecan trees and sloping fields of milkweed, six monks have come to…
How one family paid off $100,000 in debt in five years — and still tithed
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deacon greg kandra
You think it can’t be done? Check out how this family did it: Five years ago, the Hildebrandt family of New Richmond, Wis., was juggling more than $100,000 in credit card and personal debt. Through frugality, determination and hard work, they are now — other than a mortgage — debt-free. At the time, Russell and…
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