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I’m back!
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
As many of you may have heard, there was a Blogger/Google glitch — a “brain fart,” someone called it — which shut down my little blog (and, it seems, hundreds of others) for a couple days. It now appears to be back. Whoo-hoo! (However, there appears to be something freaky going on with Internet Explorer;…
From “Basic Instinct” to “Crossbearer”
By
deacon greg kandra
Remember Joe Eszterhas? In the 1980s, he gained considerable notoriety for penning Hollywood pulp that included “Flashdance,” “Betrayed,” “Sliver,” “Basic Instinct,” and “Showgirls” (which won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay.) He battled throat cancer a few years back — and it seems to have transformed him. This comes from the Cleveland Plain Dealer:…
When Catholics fall in love
By
deacon greg kandra
Looking for Mr. (or Ms. or Miss) Right? Take a number and get in line. A lot of Catholics are looking, literally and figuratively, for their soul mate. Which makes this charming essay by John Zmirak all the more poignant and sweet: It’s no news to paleos that the Net empowers eccentrics of every sort,…
“I’m one of Christ’s biggest fans”
By
deacon greg kandra
This news might raise an eyebrow or two: arguably the greatest rock band in the world was, in fact, Christian to the core. Here’s the story, from CNS, via the National Catholic Reporter: British radio has broadcast an interview with John Lennon in which the late singer-composer claimed the Beatles were a Christian band that…
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