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The Deacon's Bench
Every deacon loves St. Stephen. How about Pope Stephen?
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deacon greg kandra
I have no idea just what “Fark.com” is, but they’re running a little contest, asking people to depict Stephen Colbert as a religious figure. God bless her, Diane at The Word, has picked this priceless piece on the left as her favorite: Stephen as the Pope. Scrolling through the site, there are others even more…
The Tridentine stampede that isn’t
By
deacon greg kandra
One of the priests at my parish — skeptical that there is much demand in our neighborhood for the 1962 mass — has taken it upon himself to keep a tally of how many people are requesting it. As I made my way down the aisle and into the vestibule at the end of our…
The motu proprio at a glance
By
deacon greg kandra
Here’s the Cliff Notes version, courtesy the Catholic News Service: — The current Roman Missal, published after the Second Vatican Council, continues to be the “ordinary” form for celebrations of Mass in the Latin-rite church. The 1962 missal is now considered the “extraordinary” form of the Mass. — Any priest can celebrate Mass in private…
Mulling the mass at Deacon Tony’s
By
deacon greg kandra
On the other side of my diocese, they’re hoisting chianti and offering some sage thoughts on the motu proprio over at Deacon Tony’s Place. I think Tony gets it right: Here Benedict is trying to make an appeal to regain the mystery and awe once experienced in the traditional mass that was somehow lost in…
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