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The Deacon's Bench
The businessman and the nun
By
deacon greg kandra
This is one of my favorite stories from the writings of Thomas Merton. In The Waters of Siloe, he tells the true story of a businessman checking into a hotel in Paris in the days following World War II and, inexplicably, passing a young nun in the lobby: The nun is smiling…she is a young…
The “long, painful journey” of Rosa DeLauro
By
deacon greg kandra
It’s rare to find serious discussion of religion and public life in the mainstream media — particularly when the religion involved is Catholic. So it was all the more surprising to stumble across this lengthy profile of a Catholic congresswoman from Connecticut, Rosa DeLauro, in the Hartford Courant: Rosa DeLauro thought she was such a…
Here’s one saint you probably won’t find on a car dashboard
By
deacon greg kandra
The Catholic Church doesn’t lack for saints — both those named and unnamed. We wear medals, collect holy cards, light candles, pray chaplets and adorn our mantles with statues and icons, pictures and prayers. But it seems there’s one Latino “saint” who is quickly becoming more common north of the border, and it’s raising eyebrows…
From Russia, with blog
By
deacon greg kandra
Cardinal Sean O’Malley is continuing his little travel-blog of his pilgrimage to Rome, Turkey and Russia. He’s seeing everything, and the pictures — as you can tell below — really capture the wonder of his journey. Visit the good cardinal’s blog for much, much more, including some of his remarks delivered when visiting one of…
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