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Hang on a sec, God is on the other line…
By
deacon greg kandra
There’s nothing quite like a good vocation story. Sometimes, when you least expect it, your spiritual cell phone rings and you’re astonished to find that God is on the line. He can call when you least expect it. Case in point: an Indianapolis paper has a nifty little interview with a widower who has embarked…
Wanted: Hispanic priests
By
deacon greg kandra
In another sign of the Church’s growing Hispanic population in the United States, more and more dioceses are looking for vocations south of the border. The AP reports: They’re in a new country, working a new job and living a new life, but for the Latin American immigrants who come to the United States every…
Good art and bad theology? Or vice versa?
By
deacon greg kandra
The picture below was posted at David Kuo’s Beliefnet blog, J-Walking. Overlooking its artistic merits (or lack thereof), I was curious to see what others thought. I can appreciate the point it makes, but I have misgivings about the theology behind it. Are we to wash the feet of everyone, even those whose stated desire…
Googling God
By
deacon greg kandra
A few weeks ago, I attended a Theology on Tap by Mike Hayes, of the Paulist online magazine Busted Halo, where he offered a preview of his upcoming book, Googling God, all about Generation X and faith. I’d been raving about some of his insights to people — and now folks can see for themselves…
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