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Jane Wyman, Catholic
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deacon greg kandra
A lot of us who remember her most vividly from the Reagan-era soap opera Falcon Crest didn’t know that the first Mrs. Reagan, Jane Wyman, was Catholic. Now we do, thanks to some recent obituaries: Oscar-winning actress Jane Wyman, once married to future president Ronald Reagan, joined the Catholic Church as an adult and became…
Who knew? Homily hints from the rabbis
By
deacon greg kandra
Priests and deacons who feel the pressure of preaching weekly (or sometimes more often) may be interested in seeing what our Jewish counterparts have to go through during the high holy days. In a word: oy. The Philadelphia Inquirer today profiled some local rabbis gearing up for Rosh Hashanah: Rabbi Jerome David sat at the…
The old L.A. cathedral gets a new lease on life — and a new top
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deacon greg kandra
You may have been wondering (as I have) whatever became of the old Los Angeles Cathedral, St. Vibiana’s? I had heard mutterings that it was being restored, but didn’t know much more, so I googled and, behold, up popped this item from just a couple weeks ago, in the Los Angeles Times: To Los Angeles…
One high school, eight deaths: how faith helps kids cope
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deacon greg kandra
It is difficult enough for teenagers to cope with death. But the teens at one high school in New York have faced death eight times in the past few months — and found solace and support in religion: In the face of eight deaths of their fellow students in the past year, many teens at…
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