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“The words he wanted on his headstone are those he lived by each day: ‘parish priest’.”
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deacon greg kandra
An alert reader sent this my way: a heartfelt appreciation in a Boston paper for a man who evidently touched many lives. I can’t think of a better way to kick off the Year for Priests than with this remembrance of one priest in particular, from columnist Peter Gelzinis: He was, for the record, a…
First military chaplain seriously wounded in Iraq dies
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deacon greg kandra
Sad news out of Minnesota, with word that Fr. Tim Vakoc, a chaplain wounded in the Iraq war, has died: Father Tim, as he was known, was the first military chaplain grievously wounded in the Iraq war. He was injured by a roadside bomb as he was returning from celebrating mass with troops on May…
What’s a consecrated virgin? — UPDATED
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deacon greg kandra
Lino Rulli found out when he went out on a date with one for “Currents.” Mayhem ensues. Enjoy. UPDATE: You can hear more from the consecrated virgin Lino interviewed right here. She talks in depth about her vocation, and its meaning in her life.
“Be his comfort, be his joy, be his strength”
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deacon greg kandra
Prayer for A Priest O Jesus, our great High Priest,Hear my humble prayers on behalf of your priest, Father [N].Give him a deep faith a bright and firm hope and a burning love which will ever increase in the course of his priestly life. In his loneliness, comfort himIn his sorrows, strengthen himIn his frustrations,…
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