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The Deacon's Bench
The nun who kissed Elvis
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
I saw this item last week in my local diocesan paper, the Brooklyn Tablet, and made a mental note: “Link to this.” And, of course, I forgot. But better late than never. It’s a fascinating glimpse at the celebrated starlet who became a cloistered nun, Dolores Hart: As Dolores Hart, she was a well-known and…
“To grow in holiness, that’s what I want to do”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
A fellow blogger sent his my way, and it’s too good and too rare to pass up. It’s the story of a teenager who is planning to become — are you sitting down? — a nun. From The Catholic Globe newspaper of Sioux City, Iowa: At 19 years of age, to the world, Emily Morse…
Looking for vocations in the military
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
The Archdiocese of St. Louis has a high-profile priest (who is also the son of a deacon) who is planning to do a little field work in the months ahead. But his field will be an airfield. This comes to us from St. Louis Review: Former vocations director Father Michael T. Butler may be answering…
Where were you in ’88?
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
Twenty years ago this week, a young man was about to drop everything and give his life to God. You can hear his account of that vocation journey right here, via NPR. If you find that tantalizing, you can read more about it in this terrific book.
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