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2018-07-12T05:37:21-04:00

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‘A man for others’: Judge Kavanaugh spends part of Wednesday serving the poor

Last updated on: July 12, 2018 at 5:37 am By Deacon Greg Kandra

Details: Amidst the chaos of the confirmation fight, Kavanaugh took a moment to do something incredibly human. A passerby spotted the new Supreme Court nominee on her way home from work Wednesday night, and sent these pictures to The Daily Caller News Foundation. Kavanaugh was serving meals to the homeless outside Catholic Charities in downtown Washington, less than 48 hours after he was tapped to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy. According to his D.C. Circuit biography, the judge is a volunteer with... Read more

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2018-07-11T19:54:05-04:00

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Mark your calendar: Eastern Catholic Deacon Congress!

Last updated on: July 11, 2018 at 7:54 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

Here’s some deacon news from our siblings in the East. My friend Father Deacon Daniel Dozier alerted me to this a few days back — and I was delighted to receive an email announcement about this event this afternoon. Details: This three-day Congress on the Diaconate in the Eastern Catholic Churches will be an opportunity for those serving in, preparing for and supporting diaconal ministry in our churches to come together for a time of fellowship and formation across the... Read more

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2018-07-11T14:38:28-04:00

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‘Catholics rock the courthouse’

Last updated on: July 11, 2018 at 2:38 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

From Kathleen Parker in The Washington Post: There’s no question the bench is heavily weighted with lawyers who are also Catholic. Others include Justices Samuel A. Alito Jr., Clarence Thomas, Sonia Sotomayor and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, who replaced Justice Antonin Scalia, also Catholic, attends an Episcopal Church but was raised Catholic. If confirmed, Kavanaugh would be the sixth Catholic justice on the current court, leaving only Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg... Read more

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2018-07-10T20:25:40-04:00

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Montana dioceses restate policies on priests and political activity

Last updated on: July 10, 2018 at 8:25 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

After last week’s news, some clarification from local church leadership. From CNS: Montana’s two Catholic dioceses have reiterated their respective policies on political involvement, saying that support for or opposition to a particular candidate by any representative of the diocese is not permitted. The dioceses posted statements on their Facebook pages after four Montana Catholic priests were strongly criticized locally and nationally for wearing clerical attire to President Donald Trump’s Montana rally July 5. They garnered national attention because they... Read more

2018-07-10T11:32:34-04:00

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WATCH: This music video from the Norfolk Police Department is an instant classic

Last updated on: July 10, 2018 at 11:32 am By Deacon Greg Kandra

Want a nice little palate cleanser? This is something to see, as described on the NPD Facebook page: YOUR WAIT IS OVER!!!! The Norfolk Police Department was challenged by the Corinth Police Department, Texas to a #lipsync battle and we gladly accepted. As you can see we all had a great time filming the video, which we have to point out was done in #onetake! #NorfolkPD is challenging Seattle Police Department, Norfolk Constabulary, Virginia Beach Police Department, and Saint Louis Metropolitan Police Department. Thanks for watching!!!! Here’s your earworm... Read more

2018-07-10T10:05:55-04:00

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BREAKING: President Trump nominates another Catholic for SCOTUS: Brett Kavanaugh

Last updated on: July 10, 2018 at 10:05 am By Deacon Greg Kandra

It became official tonight, when President Trump introduced him and his family during his announcement in the East Room. Who is he? From Kavanaugh’s Wikipedia entry: Kavanaugh was born on February 12, 1965 in Washington, D.C., and raised in Bethesda, Maryland, the son of Martha Gamble (Murphy) and Everett Edward Kavanaugh, Jr. His mother served as a Maryland state Circuit Court Judge from 1995 to 2001. He is a Roman Catholic and graduated from the Georgetown Preparatory School. After graduating from Georgetown Prep, Kavanaugh attended Yale University and graduated... Read more

2018-07-09T10:05:58-04:00

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Deacons minister as ‘God’s living vessels’

Last updated on: July 9, 2018 at 10:05 am By Deacon Greg Kandra

A very good piece on the diaconate, from Denver Catholic: Men who are inclined to serve the community and develop their faith might have a deeper calling — one to the permanent diaconate. “We’re looking for men who are truly being called to a life of service,” said Deacon Robert Hoffman, director of the St. Francis School of Theology. Those who are interested in considering the diaconate are invited to attend one of several upcoming retreats where they can discern... Read more

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2018-07-08T19:49:20-04:00

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Catholic priest spat upon, parishioners heckled during march in Scotland

Last updated on: July 8, 2018 at 7:49 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

From Crux: A Catholic priest and several parishioners were “subjected to vile abuse” on Saturday, as a march by a Protestant group went by a Catholic Church in Glasgow, Scotland. Father Tom White was greeting people after the Saturday vigil Mass at St. Alphonsus Church in the city when the Orange parade approached. The Orange Order is a Protestant fraternal order based primarily in Northern Ireland, but with a strong presence in Scotland. It organizes marches in July to commemorate... Read more

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2018-07-08T09:39:44-04:00

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‘This is the moment for us to be prophets’: Homily for 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Last updated on: July 8, 2018 at 9:39 am By Deacon Greg Kandra

I’m not preaching this weekend, but found myself re-reading my homily for three years ago for this Sunday, which was delivered just days after the Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage. It’s still a message worth remembering: Checking my iPad, it was not hard to find reaction in the Catholic media—from to outrage, to sadness, to calls for civil disobedience. The U.S. Conference of Catholic bishops called the decision a “tragic error” and “immoral.” Make no mistake: this decision... Read more

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2018-07-08T08:09:05-04:00

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The ‘radical kindness’ of Mr. Rogers

Last updated on: July 8, 2018 at 8:09 am By Deacon Greg Kandra

David Brooks in The New York Times writes about the superlative new documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”—and keys in on Fred Rogers’ unabashed Christian message of hope and love: There’s nothing obviously moving here, and yet the audience is moved: sniffling, wiping the moisture from their cheeks. The power is in Rogers’s radical kindness at a time when public kindness is scarce. It’s as if the pressure of living in a time such as ours gets released in that... Read more

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