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2019-08-17T11:32:07-04:00

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What role can the deacon play in the abuse crisis?

Last updated on: August 17, 2019 at 11:32 am By Deacon Greg Kandra

Over the last several months, many deacons have wondered: “What role can we play?” in helping to heal a broken and bruised Church. Robert Klesko, a man in formation to become a Byzantine deacon, offers some ideas in the National Catholic Register: For Ignatius, the deacon is not a social worker. He is essential to the life of the local Church, for he represents an essential revelation, “a commandment” of Jesus Christ. The contribution of the diaconate to the building... Read more

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2019-08-17T09:24:09-04:00

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‘We have this treasure in earthen vessels’: Remembering James Stephen Behrens

Last updated on: August 17, 2019 at 9:24 am By Deacon Greg Kandra

My heart broke when I heard this news today: Father James Stephen Behrens, OCSO, a monk at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit died on Thursday, August 15th at the hospital as a result of complications from a lung biopsy procedure. A monk of 25 years and a priest of 45 years, he served as a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark for over twenty years before entering the monastery in 1994. Father James was 71 years old when... Read more

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2019-08-18T22:27:05-04:00

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Buffalo Dean of Seminarians quits: ‘The values and morals of this seminary and diocese do not correspond to my own.’

Last updated on: August 18, 2019 at 10:27 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

Things in Buffalo just keep getting worse: In the wake of more than 100 child sex abuse lawsuits filed under the Child Victims Act, a sudden departure is now blindsiding a Diocese already in crisis. Stephen Parisi, a seminarian, is announcing his “immediate withdrawal” over what he calls, “alarming and problematic governance” of the Buffalo Diocese and Christ the King Seminary. Parisi served as Dean of Seminarians at Christ the King Seminary, a leadership role among the young men pursuing... Read more

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2019-08-16T12:19:55-04:00

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Gun violence: Is your church safe?

Last updated on: August 16, 2019 at 12:19 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

More houses of worship are encouraging pastors to train church personnel how to deal with an active shooter. This report tells of one effort in Pittsburgh: Recent events have only made the need more urgent. From the AP: The shootings this month killed more than 30 people at an El Paso Walmart and Dayton, Ohio entertainment district. But gunmen have also targeted houses of worships in recent years, includinga church in rural Sutherland Springs, Texas, where more than two... Read more

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2019-08-15T19:11:14-04:00

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‘Catastrophic’: Demographic winter begins to hit the United States

Last updated on: August 15, 2019 at 7:11 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

An excellent piece of journalism in The Washington Post looks at how the changing demographics of America — more older people, far fewer younger — is beginning to have an impact in one state, Maine: Janet Flaherty got an alarming call last October from the agency tasked with coordinating in-home care for her 82-year-old mother. It could no longer send her mom’s home caretaker. It knew of no other aides who could care for her mother, either. Flaherty’s mother, Caroline,... Read more

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2019-08-15T07:08:44-04:00

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Diocese launches investigation into rector of national shrine

Last updated on: August 15, 2019 at 7:08 am By Deacon Greg Kandra

From CNA: The Diocese of Scranton has begun an investigation into allegations of misconduct on the part of the rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. “Bishop Joseph Bambera, Bishop of the Diocese of Scranton, has commenced the process of launching a full forensic investigation into the concerns that have been raised,” about Msgr. Walter Rossi, the diocese told CNA Aug. 14. “Approximately one year ago, concerns were raised in the public sector... Read more

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2019-08-15T06:32:26-04:00

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‘A living house for the Lord’: Homily for August 15, 2019, Solemnity of the Assumption

Last updated on: August 15, 2019 at 6:32 am By Deacon Greg Kandra

Imagine for a moment the map of Italy. On the back of “the boot,” along the Adriatic Sea, you will find one of the more unusual shrines in all of Europe. It is in the town of Loreto. At the heart of the town, here’s a huge basilica. Inside of it is a humble stone house. The house is now a chapel. A number of years ago, before I was ordained, I had the privilege of serving Mass there. But... Read more

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2019-08-14T13:49:37-04:00

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Let’s hear it for deacons!

Last updated on: August 14, 2019 at 1:49 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

From the Facebook page of the Archdiocese of Denver: Yesterday, deacons from across the Archdiocese of Denver gathered for a special Mass with Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila and were honored for their service to the Church. Check out many more pictures in the album at the link. Read more

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2019-08-14T13:21:31-04:00

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Pittsburgh parish cancels festival after ‘disturbing’ handwritten letter

Last updated on: August 14, 2019 at 1:21 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

A sign of the times: A Pennsylvania parish has cancelled a scheduled festival in response to a security threat received by the Diocese of Pittsburgh. In an Aug. 13 statement, the diocese said that in late July it received a “disturbing,” handwritten letter that said “Cancel August 14-17 Festival Security Problem is Huge.” Our Lady of Grace Parish in Scott Township, a Pittsburgh suburb, was the only diocesan parish scheduled to hold a festival Aug. 14-17. “Although there was... Read more

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2019-08-14T11:37:23-04:00

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‘The Woodstock Nun,’ 50 years later

Last updated on: August 14, 2019 at 11:37 am By Deacon Greg Kandra

Who knew? From The Catholic Review in Baltimore: The fleeting image of the demure and habited nun furtively flashing the two-finger peace sign in the 1970 documentary “Woodstock” has floated softly through five decades now, a lasting if elusory symbol that touches on the historic music festival but ultimately alights someplace else. When she spoke to the Catholic Review three years ago, Sister Susanne Bunn, a Mission Helper of the Sacred Heart since 1964, didn’t offer any profound explanations for her... Read more

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