Report: German Church involved in marketing porn, with bishops’ knowledge

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 5:36 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

Details: Germany’s biggest Catholic-owned publishing house has been rocked by disclosures that it has been selling thousands of pornographic novels with titles such as Sluts Boarding School and Lawyer’s Whore with the full assent of the country’s leading bishops. The revelations made in the publishing-industry newsletter Buchreport concern Weltbild, a company with an annual NZ$3bn turnover and 6,400 employees. It is Germany’s largest bookseller after Amazon and wholly owned by the Catholic Church. Buchreport revealed that Weltbild’s massive assortment of... Read more

Ordination update: 6 new deacons for San Bernardino

Last updated on: November 5, 2011 at 11:11 am By Deacon Greg Kandra

From the bishop’s office comes the following e-mail: The Diocese of San Bernardino welcomes six new permanent deacons ordained Saturday morning at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Chino Hills, California. Most Rev. Rutilio J. del Riego, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of San Bernardino, was the ordaining prelate. The six new deacons are all married and come from five different parishes scattered around the 27,270 square-mile diocese. Over 1,200 people attended the ordination Mass which was celebrated in English... Read more

Andy Rooney, RIP

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 5:36 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

Another broadcasting legend is gone. Here is a timely classic — and one we can all agree with — on that most wonderful time of the year, Christmas. For the curious, CBS News has compiled some of his best clips, including his very first commentary, at this link. Read more

“People go where they find something that appeals to them”

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 5:36 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

Having recently posted an item on what’s wrong with American parishes, I thought I’d post a story about someone who is doing something right. A paper in Erie profiles a priest who is helping to rejuvenate a parish, and part of his effort includes preaching: Monsignor Henry Kriegel spent a decade in California parishes where famous people went to worship. He’d spot Hollywood legends Dolores Hope, Loretta Young and Jane Wyman sitting in a pew. The Schwarzeneggers occasionally dropped in... Read more

Prayer request for a deacon …

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 5:36 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

This came across my Facebook feed tonight, regarding a deacon from Omaha. Please hold this man and his family in your prayers: URGENT: Please keep Deacon Rob Jergovic and family in your prayers. Rob suffered a heart attack this past weekend. He had 5x bypass. But did not recover well from it. He is in critical condition and now its affecting his liver and kidneys. They have just adopted two little girls from China less than a year ago, and were... Read more

“Everyone is creative”

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 5:36 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

From a friend’s FB page, via The Naked Pastor, who writes: Do something. Draw something. Paint something. Cook something. Write something. Sing something. Say something. Dance something. Give something. Make something. Break something. Shout something. Demonstrate something. Carve something. Kiss someone. Hug someone. Challenge someone. Help someone. Visit someone. Hear someone. Bless someone. Write someone. Call someone. Love someone. Everyone is creative. Read more

UPDATE: Author of controversial column on gays quits

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 5:36 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

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After the column was pulled from the website of The Pilot, it drew even more attention and controversy. From the AP: The author of a newspaper column suggesting the devil may be responsible for homosexuality has resigned from his job with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. A spokeswoman for the Roman Catholic bishops said Friday that Daniel Avila (AH’-vee-lah) offered to step down and his resignation was accepted Friday. Avila’s column appeared a week ago in The Pilot, the... Read more

Report: ultra-Orthodox spitting at Christian clergy in Jerusalem

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 5:36 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

Details, from a Jewish paper in Israel: Ultra-Orthodox young men curse and spit at Christian clergymen in the streets of Jerusalem’s Old City as a matter of routine. In most cases the clergymen ignore the attacks, but sometimes they strike back. Last week the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court quashed the indictment against an Armenian priesthood student who had punched the man who spat at him. Johannes Martarsian was walking in the Old City in May 2008 when an young ultra-Orthodox Jew... Read more

UPDATE: Court stops hospital from forcing nurses to take part in abortions

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 5:36 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

Following up on this report…a judge has now stepped in. Details: A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Thursday prohibiting a New Jersey hospital from forcing any of 12 nurses that sued the facility to participate in training or services related to abortions. As LifeNews reported, the nurses filed a lawsuit against their employer, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, which told them they had to either assist in abortions or risk losing their jobs. The Alliance... Read more

Quote of the day

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 5:36 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

“If a tiny spark of God’s love already burns within you, do not expose it to the wind, for it may get blown out. Keep the stove tightly shut so that it will not lose its heat and grow cold. In other words, avoid distractions as well as you can. Stay quiet with God. Do not spend your time in useless chatter. If teaching and preaching is your job, then study diligently and apply yourself to whatever is necessary for... Read more