Great moments in journalism: “Pope Franchise” appointed “head of catholic Christian”

Last updated on: June 22, 2015 at 3:04 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

Editing doesn’t get much worse than this. I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt and presume someone hit “publish” before proofreading this. From Lauderdale Daily News: On Sunday, head of around 1.6 billion Catholic Christian around the world Pope Franchise came heavily on the weapons manufacturer countries and call them hypocrites if they call themselves Christain, Pope said. The pope issued his toughest condemnation till date since he was appointed head of the catholic Christian on the weapons industry... Read more

Shuffling off to Buffalo

Last updated on: June 22, 2015 at 2:59 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

I’m departing early in the morning for the Catholic Media Conference up in beautiful Buffalo. Looking forward to reconnecting with some old friends and breaking bread with some new ones. If you’re in the nabe, stop by! We’re slated to visit Niagara Falls Tuesday afternoon. Blog post to follow. Read more

Ordination update: 4 new deacons for Greensburg

Last updated on: June 22, 2015 at 2:13 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

Details: There were peaks and valleys both en route to becoming a permanent deacon and in the final destination — the ordination itself, which occurred June 13 at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg. “Lying prostrate and being prayed for by everyone was the highlight for me,” said Deacon William M. Newhouse, 60, of Hempfield Township, a parishioner of St. Paul Parish, Greensburg, one of four men ordained a permanent deacon this past week. “The high point for me was when... Read more

Ordination update: 11 new deacons for Denver

Last updated on: June 22, 2015 at 12:40 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

The first picture, from Saturday’s big event, via The Denver Catholic Twitter feed: I’m hoping the archdiocese will have more details soon. Meantime, you can read more about the men here. Congratulations and welcome, brothers! Ad multos annos! Read more

Gallup reports 93% of Americans would vote for a Catholic, 58% for an atheist

Last updated on: June 22, 2015 at 12:14 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

View image | gettyimages.com Socialists, however, don’t fare as well. Details, from Politoco: Americans say they are more likely to support an atheist than a socialist for president next year, according to the latest Gallup survey, released Monday. Just 47 percent of Americans would vote for a socialist if their party nominated one, while 50 percent said they would not, while 58 percent said they would have no problem voting for an atheist in their party. Independent Bernie Sanders is the... Read more

Superb: Fr. Michael Duffy’s homily for a new priest

Last updated on: June 22, 2015 at 10:20 am By Deacon Greg Kandra

A deep diaconal bow to my blog neighbor and FOTB Fr. Michael Duffy, who was invited to preach yesterday at the Mass of Thanksgiving for the newly ordained Fr. Andrew Garnett —and knocked it out of the park. Snip: While this new reality is Fr. Garnett’s in a particular way because of his ordination yesterday it’s all of ours too, isn’t it? By virtue of our baptism we are all called to love as Christ does. To seek the good for the other,... Read more

Historic: Francis becomes first pope to visit Waldensian temple

Last updated on: June 22, 2015 at 9:43 am By Deacon Greg Kandra

From Vatican Radio: On the second day of his Apostolic Visit, Pope Francis made an historic visit to the Waldensian temple in Turin. Although numbering only about 30,000 adherents, the Waldensian Evangelical Church is an important dialogue partner with the Catholic Church, as it is one of the only non-Catholic Christian communities native to Italy. The early morning meeting marked the first time a Pope had visited a Waldensian house of worship. Pope Francis began his speech to representatives of... Read more

Report: Archbishop Nienstedt sought to limit investigation

Last updated on: June 21, 2015 at 4:00 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

From Catholic Culture: Archbishop John Nienstedt, who resigned his week from his post as Archbishop of St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minnesota, had earlier tried to limit an investigation into charges of personal misconduct that had been lodged against him, according to an investigative report by Minnesota Public Radio (MPR). MPR, which has been highly critical of Archbishop Nienstedt, reports that in April 2014, all of the archbishop’s top advisers encouraged him to step down. In fact, the report continues, two auxiliary bishops traveled... Read more

Report: Archbishop Nienstedt sought to limit investigation

Last updated on: June 21, 2015 at 2:36 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

To all the fathers in my life…

Last updated on: June 21, 2015 at 12:37 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

Happy Fathers Day! With love and gratitude… Read more