The Deacon's Bench@DeaconGregK

Husband, deacon, journalist, writer, preacher, coffee addict, blogger, cancer survivor. Contact: dcngreg@gmail.com

 New York City
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Joined February 2009
No, St. Francis didn’t write that prayer thedeaconsbench.com/no-st-fr…
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The most wonderful time of the year. I love doing the blessing of the animals. thedeaconsbench.com/the-most…
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Condemnation for ‘horrifying’ botched execution in Tennessee thedeaconsbench.com/condemna…
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When a survivor of clergy sex abuse, a ‘notorious non-believer,’ met Pope Leo thedeaconsbench.com/when-a-s…
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Fulton Sheen’s baptismal church will be part of the world’s first parish named for him thedeaconsbench.com/fulton-s…
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Look, I made a hat: here’s where you can find my baseball cap thedeaconsbench.com/look-i-m…
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Tagle on Sheen: ‘How blessed are you, storyteller of Jesus!’ thedeaconsbench.com/tagle-on…
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Now hear this: my conversation on Deacons Pod thedeaconsbench.com/now-hear…
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We need this now. JFK: ‘Art is the great democrat calling forth creative genius’ thedeaconsbench.com/jfk-art-…
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‘Devastating’: bankruptcy’s toll in Diocese of Fresno thedeaconsbench.com/devastat…
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Where we came from: a homily for the Exaltation of the Cross substack.com/@gregkandra/not…
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How the Amish taught the world how to forgive thedeaconsbench.com/forgiven…
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9/11 thedeaconsbench.com/9-11/
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Serving and preaching at the wedding of two delightful 70-somethings. gregkandra.substack.com/p/lo…
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Replying to @dlongenecker1
I mean, they already have this.
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Day 21: Marked my 3-week anniversary with a shopping spree at Costco. Rotisserie chicken tonight 😀 I love life.
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Happy Two-Week Anniversary! Every day gets better and better. God is good. #cancer #prostatecancer
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Day 12: our first date night after surgery! Dinner at Perkins. We know how to be wild, don’t we?
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Eight days after prostate cancer surgery. God is good. Prayer works! #prostatecancer
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Replying to @mfjlewis
I’ve often heard people say she was strongly opposed to receiving Communion in the hand. Evidently, no.
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Replying to @tonyrossimedia
Thank you! All will be well. God isn't done with me yet.

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Replying to @FrMatthewLC
I'll bring the pasta!

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I got mine. The UPS guy said, "All I've been doing all day is delivering these. Crazy. And you know what? It's all men." I've got mine. That sound you hear is me, thumping my chest.
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Replying to @GretchenOSV
Wait. You mean that’s not the way it’s pronounced?

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gregkandra.substack.com/p/be…
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With Mike Lewis & Deacon Clayton Nickel for eggs, hash , bagels and ecclesiological chit-chat on the 3rd day of Christmas! 🎄 Great people, food and fun.
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Replying to @fopminui @MattWallace888
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Absolute triumph. Goosebumps and tears.
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Replying to @PaulSnatchko
We will survive. Probably.
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Ladies and gentlemen, the candidates.

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Replying to @kevinddaly

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At Disney’s Wilderness Lodge.
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Walking up the long hill to see the Parthenon. We had some company,
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The footsteps of St. Paul: the road he walked in Ephesus youtu.be/AE569qCQQqM?si=Xk2o… via @YouTube

The footsteps of St. Paul: the road he walked in Ephesus

A short look at a nearly-deserted ancient Ephesus from our May 2024...

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Greece! Our first stop, Thessaloniki. Nice hotel. And we all made it! So did our luggage!
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Replying to @tonyrossimedia

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Replying to @BrianFragaNCR
It's also a liability in magazine publishing.
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Replying to @PaulMcKibben1

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Let’s do this.
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Replying to @MRibnek @mfjlewis
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If nothing else, the marketing for this movie is ingenious. Shania Twain, a nun and the pope! Cabrini | Let’s Go Girls - Shania Twain | Bonus Trailer 1 youtu.be/Mh6zwjaN3sI?si=oqNi… via @YouTube

Cabrini | Let’s Go Girls - Shania Twain | Trailer

In Theaters International Women's Day March 8, 2024Get Showtimes: ...

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Finally, a candidate I can support.
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"Let there be light." The first words God speaks in scripture are the title for the Advent parish mission I'll be leading in Queens next week. Join us at Our Lady of Mercy in Forest Hills, NY on 12/4 & 12/5 at 7pm. Look for the light of Christ — and help spread it to others!
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Tonight, I dined at a place where the Christmas decorations were up, the lights were lit, and “Silent Night” was playing, and all I could do was thank God for a blessed reminder that the world isn’t completely awful. I needed this.
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So grateful and blessed to have been able to lead a retreat for deacons and wives in Charlotte, NC last weekend.
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The hallmark of diaconal ministry is “charity flowing from the heart of Christ.” If God is love, then true power and true authority are nothing other than love. “We can only belong to one another if we subordinate ourselves to one another...”thedeaconsbench.com/ordinati…
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