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Category: A View from the Pew

A Letter from Deacon Greg

A Letter from Deacon Greg

Posted on June 23, 2023June 29, 2023 by All News & Events
“Thank You for Filling This Church with Faith—and Filling My Heart with Gratitude” by Deacon Greg Kandra One Sunday in the spring of 1998, I was minding my own business, sitting in the back pew at Our Lady Queen of...Read More
Posted in A View from the Pew, Parish and Diocesan NewsTagged Deacon Greg Kandra, parish clergy, thanksgiving
The Deacon’s Mic: An Interview with Bishop Sanchez

The Deacon’s Mic: An Interview with Bishop Sanchez

Posted on October 20, 2020June 14, 2022 by All News & Events
For a new Zoom series for his popular blog “The Deacon’s Bench” (thedeaconsbench.com), Deacon Greg Kandra had a conversation with Bishop Paul R. Sanchez, our pastor. In this video interview (recorded October 6, 2020), Bishop Sanchez shares some of the...Read More
Posted in A View from the Pew, From the Pastor, Parish and Diocesan News
Something Special for Advent 2018

Something Special for Advent 2018

Posted on October 5, 2018October 21, 2018 by All News & Events
[caption id="attachment_18124" align="alignright" width="315"] Available on Amazon or at AveMariaPress.com[/caption] Deacon Greg’s First Book! You may be as surprised as we are to learn that Deacon Greg Kandra, a prolific and accomplished writer, hadn't already penned a book. Well, it’s...Read More
Posted in A View from the Pew, Parish and Diocesan News

Deacon Greg Archives: 2016

Posted on September 19, 2017September 19, 2017 by Lorraine Garvilla
  "A View From the Pew" by Deacon Greg Kandra Christmas When Christmas Wasn't Evergreen The Lady of the Cloak The Season of Adventure Saying Grace A World on Edge The Deacon Ordained in Dachau In the Service The Martyrs...Read More
Posted in A View from the Pew
Reflections on the Feast of Christ the King

Reflections on the Feast of Christ the King

Posted on November 14, 2016November 14, 2016 by All News & Events
November 20, 2016, the Feast of Christ the King, marks the conclusion of one liturgical year and the end of the historic Jubilee Year of Mercy. These churches in our diocese will be holding Masses and ceremonial blessings at the...Read More
Posted in A View from the Pew, Parish and Diocesan News

Deacon Greg Archives: 2014-2015

Posted on May 4, 2016September 19, 2017 by All News & Events
 "A View From the Pew" by Deacon Greg Kandra Wholly Family Christmas Wonders Advent Isn’t Christmas Bless Us, O Lord Saying Grace Letters The Presence Running for Sainthood What We Build Receiving the Body of Christ The Beads What We Save...Read More
Posted in A View from the Pew

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs

Very Rev. Francis J. Passenant, V.F., Pastor
Most Rev. Paul R. Sanchez, D.D., Pastor Emeritus
Rev. Antonin Kocurek, Parochial Vicar
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