Author Archives: Susan Kehoe

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About Susan Kehoe

I am the wife of a Catholic deacon living in Des Moines Iowa. My husband Larry was ordained in 2006. We have two children and five grandchildren.. Our daughter and her family live in Ireland, and our son and his family live in Franklin Massachusetts.

Memorial: Our Lady of Lourdes

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

It is also World Day of the Sick. Here is a nice video on Lourdes from Rome Reports (H/T Pew Sitter). Deacon Greg has some renditions of “Song of Bernadette.

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Iowa’s hispanic population booms

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

Iowa’s Hispanic population exploded over the past decade, growing by 83.7 percent as Latinos drawn by meatpacking jobs began diversifying in the workplace. Polk County’s Hispanic population growth outpaced the rest of the state, up by 97.9 percent since 2000, … Continue reading →

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Kansas Town Taxes Church Attendance

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

Well it is actually a driveway tax. I saw this, as I was surfing the news channels, on Fox News. Excerpt: In August, the small town just north of Kansas City passed the so-called “driveway tax,” a controversial charge, in … Continue reading →

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Refusing to suffer is refusing to live.

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

If God is all good and all loving and all merciful, why does he allow suffering and evil? This question is often asked in the RCIA. It is not easy to answer people who are discerning Catholicism especially for those … Continue reading →

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Exposing Relativism

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

J. Budziszewski, over on CERC tells three stories to show the inconsistency of moral relativism. This one is priceless. Mocking relativism One day a student approached me after class. He reminded me that I had mentioned moral law during the … Continue reading →

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Saint of the Day: St. Scholastica

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

“St. Scholastica was the twin sister of St. Benedict, the Patriarch of Western monasticism. She was born in Umbria, Italy, about 480. Under Benedict’s direction, Scholastica founded a community of nuns near the great Benedictine monastery Monte Cassino. Inspired by … Continue reading →

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Confession App is not a substitute for the Confessional UPDATE

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

From tweets to talk radio the buzz is that the new iPad Confession app replaces confession with a Priest. Absolutely not!  The sacrament of reconciliation and penance requires, without out exception, confession to a priest. Oh and not a virtual … Continue reading →

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Wicked Bible to go on display

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

From the bloopers file: the 1611 edition. “A rare copy of the notorious seventeenth century ‘Wicked Bible’, which shocked readers by exhorting them ‘Thou shalt commit adultery’, is to go on public display for the first time. Cambridge University has … Continue reading →

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Homosexuality and the Bible

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

This article on CNN Belief blog, My Take: The Bible’s surprisingly mixed messages on sexuality by Jennifer Wright Knaust, is an example of why I avoid Belief. I try to avoid near occasions of sin and situations that make my … Continue reading →

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The Deacon in adeacons wife

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

My favorite deacon was at the Legislative Prayer for Life.

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