Deacon Greg Kandra

Deacon Greg Kandra is a permanent deacon of the Diocese of Brooklyn, an award-winning journalist, author, speaker, and creator of The Deacon’s Bench. Before entering Catholic communications, he spent nearly thirty years in broadcast journalism, primarily at CBS News, writing and producing for programs including 48 Hours, 60 Minutes II, Sunday Morning, and the CBS Evening News. He later served as a senior writer for Catholic Near East Welfare Association. He now writes, speaks, and leads retreats on faith, liturgy, and the vocation of the permanent diaconate.