Category: Church
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OR: Saturday of the 7th Week of Easter
I wrote this yesterday while sitting in a coffee shop in Houston, away from a computer or an Internet connection. The Office of Readings for [yesterday] (Saturday of the 7th Week of Easter) had two interesting readings: the first was the entire third letter of St. John (don’t worry, it is only 14 verses) and…
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President Obama Nominates Vatican Ambassador
From the White House:Dr. Miguel Díaz is a Professor of Theology at St. John’s University and the College of Saint Benedict in Minnesota. He is the co-editor of the book “From the Heart of Our People: Explorations in Catholic Systematic Theology” and author of “On Being Human: U.S. Hispanic and Rahnerian Perspectives”, named “Best Book…
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Breaking a Vow
Sr. Mary Ann Walsh has said quite well how I feel about the latest priest-celibacy scandal. Read for yourself over on the USCCB blog.
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Pope Benedict XVI’s Prayer Intentions for May
His general intention is “That the laity and the Christian communities may be responsible promoters of priestly and religious vocations.” His missionary intention is “That the recently founded Catholic Churches, grateful to the Lord for the gift of faith, may be ready to share in the universal mission of the Church, offering their availability to…
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Rocco is back at it
Rocco of Whispers in the Loggia is back in high-gear publishing quite a bit of text in the last couple of days. Go check it out. Something I find particularly interesting is Pope Pius XII’s plan to have the Vatican moved to Portugal and have the cardinals elect his successor if the Nazis made good…
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Pope: Families are Schools of Obedience
I would post the full-text, but the Vatican website only has Italian and Spanish.