Category: Church
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we have 15 more
Pope Benedict XVI has announced 15 new cardinals, to be given their red hats in late March. This raises the total number to 193 with the maximum of 120 has…
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deus caritas est: error?
As you may know, the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, released his first Encyclical, Deus Caritas Est, that is, God Is Love. I haven’t read all of it so I’m…
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proclamation of the date of easter
As found in the Sacramentary Supplement, this is the tradtional announcement of the date of Easter to be announced on Epiphany. It comes from a time before calendars but is…
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pledge for peace
Since today is the World Day of Peace, below is reprinted the Assisi Pledge for Peace sent by Pope John Paul II in 2002. We commit ourselves to proclaiming our…
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old rite of confirmation
In the old rite of Confirmation- previous to the reforms following Vatican II- the Bishop used to give the newly-confirmed a “blow on the cheek”. This symbol was used to…
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holy father’s intentions for december
May I also suggest that our human dignity is all that any of us really have. We “own” many things- cars, computers, homes, textbooks, large debts, memories, loved ones. We…