Both at a Monastery that I know of from a Jewish friend who some twenty years ago, walked into and asked out loud in the Chapel, “Tell me if it is true, are you the messiah?” What happened next, he would never say, but today he is a Catholic priest.
Crowds greet the pope as he [...]
Crowds and Solitude in Brazil
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Fatima and Pope’s Trip to Brazil
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Which concludes on the anniversary of the first Marian apparition at Fatima in Portugal on May 13th 1917 (90 years ago this Sunday). The pope was asked about this coincidence of being in a country where Portugese is spoken…
From Papa Ratzinger Forum via John Allen:
Tenth Question (from Catholic radio in Portugal):Your Holiness, good morning. I’m [...]
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Memorial of Blessed Damien of Molokai
Posted on May 10, 2007 by administrator
From Vultus Christi, who sees in Damien the patron for all whose lives don’t turn out as they planned:
When Providence Writes One’s Life
Blessed Damien is, I think, a very suitable patron for those who lives have not turned out as they planned. By the time a child has reached adolescence, he has already dreamed dreams [...]
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Rudy Won’t Talk of Pope, Abortion
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From Newsday.com:
Giuliani himself declined to respond directly to the pope’s comments and wouldn’t answer questions about whether he believed his support for abortion rights could damage his standing in the church.“I don’t get into debates with the pope,” Giuliani told reporters.“Issues like that for me are between me and my confessor. … I’m a Catholic [...]
