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Inexperienced Blogger Gets to Play on First-String Team: I’M GOING TO ROME!
What a day it’s been! I woke this morning (well, yesterday morning) to find my name on the list of 150 bloggers chosen from among writers all over the world to attend a Catholic Bloggers Conference...
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TIRED FEET, WARM HEART. Present at the Beatification of Pope John Paul II!
Today I watched the sun rise over the Tiber River with a million of my brothers and sisters in Christ. Attending a Beatification is hard work! We had planned to leave the apartment at 4:00 a.m. Our...
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[CREEPY MUSIC] – WHERE HAVE ALL THE BLOGGERS GONE?!
It’s the stuff of science fiction, of a dark and dreary Dean Koontz novel: Vatican Invites Bloggers to Rome; Blogosphere Falls Silent Where Is Everybody? One hundred and fifty of us converged upon the...
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“LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR” – THE CARITAS WAY?
What does it mean to truly love your neighbor? Can you better show love by: (a) Telling your neighbor what he wants to hear, or (b) Telling him the truth, even if it’s going to cause some...
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Cardinal Foley Belonged to All of Us– But Most Especially, He Belonged to God
It seems everyone has a good “Cardinal Foley” sto cialis without prescription ry to tell. The man was just so nice, so gracious, so friendly, we all thought he belonged especially to us. During my...
View ArticleShould the Catholic Church Sell St. Peter’s Basilica and Give the Money to...
“I looked up at the great basilica, and I had two reactions: First, I appreciated its beauty and reverence; but then I thought, ‘What corruption caused someone to spend so much on this building when...
View ArticleShould the Catholic Church Sell St. Peter’s Basilica and Give the Money to...
“I looked up at the great basilica, and I had two reactions: First, I appreciated its beauty and reverence; but then I thought, ‘What corruption caused someone to spend so much on this building when...
View ArticleVatican Reorganization Combines “Life Issues” With Family and Laity in New...
While Americans were busy this weekend with sports and shopping and family get-togethers, Pope Francis was busy establishing a new Pontifical Council. On Saturday, June 4, the Holy Father approved the...
View ArticleDallas Bishop to Head New Vatican Office of Laity, Family and Life
On Wednesday morning, August 17, Pope Francis established a new Pontifical Council on the Laity, the Family and Life, and appointed Dallas’ Bishop Kevin Joseph Farrell as its head. Effective September...
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Migrants and Refugees Are Key Concern of New Vatican Department
On Wednesday, August 31, Pope Francis issued a Moto Proprio establishing a new Vatican dicastery with special responsibility for the plight of migrants and refugees. Also included in the new office...
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Cardinal O’Malley Named to Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Cardinal Sean O’Malley, archbishop of Boston and a member of Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinals (the “Gang of Eight”), has been named a member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The...
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