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In Praise of Cloistered Religious

November 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment

A translation of the address Benedict XVI gave today before reciting the midday Angelus with the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square
“Silently Witness That God Is the Only Support That Never Falters”
Dear Brothers and Sisters:
The day after tomorrow, November 21, on the occasion of the liturgical memorial of the Presentation of Mary Most Holy in […]

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Pope Hails the Life of Cloistered Religious

November 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment

VATICAN CITY, NOV. 19, 2006 - Cloistered monasteries are like the “green lungs” of a city — beneficial for all, including those who don’t even know those religious houses exist, says Benedict XVI.
Before reciting the midday Angelus with several thousand people gathered today in St. Peter’s Square, the Pope recalled that this Tuesday the Church will […]

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Nation’s First Thanksgiving Featured Sunshine, Palm Trees and Conquistadors Spanish Explorers Celebrated in Florida 56 Years Prior to Pilgrims

November 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment

PR Newswire Nov. 18, 2004
  History books have long portrayed images of the nation’s (U.S.A.) first Thanksgiving in 
Plymouth, Mass. with Pilgrims, dressed in black and white, sharing turkey with
Native Americans. This Thanksgiving many will see things differently thanks to the
writtings of one historian.  His research reveals that St. Augustine, the nation’s oldest
city, was the site of […]