Dec

31

Saint of the Day - Saint Catherine Laboure

December 31, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Saint Catherine Laboure (1876)
She was a religious of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul. She was sent to a convent in Paris where Our Lady appeared to her three times in the year 1830, and gave her the inspiration for the beautiful miraculous Mary medal, which so many Catholics wear today. Saint […]

Dec

29

Saint David the King

December 29, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Saint David the King (973 B.C.)
David, the great king and prophet of the Old Testament, whom we call Saint David on his feast day, lived a thousand years before Our Lord. He was King of Israel for forty years, from 1013 to 973. He was seventy years old when he died. Despite his human frailty, […]

Dec

25

A Christmas message

December 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Dear Friends,
How wonderful an event we are celebrating as we recall the mysteries of the Nativity and early days of Our Lord on this earth ! It is a mystery too ineffable for us to grasp fully. It is a mercy beyond our meager and selfish human comprehension. God the Almighty Father instead of banishing […]

Dec

25

THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD

December 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment

CHRISTMAS DAY —— THE SAVIOR HAS APPEARED
PRESENCE OF GOD Behold, I am at the feet of my Incarnate God, who has become a Child for love of me! I adore, I thank, I love!
MEDITATION
God is charity : He has loved us with an everlasting love! ” I think God must have said to Himself: Man […]

Dec

24

A Christmas Surprise

December 24, 2006 | Leave a Comment

“Tonight He Will Come”
Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered today before reciting the midday Angelus with several thousand people gathered in St. Peter’s Square.
Dear Brothers and Sisters:
The celebration of the holy birth is here.
Today’s vigil prepares us to live intensely the mystery that tonight’s liturgy will invite us to contemplate with […]

Dec

23

Preacher Says Islam Isn’t Against Christmas

December 23, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Secularism, not Islam, is behind the war on Christmas, according to the preacher of the Pontifical Household in an Advent sermon at Vatican City.
Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa said this today in his second Advent meditation in the presence of Benedict XVI and his aides in the Roman Curia in the Redemptoris Mater Chapel of the […]

Dec

22

Ancient Biblical Text to Be Virtually Reunited

December 22, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Codex Sinaiticus Fragmented in 1800s
BERLIN, DEC. 22, 2006 - The Codex Sinaiticus, one of the most ancient existing texts of the Bible, will be virtually reunited on the Internet by 2009.
A document signed this week in London greenlighted a project that will reunify the divided manuscript by posting digitally reproduced images of the manuscript online.
The […]

Dec

21

Half of Iraq’s Christians Have Fled, Says Prelate

December 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Church Aiding 35,000 Refugees in Syria
BAGHDAD, Iraq, DEC. 21, 2006 - The violence in Iraq has prompted half of the country’s Christians to emigrate, says an official of the Chaldean patriarchate of Baghdad.
Auxiliary Bishop Andraos Abouna explained to the international charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) the work that ecclesial leaders are carrying […]

Dec

21

A Maxim of St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe

December 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment

There is a difference between words and deeds. The recitation of the act of consecration is a very good thing, but it is just a promise, not a fulfillment. We must live our consecration daily. Our life either confirms or negates our promise. Should we negate it deliberately, we give proof that we have only […]

Dec

21

Polish Church Opposes Naming Jesus as Country’s King

December 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment

By Dorota Bartyzel and Katya Andrusz
Dec. 21 (Bloomberg) – The Catholic Church in Poland accused a group of lawmakers of mixing religion too much with politics after they asked for Jesus Christ to be named the official king of the country, the TVN24 news channel reported.
The proposal “marks an overuse of religion for political […]

Dec

20

Saint of the Day - Saint Dominic of Silos

December 20, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Saint Dominic of Silos (1073)
He was first a shepherd. He later became a priest and lived as a hermit under the Rule of Saint Benedict. He was appointed Abbot of Saint Sebastian’s at Silos in Spain. He miraculously delivered more than three hundred prisoners taken by the Mohammedans shortly after his death. It was because […]

Dec

20

Pre-Christmas Reflection

December 20, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Many Think That God Is a Stranger
VATICAN CITY, DEC. 20, 2006 - Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave at today’s general audience, held in Paul VI Hall. The Pope delivered a reflection on the meaning of Christmas.
* * *
Dear Brothers and Sisters!
“The Lord is at hand: come let us adore him!” […]

Dec

20

First Noel

December 20, 2006 | Leave a Comment

PAX!
With the prayer of St Ignatius of Loyola, I hope that with the all
materialization of Christmas feast we will try to achieve the spirit
of the first Noel, the first Christmas. It is a great mystery of
which we gain confidence to the whole year and especially the
paschal mystery. 
Lord, thank You for Your presence and healing. Truly […]

Dec

19

On Hanukkah and Christmas

December 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment

What does the feast of Hanukkah signify? It signifies the re-dedication of the Temple after its desecration by the Greek-Syrian Antiochus IV Epiphanes (see 1 Maccabees 4). Significantly, the Jews have no books they regard as inspired which relate this history (neither do the Protestants!). Our two Books of Maccabees relate the history of one […]

Dec

19

Saint of the Day - Blessed Urban V

December 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Blessed Urban V (1370)
Blessed Urban V was a Pope in the fourteenth century during the dreadful period when the Popes were living in Avignon, in France, and not in Rome, where they belonged. This was much to the detriment of the good of the Church. Blessed Urban V was the sixth of the seven Popes […]

Dec

19

Ecclesia Dei Commission Meets in Face of Opposition to a “New Indult”

December 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment

The Ecclesia Dei Commission, buffeted by criticism from around the world, met in plenary session on December 12, 2006, to discuss the whole “new indult” controversy. On April 8, 2006, Benedict-Ratzinger appointed to the commission for five-year terms two Newchurch cardinals known to be opposed to any new indult: William Levada and Jean-Pierre Ricard, the […]

Dec

19

Mel Gibson Donates to Traditional Catholic Churches

December 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Traditional Catholic producer-director-actor Mel Gibson has been supporting the traditional Catholic foundation. From the Passion of the Christ profits he has donated $5,000,000 in 2004 and $8,000,000 in 2005. The profits on from the movie which Mr. Gibson donates are being used to establish traditional Catholic churches around the country. St. Michael the Archangel Traditional […]

Dec

18

Diplomatic Relations Set Up With Montenegro

December 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment

The Holy See has established diplomatic relations with the republic of Montenegro, the Vatican press office announced.
In the wake of their mutual recognition, the Holy See will now have an apostolic nunciature in Montenegro, and the Balkan country will have an embassy to the Holy See, a Vatican communiqué said Saturday.
The note recalled that “as […]

Dec

18

Church to Canonize Four

December 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment

On Saturday, in a private audience to Cardinal José Saraiva Martins, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, the Pope authorized the promulgation of decrees of recognition of the candidates’ miracles or martyrdom.
The four blessed to be canonized saints are:
– Szymon of Lipnica, Polish, priest of the Order of Friars Minor (1439-1482).
– Antonio de Santa […]

Dec

18

Civil Unions, Family Discord

December 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Church Fears a Legal Trend Is Undermining Marriage
By Father John Flynn
ROME, DEC. 18, 2006 - A fierce debate is under way in Italy over whether to give legal recognition and rights to cohabiting couples. Shortly after last April’s general election some members of the new center-left government briefly broached the issue. The matter sprung back […]

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