“GODS LIFE WITHIN US.”
I worked this sermon out during the Vigil Service this morning as we prepared for tonight’s celebration. What Saint Augustine rightly expressed as the “mother of all vigils.”
It was dark outside in those early morning hours. Deeply symbolic of the tomb in which the crucified, battered body of Jesus lay. He was [...]

Urges Faithful to Open Eyes to Others’ Suffering
Benedict XVI says that becoming Christian means receiving a heart sensitive to the sufferings of others.
The Pope made that comment on Good Friday, following the Way of the Cross in the Colosseum.
The Holy Father said the intention of the Way of the Cross is to open our hearts, [...]

Saint Herman Joseph (1241)
He was a German, a native of Cologne. He became a Premonstratensian monk. He had a great devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. When the monks added the name Joseph to his original name, Herman, Our Lady gave her approval to this addition by placing a ring on his finger. Saint Herman [...]

Tens of thousands of people in the United States will join the Catholic Church on Holy Saturday through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.
According to numbers released by the U.S. bishops’ conference, some 1,294 catechumens will be baptized, confirmed and receive the Eucharist for the first time today in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, [...]

“Our God Is Not a Distant God”
Here is a translation of Benedict XVI’s remarks at the conclusion of the Way of the Cross, celebrated at the Colosseum on Good Friday.
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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Following Jesus along the way of his passion we see not only Jesus’ passion but we see all those who are [...]

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