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Bishops Urge Release of Kidnapped Priest

June 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The Philippine bishops launched an appeal for the release of Father Giancarlo Bossi, a missionary kidnapped Sunday. Father Bossi, 57, an Italian of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions, was abducted after celebrating Mass in the southern island chain of Mindanao.
Monsignor Pedro Quitorio, the spokesman for the Philippines bishops’ conference, said today: “We implore the [...]

Jun

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Friars: Still No Peace in Holy Land

June 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Issue Statement 40 Years After Six Day War
Forty years after the Six Day War, the Friars Minor of the Custody of the Holy Land point out that violent conflict continues to plague the Middle East.
The Franciscans said this in a statement issued today, written during their general chapter in Bethlehem, held next to the Grotto [...]

Jun

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“Jesus I love You”

June 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The invocation of the holy name of Jesus is the simplest way of praying always. When the holy name is repeated often by a humbly attentive heart, the prayer is not lost by heaping up empty phrases, but holds fast to the word and “brings forth fruit with patience.” This prayer is possible “at all times” because it is [...]

Jun

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Saint Barnabas — Saint of the Day

June 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Although not one of the original twelve apostles, Barnabas is called an apostle by St. Luke in his Acts of the Apostles. This is because, like Paul the apostle, Barnabas received a special mission from God. He was a Jew born on the island of Cyprus. His name was Joseph, but the apostles changed it [...]

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Saint Bernard Advised Against Support of Heretic

June 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment

St. Bernard, advised a French Prelate to withdraw any support from Arnold of Brescia, a known heretic of his time.
Below are excerpts from his letter.
St. Bernard
Arnold of Brescia is all honey and sweetness in his words, but mortally venomous in his doctrine. On his face he shows the simplicity of the dove, but he has [...]

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