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The Sacrament of Reconciliation

June 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment

“THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION”
So often we enter the house of God and leave it carrying the same burdens.
Weighed down by the guilt of our past mistakes and sins So we end up living our lives in the past.
We miss the presence of God in this present moment.
We are prevented from seeing the beautiful things that […]

Jun

12

Leo III, Pope (RM) — Saint of the Day

June 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Born in Rome, Italy; died June 12, 816; canonized 1673.
Son of Atypius and Elizabeth, Leo was chief of the pontifical treasury or wardrobe (vestiarius) and a cardinal-priest of Santa Susanna when he was elected pope on the day his predecessor, Hadrian I, was buried, December 26, 795. Hadrian’s two nephews both hoped to be made […]

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Mugabe Regime Accused of Using Brainwashing

June 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Prelate Says State Pressure Increasing in Zimbabwe 
Robert Mugabe’s regime in Zimbabwe is training young men to reinforce his police units, using brainwashing techniques in army camps, says Archbishop Pius Ncube.
The archbishop of Bulawayo told the organization Aid to the Church in Need that President Mugabe is using such extreme pressures to increase state control.
He explained […]