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Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers
XXII World Congress of the Apostleship of the Sea
Message to the Maritime World: Witnesses of Hope for a Christian Humanism in the Maritime World
Today, June 29, 2007, the feast of the apostles St. Peter and St. Paul, who was the navigator of the Gospel, we the members of the Apostleship […]
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Mary and the Church
June 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Christ has three brides, namely: a universal bride, who is the Church of all the elect, whom He began to wed at the beginning of the world by faith and charity; a particular bride, who is the holy soul, whom He weds daily by converting individuals to Himself by grace; a singular bride, who is […]
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Saint Paul
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Paul is the great apostle who first persecuted the Christians. Then he was converted. We celebrate Paul’s conversion on January 25. At the time of his conversion, Jesus had said: “I will show him how much he must suffer for me.” St. Paul loved Jesus very much, so much, in fact, that he became a […]
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Saint Peter
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Peter, the first pope, was a fisherman from Galilee. Jesus invited him to follow him, saying: “I will make you a fisher of men.” Peter was a simple, hard-working man. He was generous, honest and very attached to Jesus.
This great apostle’s name was Simon, but Jesus changed it to Peter, which means “rock.” “You are […]
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Novena to Saint Gerard - Day 5
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Saint Gerard, model of obedience, who through thy life didst heroically submit the judgement to those who represent Jesus Christ to thee, thus sanctifying thy lowliest actions, obtain for me from God cheerful admission to His Holy will and the virtue of perfect obedience, that I may be made comfortable to Jesus, my Model, who […]
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God’s Direction
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by Donna L. Watkins
How about you? Do you ever feel like you’re hanging off a cliff? Like the old joke where a man falls off and is hanging by a large root with nothing between him and the ground 100 feet below. He is screaming, “Help! Somebody help me!” God says, “I’ll help you! Let […]
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Father Cantalamessa on Pope’s Book
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Pontifical Household Preacher Comments on Sunday’s Readings
“Let the Dead Bury the Dead”
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
1 Kings 19:16b,19-21; Galatians 4:31-5:13-18; Luke 9:51-62
Benedict XVI’s book “Jesus of Nazareth” appeared in April. I thought that I would take account of the Pope’s reflections in my commentary on some of the next Sunday Gospels.
First of all, I’d like […]
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29
Iraqi Christians Hit Hard, U.S. Bishops Say
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Prelates Urge End to Minority Discrimination
U.S. bishops are calling for an immediate halt to what they called deliberate violence against Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq.
In a statement released Monday, Bishop Thomas Wenski, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Policy, said: “The deadly cycle of violence must stop if peace with justice […]
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Vatican Secretary of State Will Attend Knights of Columbus Convention
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Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone will travel to the United States to address the annual convention of the Knights of Columbus in Tennessee. During his visit, the cardinal will also receive the Knights’ “Gaudium et Spes” award, which recognizes individuals for their service to the Church and humanity in the spirit of Christ […]
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Abbot Notes Spiritual Aim of Pauline Year
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The Year of St. Paul proclaimed by Benedict XVI is a time to grow in faith, hope and love, says the abbot of St. Paul Outside the Walls.
Father Edmund Power talked with ZENIT about the Pauline Year, which the Pope proclaimed today. The year begins in June 2008, symbolically marking the 2,000th anniversary of the […]



