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The Conclusion - The Hermits Goodbye

July 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment

At the begining of a long journey we always look to its distant conclusion.
Along the way we stop at places of refreshment for body and soul and marvel at the distances covered.
We then turn and look at the journeys completion.
Our hearts and souls long for that moment that always leads not to an ending but […]

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On Catholic Teachers of Medicine

July 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment

“To Reveal Christ the Healer”
Here is the text of an message written by Cardinal Javier  Lozano Barragán, the president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry on the profile of the Catholic teacher of medicine.
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PROFILE OF THE CATHOLIC TEACHER OF MEDICINE
Introduction
It is a very drawn out task to establish the profile of […]

Jul

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Pontifical Acts July 21, 2007

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The Holy Father:
- Accepted the resignation of the office of the territorial prelature of Moyobamba, Peru, presented by Bishop Jose Santos Iztueta Mendizabal, C.P., upon having reached the age limit. He is succeeded by Bishop Rafael Escudero Lopez-Brea, previously coadjutor bishop of the same prelature.
- Appointed Msgr. Armando Trasarti, previously Vicar General of the archdiocese […]

Jul

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Saint Lawrence of Brindisi

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Caesar Rossi was born in Brindisi, Italy, in 1559. Brindisi was part of the Kingdom of Naples, Italy. Caesar took the name Lawrence when he became a Capuchin Franciscan at the age of sixteen. He was sent to the University of Padua to study theology. Lawrence surprised everyone by learning six languages also. His first […]

Jul

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Catholic Doctors and Good Samaritans

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Vatican Aide Defines Physicians’ Identity
The vocation of the Catholic physician consists in transmitting Christ’s healing love to patients as a good Samaritan, says Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán.
The president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry said this in an in-depth analysis published by the World Federation of the Catholic Medical Associations.
Being a Catholic physician […]

Jul

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Scholar: Bible Reveals a Benevolent Creator

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Slovenia Hosts Old Testament Congress
The Bible helps people become aware that every human life is sacred and the Creator is benevolent, says a Scripture scholar.
Father Joze Krasovec, president of the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament, spoke with ZENIT about the organization’s 19th congress, which gathered 300 international experts in Slovenia to […]

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Father Cantalamessa on Friendship

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Pontifical Household Preacher Comments on Sunday’s Readings
The Friends of Jesus
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Genesis 18:1-10a; Colossians 1:24-28; Luke 10:38-42
“Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak. Martha was burdened with much serving.”
The […]