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Interior Prayer
September 2, 2007 | 1 Comment
Prayer is openness to reality, openness of our whole person to the unpredictable gift of all that is real. Our ideas are merely transfer copies of a part of what is real, seen from a certain angle. Wanting to enclose God in our ideas is like trying to enclose him in a poor caricature of […]
Sep
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“Let Us Spiritually Enter Into the Holy House”
September 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered today before reciting the midday Angelus with young people gathered in Loreto.
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At the close of this solemn Eucharistic celebration, let us recite, my dear young people, the Angelus, in spiritual communion with all those who are joined to us via radio and television. […]
Sep
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Priest-Survivor of Kidnapping Thanks Pope
September 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Father Giancarlo Bossi, the Italian missionary who was kidnapped for 39 days in the Philippines, was in Loreto with Benedict XVI to express his gratitude for having survived his ordeal.
The Pope spoke of Father Bossi during his address to the youth gathered in Loreto. “In [Father Bossi] I would like to greet and thank all […]
Sep
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A Life Dedicated to God Is Never Spent in Vain
September 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Shortly after 4 p.m. today, the Pope departed by helicopter from the pontifical residence at Castelgandolfo bound for the Italian shrine of Loreto where he presided at a national meeting of young people concluding the first year of the “Agora” of Italian youth. The event is being promoted by the Italian Episcopal Conference.
At 5.15 […]
Sep
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From the Desk of Rev. Joseph Macek
September 2, 2007 | 1 Comment
The alarming amount of hatred loose in the modern world is largely caused by guilt: the man who hates himself soon begins to hate his fellowmen. Moral turpitude in unrepentant sinners results in deep unease within the personality. Balance has to be restored somehow the self must be placed in a more favorable light. The […]
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Why?
September 2, 2007 | 2 Comments
Upon asking an old couple why they left their warm cottage on winter mornings to attend daily Mass, the reply was:
“To thank God for creating them and redeeming them, making it possible for them to spend an eternity of happiness with Him. To ask God;s blessing on all their loved ones to whom they can […]
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Carthusian Path
September 2, 2007 | 2 Comments
The goal: Contemplation
Discover the immensity of love (Statutes 35.1)
The sole end of the Carthusian path is CONTEMPLATION: by the strength of the Spirit, to live as continually as possible in the light of the love of God for us, made manifest in Christ. This assumes a purity of heart, or charity: “Blessed are the pure […]
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“Celebrate this Mass as if it was your first Mass; celebrate this Mass as if it were your only Mass; celebrate this Mass as if it were your last Mass.” On the Wall Leading to Chapel of the Sisters of Charity in Rome
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Matthew 5:8View in: NAB NIV KJV NJB Vulg Greek8Blessed are the clean […]
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Blessed John Du Lau and the September Martyrs
September 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Blessed John was the archbishop of Arles, France. He and his companions are celebrated today because they died heroic martyrs’ deaths during the French Revolution. The new constitution of 1790 was against the Church. The people were being forced to sign their agreement with an oath. If they did not, they were punished. By 1792, […]
