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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 [...]

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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. [...]

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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 [...]

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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.
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From the Desk of Rev. Joseph Macek

September 2, 2007 | 2 Comments

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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