Oct

8

Openness to Transcendence a Guarantee of Human Dignity

October 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Here is the address Archbishop Dominique Mamberti gave Friday to the general assembly at the United Nations about the role of religion in the peace effort.
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Address by H.E. Archbishop Dominique Mamberti
Secretary for the Holy See’s Relations with States
62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly
High-level Dialogue on Interreligious and
Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation for [...]

Oct

8

Confession Comeback

October 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Efforts to Stimulate Interest in Reconciliation
By Father John Flynn, L.C.
Confession is undergoing a revival of sorts after a long period of neglect. There has been a spate of recent press articles on the sacrament of confession, or reconciliation, as it is often termed.
On Sept. 21 the Wall Street Journal reported that more than 5,000 people [...]

Oct

8

Saint Simeon

October 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Holy Simeon lived in the first century. In Luke’s Gospel, chapter two, Joseph and Mary bring Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem. That is where they meet Simeon. The holy man had waited patiently for the Lord to grant him a request: he wanted to live to see the Messiah, the Savior of the world. [...]