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Archbishop Chaput on Citizenship and Evangelization

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“We’re Better Americans by Being More Truly Catholic”
Here is the address Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver delivered Oct. 26 at St. John’s University School of Law in Queens, New York. The talked is titled “Church and State Today: What Belongs to Caesar, and What Doesn’t.”
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I always enjoy being with friends like tonight because […]

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Benedict XVI Says Sanctity Within Reach

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Notes That All Mankind Is Called to Holiness
Sainthood isn’t the task for a selected few, says Benedict XVI, but rather a universal call for Christian and non-Christian alike.
Before praying the Angelus on Thursday, All Saints’ Day, with those gathered in St. Peter’s Square, the Pope clarified the misconception that sainthood is only for the “chosen […]

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Australia Celebrates Letter on 1962 Missal

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Cardinal George Pell will be the first archbishop in the Sydney Archdiocese in 40 years to celebrate the Mass according to the 1962 Roman Missal, reports the Oriens Foundation.
The archbishop of Sydney will preside Saturday at a Mass said in the extraordinary form at St. Mary’s Cathedral. The event is a celebration on the occasion […]

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Benedict XVI’s Pep Talk; A Potter Betrayal

November 3, 2007 | 3 Comments

Tribute to Martyrs, Red and White
Last Sunday Benedict XVI read my mind. After a week of being trapped alone among very secular intellectuals smugly parroting anti-Catholic dogma, I passed St. Peter’s Square to see an image of the newly beatified Spanish martyrs proudly emblazoned on the broad stone facade of the basilica.By Elizabeth Lev
“The martyrs […]

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God Created Man for Life, Not Death

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Gospel Commentary for the Feast of All Souls’ Day
By Father Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed is the occasion for an existential reflection on death.
In Scripture we read this solemn declaration: “For God made not death, neither does he take pleasure in the destruction of the living … for he created […]

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On All Saints’ Day

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“God Invites Everyone to Form Part of His Holy People”
Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered Thursday, before reciting the Angelus with several thousand people gathered on All Saints’ Day in St. Peter’s Square.
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Dear Brothers and Sisters:
On this solemnity of All Saints’ Day, our hearts surpass the limits of time […]

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Bishop Roche’s Letter on English Translation of Liturgy

November 3, 2007 | 1 Comment

“An Opportunity for Renewed Catechesis”
Here is the letter sent Thursday by Bishop Arthur Roche of Leeds, chairman of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy, to announce the completion of the draft phase of the process to translate from Latin into English the 2002 Roman Missal.
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Today, All Saints’ Day, the International Commission […]

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Saint Martin de Porres

November 3, 2007 | 1 Comment

Martin was born in Lima, Peru, in 1579. His father was a knight from Spain. His mother was a freed slave from Panama. His father at first left Martin and his mother and sister alone in Peru. They were very, very poor. 
Martin grew up good and devout. He was sent to learn the trade of […]