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On Fellowship

November 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment

From the Carthusian Statutes
Book 4, Chapter 33 – Conversion of Life
“4 ‘But he who has no love for the brother he has seen,
what love can he have for the God he has not seen?’
And since brotherly fellowship between men can never
be perfect unless based on mutual esteem, it is
certainly fitting in the highest degree that [...]

Nov

22

Man Needs God to Become a Family, Says Cardinal

November 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Justice and Peace Council Begins Plenary Assembly
Mankind needs God in order to discover its vocation to be a united human family, said the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace at the inauguration of the dicastery’s plenary assembly.The council opened its assembly Tuesday, dedicated to the study of Pope Paul VI’s encyclical “Populorum [...]

Nov

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Saint Cecilia

November 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment

This patroness of music lived in early times. What we know about her goes back to the fourth century. Cecilia was a Roman noblewoman who had given her heart to Christ. Beneath the rich clothes worn by women of her class, Cecilia wore a rough shirt that caused her suffering. She wanted to be able [...]

Nov

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Thanksgiving Greetings!

November 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Now is the time of year when we give thanks to God for all our blessings.  Let us thank God for the greatest blessing of all—the love his divine Son has for us.