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Pope Blesses Nativity Scene for Paul VI Hall

December 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Benedict XVI blessed Mexico’s offering to the Vatican’s Christmas decorations: the Nativity scene in Paul VI Hall.On Wednesday after the general audience, the Pope met with an entourage from Mexico led by Margarita Zavala, the country’s first lady, wife of President Felipe Calderón. The Holy Father blessed the decorations for the Nativity scene, which includes [...]

Dec

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Cardinal: Sex-Ed Isn’t Contraception Education

December 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Hong Kong Bishop Defends Rights of Families to Teach Children
Sex education does not have to be contraception education, said the bishop of Hong Kong. And he called on society to promote families as children’s first educators in the area of sexuality.In a pastoral letter for Christmas, Cardinal Joseph Zen responded to a push toward giving [...]

Dec

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Merry Christmas to our Allies

December 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Fr. Steven West, a chaplain in the Air Force is making a Christmas wish.
“I was visitng the ward at our hospital.  I was conversing with a soldier
when I noticed one of the Iraqui soldiers gesturing towards me.  He was
holding up a pink object.  On closer inspection I saw that it was a pink
piece of construction [...]

Dec

20

On the Spirit of Silence

December 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment

From the Holy Rule of Saint Benedict
Chapter 6: On the Spirit of Silence
Let us do what the Prophet says: “I said, ‘I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue. I have set a guard to my mouth.’ I was mute and was humbled, and kept silence even from good things” [...]