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Somascan Fathers Elect Superior General

March 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Somascan Fathers and Brothers, meeting in Rome, elected a new superior and vicar general to lead the order. Some 34 Somascan religious met in Rome last week for the order’s 136th General Chapter. They elected the current vicar general, 50-year-old Father Franco Moscone, as superior general. He succeeds Father Roberto Bolis, who submitted his […]

Mar

9

3rd Lenten Sermon of Father Cantalamessa

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Here is a translation of the Lenten meditation delivered March 7, 2008 by Capuchin Father Rainero Cantalamessa, preacher of the Pontifical Household, to Benedict XVI and the Roman Curia, titled “Welcome the Word: The Word of God As a Way of Personal Sanctification.”
This is the second in a series of Lenten meditations titled “The Word of God […]

Mar

9

Pope: Ties to Past Prevent Future Manipulation

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A society that lacks an interest in history, is one that can be easily manipulated by ideologies, says Benedict XVI.
The Pope said this today upon receiving in audience members of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences. He said the committee works “in a field that is of great interest for the life of the Church.”The […]

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9

The Word of God As Infallible Spiritual Director

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Father Cantalamessa Reflects on Being Guided by Bible
The Bible may be the most infallible spiritual director around, commented the preacher of the Pontifical Household.
Capuchin Father Rainero Cantalamessa said this today in the Lenten meditation he delivered to Benedict XVI and the Roman Curia in the Redemptoris Mater Chapel of the Apostolic Palace.
The sermon titled “Welcome […]

Mar

9

On the Resurrection of Lazarus

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Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered today before reciting the midday Angelus with several thousand people gathered in St. Peter’s Square.
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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
In our Lenten journey we have arrived at the 5th Sunday, characterized by the Gospel that narrates the resurrection of Lazarus (John 11:1-45). This is the […]

Mar

9

The Life Of The Soul

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“We must not be surprised if we do not see the progress that our soul
makes. One never sees life, least of all the higher life of the
spirit: one believes it. We believe that God wants to give Himself to
us, because He is Love- that is, essentially the gift of self. And
when He finds a soul […]