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Eau de Cologne
June 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The wedding day of the young merchant Wilhelm Mülhens on 8 October 1792 in Cologne’s Glockengasse, was also the birth date of 4711 Genuine Eau de Cologne. How did this coincidence come to be? On their wedding day a Carthusian monk presented the young couple with a seemingly simple gift. In fact, it was the most [...]
Jun
7
God Desires Mercy, Not Sacrifice
June 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Gospel Commentary for 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time
By Father Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM CapThere is something moving about today’s Gospel. Matthew isn’t telling us what Jesus said or did someday for some person, but what Jesus said and did for him personally.
It is an autobiographical passage, the story of the meeting with Christ that changed his [...]



