Jun

15

British Government Without a Compass

June 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Report Criticizes Policies on Churches, Welfare
By Father John Flynn, LC
The British government is failing parts of civil society due to its lack of understanding of religion. This accusation came in a report prepared for the Church of England by the Von Hügel Institute, a research center at Cambridge University.
Details of the report, “Moral, But No [...]

Jun

15

Cyclone Brought Something More to Myanmar

June 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

May’s cyclone devastated Myanmar and aid restrictions from the ruling junta worsened the chaos. But in the midst of it all, compassion became the nation’s “common religion,” said the archbishop of Yangon.In a statement Friday, Archbishop Charles Bo gave an inside look at the good news in Myanmar. “[Cyclone] Nargis taught us all,” he said, [...]

Jun

15

On the Way of Peace

June 15, 2008 | 1 Comment

Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave today in Brindisi before praying the midday Angelus.The Pope was on a two-day pastoral visit to the coastal cities of Santa Maria di Leuca and Brindisi in the southwestern Italian region of Apulia.
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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Before concluding the celebration, I would like to [...]

Jun

15

To Love as God Loves in Christ is the Highest Level of Human Existence

June 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

A reader of the blog Vivificat! asked:  ”What is the point then? If atheist and Christians can hold the same morals, who cares where the foundations lie?”
An excellent question and one that deserves an answer.
We Catholic Christians recognize that there are many who don’t share our faith in Christ, even our faith in God, that [...]

Jun

15

An Eremitic Presence in the Diocese of Orlando

June 15, 2008 | 1 Comment

PAX!
I am Brother Michael Anthony, Erem.M.I, H.S.B., D.D., Ph.D., an Eremitic Monk of Saint Bruno with Public Vows, a consecrated member of the Militia Immaculata, and a Third Order member of the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. I reside in the Immaculate Heart of Mary’s Hermitage here in the Diocese of Orlando and I am member [...]

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