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Thai Named to Council for Dialogue

June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Benedict XVI named a priest from Thailand as the undersecretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. Monsignor Andrew Thanya-anan Vissanu was working as an adviser to the apostolic nunciature in Indonesia. Andrew Vissanu was born in Bangkok in 1959. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1986 and served in Bangkok. He entered the [...]

Jun

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Dublin to Host Eucharistic Congress

June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Benedict XVI announced that Dublin, Ireland, will host the next International Eucharistic Congress, which will be held in 2012.The Pope announced this today when he gave a homily by satellite during the closing Mass of the 49th International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec.
“As this significant event in the life of the Church draws to a conclusion [...]

Jun

22

Cardinal: Eucharist Should Change Daily Life

June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Eucharist is a call to love in the concrete situations of daily life, says a Vatican official.Cardinal Francis Arinze, prefect of the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, affirmed this in his homily Saturday at the 49th International Eucharistic Congress. The congress ended today.
“The Eucharist is not only a mystery to be [...]

Jun

22

So This Is What It Was All About

June 22, 2008 | 1 Comment

Every conclusion is but a new beginning in God.
Another moment as our time slips silently in to eternity.
So this is what all many words written and spoken were all about.
They were a preparation for us to go to the Father.
One day we will respectfully part from each other.
In that moment we will take leave of [...]

Jun

22

From The Pastor’s Desk

June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

ORIGINAL SIN

In today’s second reading, we hear these words from Paul:

Through one man sin entered the world, and the sin, death, and thus death came to all people. . Romans 5:12

This is the verse of scripture on which Catholic belief or doctrine concerning original sin is based. This is chapter seven from Father McBride’s College [...]

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