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Saint Mary Magdalen

July 22, 2008 | 2 Comments

Mary Magdalene was from Magdala near the Sea of Galilee. Some people identify her as a well-known sinner when she first saw Our Lord. It seems that she was very beautiful and very proud. But after she met Jesus, she felt great sorrow for her evil life. When Jesus went to supper at the home [...]

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Homily vs. Sermon

July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

A homily explains a passage of scripture and gives practical applications. 
(”In this passage, Jesus is saying…. This applies to us today in such situations as….”)
A sermon develops a point of doctrine or morals in a systematic way.
(God is ______. Scripture describes this attribute in several places…. or The virtue of _____ can be fostered in [...]

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Carthusian Exhibition at a former Carthusian Monastery in Holland

July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

From Friday 27 March 2009 until Sunday 21 June 2009, a special exhibition will be held in Roermond on Carthusian life in the Netherlands, highlighting this order from a national and international perspective. The exhibition will not only pay a lot of attention to the range of Dutch monasteries, buildings, and their history, but also [...]

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Pontifical Acts

July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Holy Father accepted the resignation from the office of auxiliary of the archdiocese of Mexico, Mexico, presented by Bishop Abelardo Alvarado Alcantara, upon having reached the age limit.

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New Evangelisation and Africa Culture

July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

“Pastoral Prospects for the New Evangelisation in the Context of Globalisation and its Effects on African Cultures” is the theme of a meeting due to be held from 23 to 26 July in Bagamoyo, Tanzania, under the presidency of Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture.The meeting, which according to a communique [...]

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