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Feast of Saint Bruno

October 5, 2008 | 1 Comment

We are celebrating tomorrow the Feast of Saint Bruno. Tonight, at the Night Office in all 24 charterhouses around the world Carthusians will attend and sing a twelve lesson Vigiles, starting at 15 minutes after midnight and ending around 3 A.M.; and tomorrow, in Chapter, the Prior will deliver a Sermon most likely on how [...]

Oct

5

Empty-Handed

October 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment

“Fear of one’s weakness is a basic reaction of any human being. From
the day we first realize, in one respect or another, that we cannot
rely on our own strength, a tendency to worry takes root which can
grow into great anxiety. All that we have said up to now leads to
the loss of personal security by [...]

Oct

5

Prayer for the World Synod of Bishops

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Here is the prayer published by the Vatican for the success of the 12th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.
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Lord Jesus Christ, whom the Father has commanded us to listen as his beloved Son, shed your light upon your Church, so that she might have nothing more holy than to listen [...]

Oct

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Looking Inside the Synodal Nerve Center

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by Father Thomas Rosica, CSB
Having learned last June of my Vatican appointment to the 2008 world Synod of Bishops on “The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church,” my mind often wandered over the past summer to the adventure of the 12th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which [...]

Oct

5

Pope: Synods Fundamental to Church

October 5, 2008 | 1 Comment

Synods are a fundamental part of the Church as they are a “coming together” of the people of God to be one in Christ, says Benedict XVI.
The Pope said this today before praying the midday Angelus together with the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square, noting that earlier he had presided at the inaugural Mass [...]

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