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A Million Children to Ask God for Peace

October 13, 2008 | 1 Comment

A million children will join in prayer Saturday, saying the rosary to ask God for peace in families and in the world. The initiative, which began in Venezuela in 2005, has now spread around the world. It consists in “instilling in the hearts of children the idea of praying for the interior peace of every [...]

Oct

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Striking Chords

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Week Two of the Synod of Bishops
By Father Thomas Rosica, CSB
The second week of the synod of bishops began as normal in the aula with 29 synod fathers delivering their five-minute talks to the full assembly of 400 people. This morning’s session contained some deep reflections on sowing the seed of the word of God [...]

Oct

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Faithful Have Role in Fostering Vocations

October 13, 2008 | 1 Comment

Here is an excerpt from the address Cardinal Franc Rodé, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, gave at the Stonehill College symposium on “Apostolic Religious Life since Vatican II … Reclaiming the Treasure: Bishops, Theologians, and Religious in Conversation.”
The Diocese of Fall River hosted the Sept. 27 [...]

Oct

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Report on Scripture in the Americas

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Here is an unofficial Vatican translation of the address Cardinal Oscar Rodríguez Maradiaga, archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, gave Oct. 6 to the world Synod of Bishops on “The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church,” which is under way in the Vatican through Oct. 26.
This translation of the Spanish-language report on [...]

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The Hiding Place

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After a time of activity we always draw back in to silence.
We seek that place of quiet and inner peace to be alone.
In the quiet we once again seek the face of God.
If we were to look in another place the seeking would be in vain.
Many words are spoken but it the wise man who [...]

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