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22

Father Cantalamessa Evaluates Weekly Meditations

November 22, 2008 | 1 Comment

Preacher Completes Entire Liturgical Cycle
By Jesús Colina
There are many means for those looking for God’s will to find it through meditation on Scripture, says Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa.
Father Cantalamessa, the Pontifical Household preacher, has written a weekly commentary for ZENIT on the Gospel of the Sunday liturgy for three years, covering the entire liturgical cycle. [...]

Nov

22

Saint Thérèse Relic Makes Space Flight

November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

St. Thérèse wrote that she wanted to be a missionary on every continent simultaneously and reach the most remote islands — now her dream has extended to space flight.
The Carmelite community of New Caney, Texas, enjoys the friendship of Colonel Ron Garan, who was on the May 31-June 14 Discovery shuttle mission.
Before heading into space, [...]

Nov

22

Photoelectric Panels for the Paul VI Hall

November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

At 11.30 a.m. on Wednesday 26 November, in the Casina Pio IV, which is located in the Vatican Gardens and is the headquarters of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, an inauguration ceremony will be held for the new installation of photoelectric panels on the roof of the Paul VI Hall.
Participating in [...]

Nov

22

TAN Books Purchased by Saint Benedict Press

November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Saint Benedict Press has purchased TAN Books, the publisher of more than 600 traditional Catholic books. The announcement was made this week that the assets of TAN were purchased by the owners of Saint Benedict Press, a North Carolina-based publisher of Catholic classics. TAN, founded in 1967, had been struggling financially.
TAN Books and Publishers will [...]

Nov

22

Visit to Rome of Catholicos of Cilicia of the Armenians

November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of Cilicia of the Armenians, whose See is located in the Lebanese town of Antelias, is scheduled to make an official visit to the Pope and the Church of Rome from 23 to 27 November.
The Catholicosate was founded in Sis, capital of Cilicia, in the year 1441 [...]