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Atheist Attacks U.S.A. Presidential Oath

December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Avowed atheist Michael Newdow, infamous for his attacks against references to God in the Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto, now wants to remove all religious references from Barack Obama’s inauguration. Newdow wants the president-elect barred from a traditional reference to God in the oath of office — “so help me God” — because [...]

Dec

30

Pontifical Acts

December 30, 2008 | 4 Comments

Today the Holy Father appointed:
- Fr. P. Elio Greselin, S.C.J., former Provincial General of the Dehonian Fathers, as Bishop of Lichinga (area 129,362, population 1,084,682, Catholics 200,466, priests 29, religious 74), Mozambique. The bishop-elect was born in Tretto di Venza, Italy in 1938 and was ordained a priest in 1965.
- Archbishop [...]

Dec

30

Cassian and Ceaseless Prayer

December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

“Everything Cassian teaches about prayer depends on the Bible. One
finds both the interplay of *meditatio* and *oratio* and the link
between imageless prayer and the spiritual interpretation of
Scripture. In Cassian’s world prayer simply could not exist outside of
a biblical environment. His map of progress in prayer leads from
multiple forms and words to simpler forms and fewer [...]

Dec

29

More than Two Million in Functions with Pope

December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

During 2008, 2,215,000 faithful and pilgrims participated in a general or special audience, the prayer of the Sunday Angelus, or the liturgical celebrations presided over by the Holy Father.
According to data on the year that is about to end provided by the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household, more than half a [...]

Dec

29

Prayer

December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

From Fr. Michael Casey O.C.S.O:
“Prayer is an intensely personal act, yet it is not confined within individuality. Prayer is larger that any of us. It is less a question of bringing prayer into our hearts than of bringing our hearts into prayer; not drawing water from the sea to fill a bath, but being immersed [...]

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