Sep

30

Benedict XVI’s Prayer Intentions for October

September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Pope Benedict’s general prayer intention for October is: “That Sunday may be lived as the day on which Christians gather to celebrate the risen Lord, participating in the Eucharist”.
His mission intention is: “That the entire People of God, to whom Christ entrusted the mandate to go and preach the Gospel to every creature, may [...]

Sep

30

Pontifical Acts

September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment

The Holy Father appointed:
- Jean-Marie Le Mene, president of the “Foundation Jerome Lejeune” of Paris, France, as an ordinary member of the Pontifical Academy for Life.
- As members of the presidential committee of the Pontifical Council for the Family: Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi, archbishop of Milan, Italy; Cardinal Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien, archbishop of St. Andrews [...]

Sep

29

Priest are Witnesses of the Power of God

September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Made public today were the contents of a video Message from the Pope to participants in an international spiritual retreat for priests at the French shrine of Ars for the 150th anniversary of the death of St. John Mary Vianney. The preacher of the retreat, which is taking place from 27 September to 3 October, [...]

Sep

28

The Mind That Is Catholic

September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Father Schall on Embracing the Whole of Reality
By Annamarie Adkins
Benedict XVI has made the recovery of the mutual interdependence of faith and reason one of the signature themes of his pontificate.
And no one has been as prolific a commentator on this important question raised by the Holy Father than Jesuit Father James Schall.
Father Schall, a [...]

Sep

27

Desire Me

September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment

“O people, I cry to you, my voice is directed to all that live. Be
attentive, little ones, to cunning and sagacity; and you ignorant, be
careful. Listen, because I speak of great things. Riches and glory
are mine, high riches and justice. The fruit you will find in me is
better than gold and precious stones; and my [...]

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