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John Paul II, John XXII Canonized
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 26, 2014 at 7:00 pm On Divine Mercy Sunday, the Church celebrated the canonization John XXIII and John Paul II, two of the most influential figures of the 20th century. Two tapestries, each bearing...
Michael Novak Recalls the Good Humoured John XXIII and the Polish Pontiff Who Called Him a Friend
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 26, 2014 at 7:00 pm Michael Novak, former ambassador to the U.N. Commission on Human Rights, theologian, and author of some 30 books, including "The Open Church" and "Writing from Left to Right: My...
Text of Papal Messages to Poles and People of Bergamo
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 26, 2014 at 7:00 pm Text of Pope Francis' Video Message to the Poles on Occasion of Canonization of John Paul II: Dear Fellow Countrymen of Blessed John Paul II!
The canonization is now close of...
The Cardinal (Burke) on concelebration
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Apr 26, 2014 at 6:41 pm I have said again and again on this blog and elsewhere that concelebration, several or many priests saying Mass together, should be safe, legal and rare. In the Latin Church this...
Parish named for John XXIII travels from Wis. for canonization
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 26, 2014 at 5:42 pm Rome, Italy, Apr 26, 2014 / 04:42 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A pilgrim group from Roncalli Newman Parish in La Crosse, Wis., has journeyed to Rome for the canonization of Pope John...
Dine Without Whine: Tomato Cheese Bake and Frances’ Apple Dessert
CatholicMom.com - Apr 26, 2014 at 4:00 pm
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Tomato Cheese Bake
Makes 8 servings
Ingredients:
8 slices white bread trimmed of crusts and...
The debate over canonizing two popes
The Deacon's Bench - Apr 26, 2014 at 3:09 pm From the always-interesting John Thavis: The record-setting speed of John Paul II’s canonization does, indeed, raise some questions. The “Santo subito!” (Sainthood now!) banners...
Poem: Batter My Heart, Three-Personed God
Breviary Hymns - Apr 26, 2014 at 3:08 pm Batter My Heart, Three-Personed God is a sonnet by the English poet, John Donne (1572–1631). It is one of his 19 Holy Sonnets or Divine Meditations which were published...
An Incredible True Story: Reflection for Divine Mercy Sunday
CatholicMom.com - Apr 26, 2014 at 2:00 pm Readings for April 27, 2014: Second Sunday of Easter; Sunday of Divine Mercy
The Gospels tell an incredible story. A virginal conception. Miraculous healings. Even people...
Polish youth in Rome: John Paul II is 'our pride'
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 26, 2014 at 1:36 pm Rome, Italy, Apr 26, 2014 / 12:36 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Having traveled 20 hours for the canonization of Bl. John Paul II and John XXIII, Polish youth voiced their excitement for...
Crown calls Linda Gibbons sign showing crying infant ‘disturbing, offensive, disruptive, disgusting’
LifeSiteNews - Apr 26, 2014 at 1:06 pm by Tony Gosgnach TORONTO, Ontario, April 24, 2014 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A pro-life sign depicting a crying infant with the words, “Why, mom, when I have so much love to give?” is “...
Letters left at John Paul’s tomb show pilgrims see him as friend
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Apr 26, 2014 at 12:58 pm VATICAN CITY — Every day, countless visitors to the tomb of Blessed John Paul II in St. Peter’s Basilica leave letters and notes addressed to him.
People pray at the tomb of...
The Glories of the New Springtime to be Forced on All Forever
Saint Louis Catholic - Apr 26, 2014 at 12:48 pm This kind of delusional story at the Wall Street Journal-- but, really, it is typical of most-- smacks of Orwell and Stalin more than anything else. Excerpts:"The bigger...
The Evil of Consequentialism Summed Up in a Single Headline:
Quartermaster of the Barque - Apr 26, 2014 at 12:24 pm ABORTED BABIES COULD REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASES, FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE.
A few more (I’ll just make these up):
Murderer of 89-year-old pensioner pleads for reduced sentence: “I was...
Poem: At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners
Breviary Hymns - Apr 26, 2014 at 12:21 pm At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners is a sonnet by the English poet, John Donne (1572–1631). It is one of his 19 "Holy Sonnets" which were published posthumously in 1633. It is...
Irish PM among delegates from over 90 countries at canonization of two Popes
Vatican Insider - Apr 26, 2014 at 12:08 pmBeyond Words with Mark Hart for April 27, 2014
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Mark Hart discusses the scriptures for Sunday’s Mass and helps us to celebrate the Liturgy of the Word.
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On corporate "persons" and the contraction of voting rights
Commonweal - Apr 26, 2014 at 11:05 am Citizens United (2010) has happened. McCutcheon was decided recently. We can expect a decision in the Hobby Lobby case before June. We seem to be living through a new civil rights...
Maniples, Amices, Cassocks—Lost and Found
New Liturgical Movement - Apr 26, 2014 at 11:04 am Fr. Richard Cipolla has done us all a great service by translating a fantastic article by Alessando Gnocchi: "Traces of the Hegelian Guillotine in the Liturgical Reform." Gnocchi...
An English cardinal shares memories of the two new saints
News.va - Apr 26, 2014 at 10:41 am (Vatican Radio) An enthusiastic crowd in Venice cheering Cardinal Roncalli and Archbishop Montini. A pope and an Anglican archbishop stepping inside Canterbury Cathedral for the...
