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For pope, 2011 was year of evangelization, travel and technology
Franciscan Media - Dec 31, 2011 at 5:00 am VATICAN CITY (CNS)—An interfaith meeting in Assisi, a new book on
Jesus of Nazareth and a website-launching tap on an iPad were among the
highlights of 2011 for Pope Benedict XVI.
The Vatican’s Top 10 Stories of 2011
SQPN - Podcast Network - Dec 31, 2011 at 4:22 am The website Romereports.com created a video with 10 important stories of the Vatican in 2011. What were your personal highlights of 2011? Share them in the comments!
Brick by brick! A reader describes how the Sacrament of Penance is being revived.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 31, 2011 at 4:00 am It is of critical importance that we rebuild, revive the use of the Sacrament of Penance. One way to start would be to hear confessions for a few minutes before Masses.
From a...
Vatican: The position of bishops who do not want to retire
Vatican Insider - Dec 31, 2011 at 3:54 amTrust in the Promise
Making Things Visible - Dec 31, 2011 at 3:00 am It is unusual today to come across a person who has such deep faith that they in fact trust and believe with their whole heart, their whole mind, their whole strength, and their...
TSP 13: Mary, the Mother of God--Theotokos and Queen Mother
The Sacred Page - Dec 31, 2011 at 1:38 am Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God (Theotokos). What is the history of this feast? How does our understanding of Mary relate to our understanding of...
Pope: God responded to 2011's sufferings with Jesus' birth
EWTN - Vatican News - Dec 31, 2011 at 1:05 am Vatican City, Dec 31, 2011 / 01:05 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
Pope Benedict XVI said that the questions raised by 2011's tragedies were answered when Jesus was born at Christmas to...
SSPX-Rome: Écône theology professor responds to Opus Dei vicar general
Rorate Coeli - Dec 30, 2011 at 11:15 pm In a response to the article of Mgr. Ocáriz "On adhesion to the Second Vatican Council", published in L'Osservatore Romano, Fr. Jean-Michel Gleize, professor of theology in the...
The Nature of Forgiveness — Humanly Possible?
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 30, 2011 at 11:01 pm The exalted nature of forgiveness is attested to by the fact that it presupposes a number of other virtues. Consider three virtues in particular: justice, clemency, and mercy....
QUAERITUR: Why so many variations in Mass depending on the priest?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 30, 2011 at 11:01 pm
From a reader:
I am a new convert to the Faith within the last nine months, and I am
still in the process of joining the Church formally. As such I’m still
learning a good deal...
PLENARY INDULGENCE for Te Deum at end of the year
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 30, 2011 at 10:57 pm We read in the Enchiridion Indulgentiarum 26 that, under the usual conditions, people can gain a plenary indulgence by participating in a liturgical praying of the Te Deum for the...
The Holy Family
Rome of the West - Dec 30, 2011 at 10:15 pm
At Saint Gabriel the Archangel Church, in Saint Louis, Missouri.Today is the Feast of the Holy Family according to the Mass of Pope Paul VI. From the first reading:Children, pay...
Catholic Culture
The Forum - Dec 30, 2011 at 10:13 pm A friend with Polish roots sent me a link on a rich Christmas tradition in Poland.On the first Thursday of December, crèche masters from around Poland and other parts of the world...
Zooey and Joey Sing
Creative Minority Report - Dec 30, 2011 at 8:24 pm I really liked them both in 500 days of Summer as well.Ht The Anchoress
Michael Dummett, 1925-2011
Commonweal - Dec 30, 2011 at 8:14 pm I have been traveling for the past few days, and am sorry to be slow in noting the death of Michael Dummett, Wykeham Professor of Logic at Oxford from 1979-1992 and undeniably...
Christmas traditions
Cardinal Seán's Blog - Dec 30, 2011 at 7:28 pm Merry Christmas!
This time of the year many families reunite to celebrate together the birth of Christ. I was very happy to have some of my relatives be with me in Boston at...
Don’t Believe Misleading Attacks on Romney’s Abortion Record
LifeNews.com - Dec 30, 2011 at 6:58 pm First, we all know Mitt Romney is a convert on the life issue, so his record prior to that conversion is checkered, at best. Second, it’s beyond dispute that Mitt’s record in...
2011: Year of Liberation From the Stranglehold of Abortion
LifeNews.com - Dec 30, 2011 at 5:58 pm This has been a year of liberation. The abortion industry has been challenged, like never before, by women and men passionate about protecting all life. The Radiance Foundation, a...
Catholics in Iowa “not sitting on the sidelines”
The Deacon's Bench - Dec 30, 2011 at 5:47 pm
The National Catholic Reporter goes looking for Catholic reaction to what is happening in Iowa these days:
Religion has had an extraordinary presence in the buildup to the first...
