VATICAN CITY (CNS) — On his last full day as pope, Pope Benedict XVI delivered an unusually personal and emotional farewell address, thanking the faithful around the world for their support and assuring them that he would remain in their service even in retirement.
“I will continue to accompany the path of the church with prayer and reflection, with that dedication to the Lord and to his bride that I have tried to live every day till now and that I want to live always,” the pope told a crowd in St. Peter’s Square Feb. 27, the eve of his resignation. (Continue reading…) More…
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Do I Really Have to Confess All My Sins? 14
If you want all your sins forgiven, then, Yes, you really do need to confess all your mortal sins. And it’s worth it too.
Here’s why:
In Real Estate and in Prayer It’s about 3 Things: Location, Location, Location 6
Finding the place to pray makes all the difference
During the season of Lent, the Church invites us to pray more and to pray better.
Isn’t it odd, though, that when we begin to think about prayer, the first things that come to our mind are the objections? If this happens to you, then maybe your focus is out of place. Literally. More…
How I Stole the Pope’s Ring 10
By Fr Jason Smith
Fisherman’s Ring
With Pope Benedict being on everyone’s mind and heart, and today being the feast of the Chair of St Peter, I thought today would be the perfect opportunity to tell my favorite personal encounter with Pope Benedict.
Back in April of 2006, while still a seminarian, I had the privilege of serving at the Easter Vigil, presided over by Pope Benedict XVI. More…
What Happens to Pope Benedict’s Infallibility When He’s No Longer Pope? 14
Answer: It’s not Pope Benedict’s infallibility.
At the end of every pontificate, there is always a lot of buzz and speculation surrounding the issue of the next Pope.
Who will he be? Will he let priests start marrying, allow women to be priests, or change the Catholic Church’s teaching on contraception? More…
Creative Evangelization in the Year of Faith 4
An interview with The Brother’s in Black
Who are they? What are they trying to do and Why? In the following video, these Brothers in Black –(former students of mine)– tell their story.
“See I Told You She Would Come”: Testimony of an Eye Witness at Fatima 12
Feast of Our Lady of Fatima
Things become old much too quickly.
Imagine my delight, then, when last Friday I met someone who told me his Grandmother was present on October 13, 1917 at Fatima; she was personally present at the moment when the sun danced and fell out of the sky.
Suddenly Fatima jumped out of history like the sun did that day and became relevant and modern to me. More…
Confession Made Easy 14
Mmm… Not really. More on that later.
Lent is a good time to go to confession. So…. How long’s it been since you’ve been to confession?
Oh wait! I’m not supposed to ask that question. Never mind. Here, watch this video… More…
3 Creative Ways to Live the 40 Days Reply
Ash Wednesday
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Before beginning his public ministry, Jesus is filled with the Holy Spirit and lead by the Spirit into the desert. More…
Monk Mode, Spending More Time with God in Lent 7
By Br Eric Wandrey
About seven miles off western coast of Ireland, a lonely island looms out of the sea, the tip of a massive oceanic mountain. 54 acres and 715 feet high, Skellig Michael is home only to a colony of Northern Gannets, but there was a time when this remote outcropping hosted more than seabirds. For over 600 years, it was home to Irish monks who sought complete solitude and close communion with God. More…
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