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A Word from Pope Benedict XVI
“Dear young friends: only Jesus knows what “definite service” he has in mind for you. Be open to his voice resounding in the depths of your heart: … he needs priests, good and holy priests, men who are...
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Lent 2011 and Vocations
Dear Friends, During this liturgical season of Lent our Blog will be reflecting on our Pope Benedict XVI’s Message for Lent 2011 in relationship to the vocations of priesthood and consecrated life,...
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Remembering Our Baptism
When’s the last time you thought about your baptismal day? If you’re a recent convert, maybe you’ve thought about your baptism frequently, but if you were baptized as an infant, how often do you...
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Frailty and Temptation
During this frist week of Lent we are invited to meditate on two points: our human frailty weakened by original sin (Genesis 3), as well as to reflect on Jesus’ temptations in the desert (Matthew 4)....
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Making Tents
I’ve always been somewhat bemused by Peter’s response to the experience of the Transfiguration. Picture this: Jesus invites you, personally, to join him on a private journey up the mountain to join him...
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Mixed Emotions
I don’t know what Palm Sunday means for you, but for me it’s a little bit of a jumbled combination of things. It means the proclamation of the Passion during the Gospel at Mass, it means the reception...
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Being True Witnesses
“How can we meet the Lord, each time becoming more and more his true witnesses?” the Holy Father asked, explaining that St. Maximus of Turin affirmed, “whosoever wishes to reach the Savior must first...
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May 15 – World Day of Prayer for Vocations
What a tremendous encouragement we receive from Pope Benedict XVI in his Message for World Day of Prayer for Vocations, which we will celebrate this Sunday, May 15th! The Holy Father reminds us that...
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Pope Benedict’s 60th Annivesary of Ordination
Dear Friends, Pope Benedict will be celebrating his 60th anniversary of priestly ordination on June 29th this year! Dioceses and parishes across the world are planning to pray 60 hours of Eucharistic...
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The Gift of Youthful Fidelity
When Pope Benedict XVI met with young women religious at World Youth Day last week, he said, among many other beautiful things, that “the Church needs your youthful fidelity, rooted and built up in...
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