by John Freund, CM | May 23, 2011 | Church
XT3 (Christ in the 3rd Millenium) website writes… The Internet has revolutionized the world. Now, Catholic groups are using the web to revolutionize World Youth Day with a call to pray the rosary every Saturday until the event begins on 16 August. The campaign...
by John Freund, CM | May 18, 2011 | Church
The Space Shuttle Endeavour has lifted off and is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, said today that the pope’s audiovisual satellite linkup with the space station is scheduled for 13:56 (1:56...
by John Freund, CM | May 17, 2011 | Church
Now here’s an issue …..The challenging implications of seeing Osama as a fellow child of God. Busted Halo features an essay by Helen Lee that includes this statement… “Seeing Christ in Osama bin Laden is pretty difficult since he committed...
by John Freund, CM | May 15, 2011 | Church
Charity urges us… “The mission of charity is urgent. Benedict XVI states: It is Christ’s charity that drives us on: “caritas Christi urget nos” (2 Corinthians 5:14). The urgency is inscribed not only in things, it is not derived solely from the rapid...
by John Freund, CM | May 12, 2011 | Church
A Vatican-appointed panel of scientists has reported what climate change experts have been warning for years: the Earth is getting warmer, glaciers are melting, and urgent measures are necessary to stem the damage. ” We call on all people and nations to...
by John Freund, CM | May 7, 2011 | Church
The Australian site of Congregation of the Mission weighs in and presents reactions to the forced retirement of the Bishop of Toowoomba (Queensland), Bishop Bill Morris. May 5, 2011 The recent announcement of the removal of the Bishop of Toowoomba (Queensland),...
