by Beth | Feb 4, 2006 | Church
VATICAN CITY, FEB. 2, 2006 (Zenit.org).- The Vatican’s evangelization dicastery paid particular homage to consecrated women, whose contribution it sees as crucial for spreading the Gospel. Anticipating today’s 10th World Day of Consecrated Life, the...
by Beth | Feb 2, 2006 | Church
Pope Signs First EncyclicalWIKIPEDIA already has an article on Benedict the XVI’s first encyclical. For those not familiar with WIKIPEDIA it is a user created encyclopedia available in just over 200 languages. Not all the lanugages are active and the English...
by Beth | Feb 1, 2006 | Church
Bishop Manguiran of the Philippines has his own blog “The Meaning – Life is meaningful only when it begins and ends with Christ”.He has been blogging for a full year. His most recent posting of January 7 is entitled “Thank You Lord” and...
by Beth | Jan 28, 2006 | Church
Contemplative Nun Comments on New Encyclical ROME, JAN. 27, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI’s first encyclical, “Deus Caritas Est,” suggests numerous poetic images. To reflect on its poetic aspects in greater depth, ZENIT interviewed art critic...
by Beth | Jan 28, 2006 | Church
Pope Benedict XVI writes “The Church cannot neglect the service of charity any more than she can neglect the Sacraments and the Word.”22. As the years went by and the Church spread further afield, the exercise of charity became established as one of her...
by Beth | Jan 25, 2006 | Church
Text released at 6 Eastern time is now available online.1. “God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him” (1 Jn 4:16). These words from the First Letter of John express with remarkable clarity the heart of the Christian faith: the...