by Beth | Jan 13, 2004 | Church
January 18-25 marks the Annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. One of the early pioneers in the ecumenical movement was Ferdinand Portal, CM For additonal resources on Christian Unity Week visit World Council of Churches More resources about Ferdinand...
by Beth | Jan 7, 2004 | Church
The web site “Catholic Vocations On-line” has an extensive compilation of vocation related resources.http://www.vocations.com/ covers such topics as ||UPDATED Discernment || Priesthood || Seminaries || ||Religious Life || Lay Ministry || Diaconate ||...
by Beth | Dec 26, 2003 | Church
VATICAN CITY, DEC. 25, 2003 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the Christmas message John Paul II gave, in Italian, at midday today in St. Peter’s Square. 1. “Descendit de caelis Salvator mundi. Gaudeamus!” The Savior of the world has come down...
by Beth | Oct 24, 2003 | Church
12 to 15 inquiries each week generated by the Los Angeles site (www.la-archdiocese .org),JOHN KLEIN sold software for a living until one day in 1996 when he went online and suddenly found himself on the road to the seminary. One year later he had left his high-powered...
by Beth | Oct 18, 2003 | Church
“The task of missionary animation must continue to be a serious, consistent duty of every baptized person and of every ecclesial community. “Dear Brothers and Sisters, 1. From the beginning, I wished to place my pontificate under Mary’s special...
by Beth | Oct 16, 2003 | Church
Pope John Paul II writes “…poverty should be considered an indispensable condition for a fruitful episcopal ministry in Present day circumstances.”Article 20 of Pope John Paul II’s “Pastores Gregis” reads in part: The Synod Fathers, as a sign of...