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Advent in 2 Minutes (video)
http://youtu.be/S02KOlw7dlA The folks over at Busted Halo do a grand job of explaining Advent - in 2 minutes no less! It is a nice reminder of how to "do Advent." They also offer a daily surprise Advent Calendar to walk us through Advent. So often we are anticipating,...
Advent in 2 minutes
http://youtu.be/S02KOlw7dlA The folks over at Busted Halo do a grand job of explaining Advent - in 2 minutes no less! It is a nice reminder of how to "do Advent." They also offer a daily surprise Advent Calendar to walk us through Advent. So often we are anticipating,...
Universality of the new Cardinals
John Allen writes, Pope Benedict XVI said he wanted his Nov. 24 consistory, the fifth of his papacy, to express the universality of Catholicism. His choice of six new cardinals from every continent except Europe was designed to convey, as he put it Saturday, that the...
Most popular Facebook pages for Churches
"What are the Facebook pages for churches and ministries with the most likes, aka fans? As we’ve entered the post-billion era of Facebook (the social network that surpassed 1 billion monthly active users on October 4th, 2012), it’s time to update my previously...
“Decision to Discriminate” Treatment of Aboriginal Australian
St Vincent de Paul Society National Council Chief Executive Dr John Falzon spoke at the book launch of A Decision to Discriminate (Aboriginal Disempowerment in the Northern Territory) held in Canberra on November 13, 2012. The book documents the evidence given during...
Papal encyclical for Year of Faith announced
Pope Benedict XVI’s fourth encyclical will be released in the first half of 2013, timed to coincide with the Year of Faith. “The Pope is preparing a new encyclical on the subject of faith, to be published in the first half of next year, during the Year of Faith,”...
Depaul USA – Daybreak Center Homeless Center
Daybreak (Macon Georgia) is officially open! Click Here to watch the WMAZ news piece on Daybreak's Grand Opening and find out how to get involved. Liz Greim writes... The Daybreak Grand Opening and Ribbon cutting was a dawning for us. It is the first day of the shift...
Moms – Facebook as “me” time
Mashable.com writes... Hectic, on-the-go mothers are using Facebook more than ever to network and stay in touch with friends, new research reveals. Marketing company Mums Now surveyed 1,000 mothers, and concluded that 99% had Facebook accounts; most used the social...
A Cardinal not afraid of tears
Newly-created Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle was unable to hold back tears during the Consistory at St. Peter's Basilica on Saturday. The moment came as Benedict XVI handed him his gold ring and biretta. Tagle later explained why he became so emotional during the...
Visiting the poor as pilgrimage
"The most evangelical and most essential pilgrimage for Christians is the one we undertake when we go out to encounter and serve those who are poor. It is in the poor that we encounter the compassionate and merciful God and therefore the poor become the goal of this...
