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Catholic Worker and Pope's Encyclical
Commentaries on the encyclical have raised the question of whether the Pope's tremendous emphasis in the second section on the tradition of charity from the earliest centuries of the Church (e.g., Augustine: “If you see charity, you see the Trinity”) does not weaken...
Dorothy Day and the Mystery of the Poor
The mystery of the poor is this: That they are Jesus, and what you do for them you do for Him. It is the only way we have of knowing and believing in our love. The mystery of poverty is that by sharing in it, making ourselves poor in giving to others, we increase our...
Asia-Pacific Visitors (CM) Conference Meet in Surabaya
MARSFIELD, May 22, 2006: The Asia-Pacific Visitors’ Conference (APVC) met this year in Surabaya, Indonesia from 2-12 May. The meeting was attended by the Visitors of the Congregation of the Mission (CM) from the Philippines (Fr Marcelo Manimtim), North India (Fr...
Media Role in Ending World Hunger
VATICAN CITY, MAY 21, 2006 (Zenit.org).- The media also have a responsibility in the struggle against the plague of hunger, says Benedict XVI. In Pope said this today before praying the Regina Caeli, and one week before the Church will observe the 40th World Day of...
Catholic Worker: Pope Interprets Vatican Council II
Pope Benedict XVI Interprets Vatican Council II: Holy Father Unwittingly Completes Zwick Article (Catholic Worker) on "What Happened To the tremendous Renewal Possibilities After Vatican II?" Editors' Introduction: Unwittingly, Pope Benedict XVI has written the final...
New Episcopal Moderator for SVDP in the US
SVDP USA President Joe Flanagan writes... I am delighted to make the following, eagerly-awaited announcement: Bishop John Michael Quinn of Detroit has agreed to serve as the new Episcopal Advisor of the National Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.Bishop...
CM President of Catholic University – 'Code' More Boring Than Offensive
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The film version of "The Da Vinci Code" is more boring than offensive, according to Vincentian Father David O'Connell, president of The Catholic University of America in Washington, a canon lawyer and a self-professed film buff. In an interview with...
Pope: True Democracy Leads to Social Justice
VATICAN CITY, MAY 19, 2006 (Zenit.org).- There is only social justice when there is authentic democracy, says Benedict XVI. The Pope made these comments today when receiving those participating in a congress organized by the Vatican Foundation Centesimus Annus-Pro...
Solidarity With the Next Generation
ROME, MAY 13, 2006 (Zenit.org).- A recent Rome meeting looked at the "generation gap" from a different perspective. Instead of the normal worries about youths' bad behavior, the topic under discussion was the adult generation's obligations to help younger people. The...
Vatican Suggestions for Battling Hunger in South America
CARACAS, Venezuela, MAY 18, 2006 (Zenit.org).- The Holy See called for support of small farmers and Indians in Latin America, to put an end to hunger and to achieve generalized levels of a dignified life. Monsignor Renato Volante, the Holy See's permanent observer to...
