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A witness to history
February 28, 2013As of this Thursday afternoon, I now will have witnessed six vacancies of the See of St. Peter in my own lifetime. In 1958 I viewed the first. I was at the time a newly enrolled sixth-grader in a Catholic school on the South Side of Chicago with only about five weeks’ familiarity with the […]
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Lo Que He Visto Y He Oido
February 28, 2013A partir de este jueves por la tarde, habré presenciado la sexta ocasión en la que la Sede de la Basílica de San Pedro ha estado vacante durante mi vida. En 1958 fue la primera ocasión. En aquel entonces, yo acababa de comenzar el sexto grado en una escuela católica en el sur de Chicago. […]
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Who Wears The Crown Of Thorns?
February 28, 2013It sits in a clay plot near our bedroom window, and it blooms in early spring. The flowers are small and red, and innocent looking, and they linger throughout Lent. But make no mistake: This plant is dangerous! You see, the long thorns sprouting on its woody stalks are razor sharp. It is called the […]
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A Voice That Proposed Love And Fulfillment
February 28, 2013It seems nearly impossible to say anything that will be unique or new about the most talked about news of the week, and probably of the year. However, we imagine that one of the first acts of the 267th pope to lead the Catholic Church since it was established by Jesus Christ will be to […]
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Washington Parish Awaits Teen’s Easter Confirmation
February 28, 2013WASHINGTON—Hayden Bailey is to stand before his parish family to take the next step in his faith life. The 16-year-old is the only person receiving a sacrament of the church during Easter at St. Joseph Church, Washington. “It means for me to be a part of the huge family. It’s a diverse family, but it’s […]
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Rite Of Election A Sign Of God’s Grace, Says Archbishop
February 28, 2013ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory welcomed thousands of people to the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion on Feb. 17, calling the annual service a “display of God’s grace.” “On this first Sunday of Lent, throughout the world, people are gathered in churches and public halls such as this one to declare their desire […]
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Photos from historic day
February 28, 2013Without a pope, the church is said to be “Sede vacante,” (the See of Rome is vacant.) Watching the end of the papacy, Aux. Bishop Luis R. Zarama, Kieran Quinn, and Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory Salute at the end of the papacy. (Screen shot) Andrew’s screens
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Two Parishes, Two Galas, 175 Years To Celebrate
February 28, 2013Christ The King Our Lady of Lourdes
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#ThanksPontifex
February 28, 2013So Thursday there’s going to be a Twitter event giving thanks for Pope Benedict at #thankspontifex— Fr. Kevin Peek (@FrKevinPeek) February 26, 2013 And the thanks flowed. #ThanksPontifex for embodying the spirit of your theology on Church Doctor Thérèse of Lisieux, who put herself “in sinners’ shoes.”— Janelle Peters (@JanellePeters) February 28, 2013 We love […]
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A timeline of papal deaths, followed by election of successor
February 25, 2013Catholic News Service reported how the popes since the 1960s have been elected and installed within a short period of time after the deaths of their predecessors. Source: The Catholic Sun