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Pope Asks U.S. Church To ‘Put Aside All Anger,’ Unite
April 24, 2008Pope Benedict XVI urged the Catholic Church in the United States to move past divisions and scandal toward a “new sense of unity and purpose.” The pope, celebrating Mass in St. Patrick’s Cathedral April 19 with bishops, priests, religious and seminarians, once again addressed the damage and suffering caused by the clerical sex abuse scandal […]
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At Synagogue, Pope Reiterates Respect For Jews
April 24, 2008In a brief, movingly simple visit to a New York synagogue, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his respect for the city’s Jewish community and encouraged the building of “bridges of friendship” between religions. The encounter April 18 marked the first time a pope has visited a Jewish place of worship in the United States, and it […]
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At Ground Zero, Pope Prays, Comforts Survivors
April 24, 2008In the most somber moment of his six-day visit to the United States, Pope Benedict XVI knelt alone at ground zero and offered a silent prayer. The cheering crowds were far away as the pope blessed the ground where the World Trade Center stood until terrorists forced planes into its twin towers Sept. 11, 2001. […]
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Pope Urges Youth To Banish Evils Of Drugs, Poverty
April 24, 2008Addressing a crowd of 25,000 young people and seminarians, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of the “monster” that cast a shadow over his own childhood and urged the current generation to banish the darkness that exists today. Speaking April 19 at a boisterous rally on the grounds of the Archdiocese of New York’s seminary in Yonkers, […]
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A New Springtime Of Redemption
April 24, 2008The splendor and grace of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the U.S. found its appropriate culmination at the papal Mass celebrated at Yankee Stadium. As a man striving to live a life according to the Catholic faith, while still finding time to accessorize an abundant life with baseball, I found the opportunity to attend an […]
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Proud To Be Catholic
April 24, 2008On the plane to New Jersey we were filled with anticipation about being a part of this unprecedented event—Pope Benedict XVI’s first visit to the United States. We watched the EWTN coverage of his arrival and visit to Washington, D.C., and we agreed with the messages he sent to the American church and political leaders. […]
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He Came To Serve Us
April 24, 2008I was fortunate enough to have been able to go and see the pope in New York this weekend. It was a very special and touching experience. Catholics from every single diocese in the entire United States came to Yankee Stadium to see Benedict XVI. For me, it gave a new meaning to “catholic,” as […]
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An Experience Not To Be Missed
April 24, 2008This trip almost didn’t happen. As of Thursday morning I had not received my ticket to the papal Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. We frantically called the papal visit office there, but they were evidently swamped with calls and never did return our call. Fortunately the ticket arrived at my home on […]
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Tired, But Renewed
April 24, 2008A full six-day event with Pope Benedict XVI has brought me abundant joy, hope, serenity, confidence, love, and God’s providence in my heart and deep down in my “thirsty” soul. Despite the tiredness of my physical body, my spiritual and emotional life on the contrary is completely renewed in God’s amazing way. My credentials as […]
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Shy Pope Takes City By Storm
April 24, 2008As a professor of English literature, I am trained to look for ambiguity, paradox, hyperbole, litotes, and other rhetorical tropes—especially in the written word. Irony, defined as the discrepancy between the appearance and the reality, is perhaps my favorite literary device. Its use in literature continues to give me pleasure. Our trip to New York […]