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Human Body Can Speak Language of Love
Speaking to Members of Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family on the Occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Institute on 13th May 2011, Pope Benedict XVI affirmed that Human Body speaks the Language of Love. The newly beatified John Paul II, he ...
GOD’S PLAN FOR SPOUSAL LOVE, MARRIAGE & FAMILY
Introduction
Strong marriages and healthy, happy families are crucial to any healthy society. They are the foundation of any society. A society begins to unravel when the concept of marriage is redefined, when easy divorce is accepted and permanent bonding is rare, and when married ...
Ascension (B): 20/05/12
The Ascension must always remain a mystery for it attempts to put into words what is beyond words and to describe what is beyond description. When Jesus ascended into heaven, it was an ending for his disciples: the days when their faith was faith in a flesh and blood of a person were definitely ...
Holy Thursday (B): 05 /04/2012
A young man declared all his love to his girlfriend. He said, “I love you dearly with all my heart and I love you more than you can tell. My love of you can move mountains and it can even change the course of a river, that is how much I love you!” Then the girlfriend said, ...
5th Sun. Easter (B): 06/05/12
Peter and Paul were two brothers who decided to go into the business of painting houses. On their first job all went well until they realised that they did not have enough paint to finish the job. So they decided to add thinner to the paint and they were able to finish painting the whole ...
4th Easter (B): 29/04/12
Mr. Choongo a peasant shepherd of Mazabuka village had a large herd of cattle; he seemed to know the character and habits of every animal. He used to explain how this one is always the first to drink; how that one is the fighter, how that other likes to wander away. One evening as he was coming back ...
3rd Easter (B): 22/04/12
From Easter Sunday’s to today’s Gospel it seems that Jesus had a hard time trying to convince his disciples that he had risen. Indeed, the Resurrection of Jesus is an event which no one witnessed: no one saw it actually taking place because no one needed to see it. Christ manifesting ...
Easter Sunday (B): 08 /04/2012
A little boy had a turtle and it was really his very dear pet. All of a sudden it lay on its back and so still, it lay there and it looked as if it was dead. The little boy began to cry. His mother tried to cheer him up. She said to him “don’t cry, we are going to have nice funeral for ...
Benedict XVI's Message for Vocations Sunday 2012
Dear Brothers and Sisters, The 49th World Day of Prayer for Vocations, which will be celebrated on 29 April 2012, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, prompts us to meditate on the theme: Vocations, the Gift of the Love of God. The source of every perfect gift is God who is Love – Deus ...
EDUCATING YOUNG PEOPLE IN JUSTICE AND PEACE
45th World Day of Peace celebrated on 1st January 2012. .
1. The beginning of a new year, God’s gift to humanity, prompts me to extend to all, with great confidence and affection, my heartfelt good wishes that this time now before us may be marked concretely by justice and peace. With what ...
7th World Family Meeting, Milano- 2012
Christian Families of the Whole World Should Feel Involved Venerable Brother, Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family, At the conclusion of the 6th World Meeting of Families, which took place in Mexico City in 2009, I announced that the next gathering of ...
Sacrament of Reconciliation.
"How Many Conversions ... Began in a Confessional". Although it is true that it is always necessary to safeguard the objectivity of the effects of the sacrament and its correct celebration in accordance with the norms of the Rite of Penance, it is not out of place to reflect on how much ...
SCIENTISM, SECULARISM AND RATIONALISM.
Introduction.
The three meditations of this 2010 Advent are a small contribution to the need of the Church which led the Holy Father, Benedict XVI, ...
Respect, Protect, Love and Serve Every Human Life.
Dear brothers and sisters, Our gathering this evening for the beginning of the journey through Advent is enriched by another important reason: together with the whole Church we wish to celebrate a solemn prayer vigil for unborn life. I would like to express my gratitude to all those who have ...
Letter to Priests From Clergy Congregation
"We have accepted the invitation to 'sanctify ourselves' and to become 'ministers of sanctification' for our brothers" Dear Priests, on the forthcoming solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (June 15, 2012), as usual, we shall celebrate World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of the ...
Pastoral Letter of Zambia Episcopal Conference
That they may have abundant life (John 10:10)
To the Catholic faithful and all people of goodwill.
Grace, mercy and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to ...
A NEW DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH TO BE DECLAIRED
0. Introduction
A new Doctor of the Church will soon there be declared in the Roman Catholic Church. At the conclusion of a special World Youth Day Mass for seminarians at the Cathedral Church of Santa María La Real de la Almudena, in Madrid, Spain on 20 August 2011, Pope Benedict XVI ...
A MEDITATION OF JOHN HENRY NEWMAN (1801-1890).
I am created to do something or to be something for which no one else is created. I have a place in God’s counsels, in God’s world, which no one else has: whether I be rich or poor, despised or esteemed by others. God knows me and calls me by my name. God has created me to do Him some ...
Pan-African Conference of AAT.
Association of African Theologians was born in February 2007 at the Catholic University of West Africa (Universitee Catholic de l' Afrique de l' Ouest) in Abidjan- Ivory Cost. Following a Conference held on 12-17th February 2007 with a theme: "Evangelisation, Theology and Salvation in Africa: ...
Father Flood Cartoon for the Feast of Pentecost (B)
After Blossoms Young Pears Appear
... In An English Country Garden
... In An English Country Garden
The Ascension: The Last Act Of Liberation From The Yoke Of Sin
Benedict XVI dedicated his remarks before praying the Regina Coeli this morning to the Ascension of the Lord, which in many countries is celebrated today, the Sunday following the feast.
"The Ascension of the Lord", the Pope explained to faithful gathered in St. Peter's ...
Local Churches Must Incorporate The Patrimony Of Faith And Culture Of Catholic Immigrants
Today the Holy Father received the final group from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, whose prelates have been travelling to Rome over the past six months on their quinquennial "ad limina Apostolorum" visits.
Benedict XVI:Work Should not be an Obstacle to the Family
"Work should not be an obstacle to the family, but should rather sustain and unite it", affirmed Benedict XVI in an appeal made at the end of today's general audience.
Prayer in the Letters of St. Paul
After having examined prayer in the Acts of the Apostles, Benedict XVI announced that he will dedicate his next series of catechesis to prayer in the Letters of St. Paul, which always begin and end with an expression of prayer and which have given us a rich range of forms of ...
Pope To Visit Milan For World Meeting Of Families
The Holy Father will visit the archdiocese of Milan on the occasion of the 7th World Meeting of Families to take place in that Italian city.
Pope In Arezzo: Foment A Culture Of Solidarity
Benedict XVI yesterday made a pastoral visit to Arezzo in the Italian region of Tuscany, where he was greeted on arrival by Mario Monti, prime minister of Italy, and by the local religious and civil authorities. The Holy Father then went on to celebrate Mass at the "Il Prato" park ...
