Monthly Archives: February 2007

Today the Holy Father brought to a conclusion his teaching about the early workers in the Lord’s vinyard with a fascinating presentation about the women involved in the early Church. Among the various things he spoke about, and I recommend … Read More →

Here is another brief snapshot of where a few of you are as you come to visit the blog. Stevenage, Norfolk Hamburg Honolulu, Hawaii Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Hrvatski Leskovac, Grad ZagrebSingapore, Dakar Wegscheid, Salzburg Mohawk, Michigan London, Lambeth Black Diamond, Alberta Radeberg, Sachsen

The Holy Father’s Message for Lent was released today.  I was at the Press conference with S.E. Mons. Paul Josef Cordes, President of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum", who made the presentation along with others. The document was signed on … Read More →

Today the Holy Father’s Message for Lent will be released.  The Press Conference for the release will be with S.E. Mons. Paul Josef Cordes, President of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum". One clerical wit here in Rome said, "Well, if … Read More →

You participants here help to make this blog what it is (which is a good thing…. I think).  Subsequently, I can say happily that we have been nominated in several categories in the Catholic Blog Awards for 2006.   The list … Read More →

Today is the feast of Sts. Saturninus and companions who died in North Africa in 304. By happy chance on my long Sunday afternoon walk yesterday I visited the Basilica of Sts. John and Paul.  There I happened to take … Read More →

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Sometimes I check my stats to see where in the world people are when they visit the blog.  I mean that geographically, of course.  That doesn’t mean I don’t wonder about where they are ecclesiologically, psychologically….  But I digress. Today … Read More →