Monthly Archives: July 2008

This just in from frequent participant Diane : Bishop Athanasius Scheider, an auxiliary of Karaganda, Kazakhstan will be in the US and is spending time at Assumption Grotto this Sunday and next. You may recall an article discussed in many … Read More →

Here are a few videos from the last day of the WYD events.

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Here is the sermon of Pope Benedict in the Cathedral of Sydney.  He consecrated the altar of the Cathedral.  The Mass was especially for bishops, priests and religious, people who are consecrated. My emphases and comments. Dear Brothers and Sisters, … Read More →

Here is the Holy Father’s address during the prayer vigil at Randwick during the WYD celebrations. The key passage will be this: Dear young people, we have seen that it is the Holy Spirit who brings about the wonderful communion … Read More →

I tip my biretta   o{]:¬)   to Kevin D. Dello Iacono who tagged me on Facebook with an article from The Australian. Let’s have a quick look with my emphases and comments. Pope resurrects old rituals for mass     Sian … Read More →

Let’s have a look at the Pope address in an ecumenical gathering with non-Catholic Christian leaders: This address is not without problems.  There are a couple phrases I think some people will misunderstand and extract.  This happened also in the … Read More →

More dissent. Here is a piece from The Boston Globe.  Sad business, really. My emphases  and comments. 3 women to be ordained Catholic priests [Nooo… will pretend to be ordained.] in BostonExcommunication automatic, church warns By Michael Paulson, Globe Staff  … Read More →

I posted the text of the Holy Father’s address for his arrival at WYD in Sydney, but it strikes me that we could give it more attention. I also finally had a moment to process the audio of the address. … Read More →

Here are a few more news videos to give you an impression of the day in Sydney at WYD.  The Holy Father met with leaders of non-Christian religions, had lunch with some young people and attended the Stations of the … Read More →