Lead them to the light. 09/14/2008 by: Fr Peter Norris SFO - Many people, I am certain, have had the dream that they are running down a dark road full of dangers that they cannot see and in fear of what they will find at the end, knowing that if they are not carful they will end up in trouble.
The Cross is my Book. 09/14/2008 by: St. Conrad of Parzham - Feast day: April 21. St Conrad was a Franciscan mystic and lay brother. Born Carl Birndorfer in Parzham, Bavaria, Germany, on December 22, 1818, he became a Capuchin lay brother in 1849. For more than thirty years, Conrad served as porter or doorkeeper of the shrine of Our Lady of Altotting, and he was known for his Marian devotions. Conrad had the gift of prophecy and of reading people’s hearts. He died in Altotting on April 21, 1894. He was canonized in 1934.
Sacred Scripture/the Bible 09/21/2008 by: Fr Peter Norris - The Bible consists of the Old and New Testaments. The Church and the faith existed before the New Testament was inspired by the Holy Spirit.
Marriage as explained in the Catechism of the Catholic Church 09/28/2008 by: Fr Peter Norris - 1659: St. Paul said: "Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the Church. . . . This is a great mystery, and I mean in reference to Christ and the Church (Eph 5:25, 32).
LEARN FROM ST. PAUL 10/05/2008 by: Fr Peter Norris - In the Apostolic Palace at Castelgandolfo, Benedict XVI received a group of around 100 recently-appointed bishops who are participating in a training seminar promoted by the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples.
ST. PAUL MIGRANT, APOSTLE OF THE PEOPLES 10/12/2008 by: Fr Peter Norris - Guided by the Holy Spirit, [St. Paul] spared no effort to see that the Gospel ... was proclaimed to all, making no distinction of nationality or culture. ... His life and his preaching were wholly directed to making Jesus known and loved by all, for all persons are called to become a single people in Him.
FIFTEENTH GENERAL CONGREGATION 10/19/2008 by: Fr Peter Norris - "To make the Word of God a leaven of modern culture means keeping in mind one of its foremost characteristics, especially in Europe and America, that is to say, the immanentist concept of man and the world, without any explicit or implicit reference to God the Creator and Redeemer of man.
Bishop Tom Burns New Bishop of Menevia 10/19/2008 by: Independent Catholic News - Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Bishop Tom M Burns SM, currently Bishop of the Forces (GB), as the next Bishop of Menevia
What do we mean by Ethical Relativism? 10/26/2008 by: Fr Peter Norris - We know in our society that we live according to various laws and codes of conduct and that these shape how we behave towards each other and how we act generally in our every day lives.
THE CROSS HAD A CENTRAL PLACE IN THE LIFE OF ST. PAUL 11/02/2008 by: Fr Peter Norris - In general audience, held in St. Peter's Square in the presence of 20,000 faithful, the Pope spoke of St. Paul's theology of the Cross.
IMPORTANCE OF THE RESURRECTION IN PAULINE CHRISTOLOGY 11/09/2008 by: Vatican Information Service - Continuing his series of catecheses on Pauline Christology, in general audience Benedict XVI considered the importance given by the Apostle to the resurrection of Jesus, as evinced in his First Letter to the Corinthians.
THE SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH AS FOUND IN THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. 11/16/2008 by: Fr Peter Norris SFO - As she has done for the canon of Sacred Scripture and for the doctrine of the faith, the Church, by the power of the Spirit who guides her "into all truth," has gradually recognized this treasure received from Christ and, as the faithful steward of God's mysteries, has determined its "dispensation."34
ST. PAUL: JUSTIFICATION BY CHRIST'S LOVE 11/23/2008 by: Fr Peter Norris SFO - Continuing his series of lessons on St. Paul, Benedict XVI dedicated his general audience, held in St. Peter's Square, to the "question of justification. How do human beings make themselves just in the eyes of God?" This question occupies a central place in the Apostle's Letters.
Benedict XVI presided at first Vespers for the Sunday of Advent 12/07/2008 by: Benedict XVI - Advent is, par excellence, the spiritual season of hope", said the Pope in his homily.
God's Ways are Best 12/14/2008 by: Fr Peter Norris SFO - Recently whilst searching for something I rediscovered a text written in a prison cell by a man called Chun-Ming Kao and it goes as follows.
The Humanity of Christ 12/24/2008 by: Fr Peter Norris SFO - A few years ago during the Christmas Season I happened to get talking to a woman who was collecting for a charity that looked after the homeless during the Christmas period so that they could have some comfort at this time of the year.
Catholic Church Teaching On Matrimony 01/04/2009 by: Fr Peter Norris SFO - In this series about Matrimony Fr Peter Norris Explains what the Catholic Church teaches about this important Sacrament.
Catholic Church Teaching on Marriage 01/11/2009 by: Fr Peter Norris SFO - The second part of the Catholic Church's teaching on Marriage
Catholic Church Teaching on Marriage Part 3 01/18/2009 by: Fr Peter Norris SFO - Parents may be guilty of great injustice to their children in case of marriage by seeking the gratification of their own aims and desires, rather than the good of their children, and thus for selfish motives forcing their children to marry persons they dislike or preventing them from marrying the persons chosen by the dictates of their conscience, or compelling them to marry when they have no vocation for such a life or no true knowledge of its obligations.
NEED FOR FAMILY CULTURE AND FAMILY POLICIES 01/25/2009 by: Vatican News Service - A recorded video message was transmitted to participants in the Sixth World Meeting of Families.
Prayer for Unity and Reconcilliation Among Christians 02/01/2009 by: Vatican Information Service - The end of a week dedicated to the conversion of St Paul has ended with prayers for Christian Unity.
Time for a Dose of Reality on Stem Cells 02/15/2009 by: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops - In 1998, Dr. James Thomson of the University of Wisconsin first isolated human embryonic stem cells (ESCs).
Angelus: Rediscovering the Sacrament of Penance 02/22/2009 by: Vatican Information Service - Benedict XVI appeared at the window of his study overlooking St. Peter's Square to pray the Angelus with faithful gathered below.
A Study About Fasting 03/01/2009 by: Fr Peter Norris SFO - For Lent we begin to look at why fasting is beneficial.
Economic Crisis and Christian Responsibility 03/08/2009 by: Vatican Information Service - His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI talks aboutthe financial crisis.
Mother Mary Jane Ussher 05/08/2009 by: Sr Bridie - Sr Bridie did a lot of historical work for the prefecture. The story about Mother Mary Jane Ussher is just a fraction of the good work Sr Bridie has done for us.
Four Confirmed at St Mary's on Penticost Sunday 06/07/2009 by: J. Brock (SARC) - Four people were confirmed on Pentecost Sunday at St Mary’s Catholic Church in Stanley, Falkland Islands.
BENEDICT XVI MENTIONS EDUCATIONAL ROLE OF GRANDPARENTS 08/16/2009 by: Fr Peter Norris - Pope Benedict XVI prayed the Angelus with faithful gathered near his chalet at Les Combes in the Italian region of Valle d'Aosta where he is spending a holiday.
The Eucharist in brief. 08/16/2009 by: Fr Peter Norris - Jesus said: "I am the living bread that came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live for ever; . . . he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life and . . . abides in me, and I in him" (? Jn 6:51, ? 54,
SOMBRE NEXT OF KIN VISIT HELD AT DARWIN CERETERY 10/04/2009 by: J. Brock (SARC) - One hundred and seventy argentine Next of Kin landed at Mount Pleasant complex after being seen off at Rio Gallegos by President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner.
ANSELM: THEOLOGIAN AND DEFENDER OF CHURCH FREEDOM 10/17/2009 by: Vatiican Information Servce - St. Anselm, one of the most outstanding figures of the Middle Ages, was the subject of the Holy Father's catechesis during his general audience, in the Paul VI Hall.
SAINTS RESPOND TO THE DEMANDING LOVE OF CHRIST 10/17/2009 by: Vatican Information Service - At 10 a.m. 11 Oct the Holy Father celebrated the Eucharist in the Vatican Basilica. During the ceremony he canonised five blesseds.