Dear Mr. Smith (I didn’t catch your first name), I am writing to thank you most sincerely for your wonderful hospitality the other evening. I had a delightful time. The food was terrific and the ambience delightful. I particularly enjoyed the wine and have made a note not to try and get some locally. But …
In 1139 St. Malachy went from Ireland to Rome to give an account of the affairs of his diocese to the pope, Innocent II. While at Rome, he received a vision of the future that involved a long list of pontiffs who were to rule the Church “until the end of time”. Malachy is supposed …
Let your conversation be without malice or envy, for ’tis a sign of a tractable and commendable nature: and in all causes of passion admit reason to govern”. These are the words of the first American President. I will leave the reader to draw his or her own conclusions as to what the American scene …
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The struggles German Catholics are having with changes in the eucharistic prayer will be familiar for U.S. Catholics whose Mass language changed in 2011. In 2013, Germans who are used to praying that Jesus died für alle (for all) will be praying that Jesus died für viele (for many). And the order to make the …
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