Category Archives: Church News

Novena Prayer for the People of Haiti

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Deacon Bob

All powerful and all-loving God of mercy, look kindly on the people of Haiti in their suffering. Ease their burdens and make their faith strong so that they may always have confidence and trust in your care. Help them face … Continue reading →

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Prayer for Haiti

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Deacon Bob

God of all creation, as we weep with our family in Haiti, console us. In this time of crisis, open our eyes to look beyond the disaster to see Christ in our brothers and sisters in Haiti, as Christ sees … Continue reading →

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Susanna Maiolo and the Pope

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Deacon Bob

As I am sure you are aware, on Christmas Eve at the beginning of Midnight Mass at St. Peter’s, Susanna Maiolo jumped the barricades separating the faithful from the Holy Father, grabbed his vestments and took him to the floor … Continue reading →

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Byzantine Catholic Convert

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Deacon Bob

Thanks to Deacon Greg Kandra at his blog (www.blog.beliefnet.com/deaconsbench) I ran across this interesting article in the Catholic Anchor, the newspaper for the diocese of Anchorage, Alaska on the conversion of a Lutheran minister to the Byzantine rite of the Catholic … Continue reading →

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One Man’s Long-standing Protest

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Deacon Bob

I read today that Fr. Carl Kabat, OMI was arrested on August 6 in Weld County, Colorado after having trespassed onto a US missile site. He was later convicted and sentenced to time served. Fr. Kabat is 76 years old. … Continue reading →

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Saint John Paul II and Saint Pius XII?

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Deacon Bob

The Holy Father promulgated today a decree attesting to the lives of heroic virtue of John Paul II and Pius XII. They and numerous others were named in the decree, and are moving forward toward canonization as saints of the … Continue reading →

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Motu Proprio “Omnium in Mentem” of Benedict XVI

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Deacon Bob

I read yesterday the Pope’s Moto Proprio entitled Omnium in Mentem. I meant to write a post on it yesterday, but got caught up in the busyness of the day here at the office as well as in the parish in … Continue reading →

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Compassion over Judgment

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Deacon Bob

The Catholic New Service (see link below right) is reporting Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, the preacher of the papal household, spoke of the call priests have to be bearers of compassion, not judgment, to the people. He said, “Do not … Continue reading →

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Milwaukee has a new Archbishop

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Deacon Bob

I was browsing the Vatican website this afternoon, and learned that our neighboring diocese to the east, La Crosse, will be losing Bishop Jerome Listecki. This morning, the Holy Father named him the 11th archbishop of Milwaukee. Congratulations, Milwaukee! And … Continue reading →

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Visit the Roman Basilicas – from home

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Deacon Bob

Yesterday, during my daily scan of the website of the Holy See, I ran across  virtual tours one can take of St. John Lateran and St. Paul Outside the Walls. Both are major basilicas in Rome I have personally visited … Continue reading →

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Our Faith is not about Sin; Its about Mercy.

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Deacon Bob

The Catholic New Service is running a story about Margaret Mary McCullough of Lubbock, Texas who recently forgave the killer of her husband. She has been a vibrant witness of the primacy of mercy and forgiveness in our faith.  Violence ultimately … Continue reading →

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Church Unity

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Deacon Bob

I was googling available Catholic parishes in the Chicago area this past weekend to find one close to where I was staying and to determine Mass times.  I found that the parishes in the town where I was located had … Continue reading →

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National Catholic Partnership on Disability

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Deacon Bob

Going to daily Mass can be a different experience than the Sunday liturgy. Subtle nods, smiles, hand gestures, and other greetings cross the spaces that may physically separate us at 6:30 AM.  Even in the midst of perhaps forty people … Continue reading →

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Authenticity in Catholic Universities

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Deacon Bob

Originsonline.com had the following: “An authentic Catholic university ‘needs to affirm confidently what those great medieval universities assumed: Faith and reason are the foundation for a university education,’ says Toronto Archbishop Thomas Collins. This means the Catholic university must be … Continue reading →

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The Departure of Fr. Alberto Curie

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Deacon Bob

I hesitate on posting about Fr. Curie.  He is the priest from Miami, Florida who was very well known because of his television show and other media outlets.  He was caught with a woman on a beach a few weeks … Continue reading →

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