Archbishop Timothy Michael Dolan sharing a tender moment with his Mom.
May God grant the Archbishop’s Dad eternal rest.
Author: Paul Zalonski
Living the Victory won for us
Redemption has been offered to us in the sense that we have been given hope, trustworthy hope, by virtue of which we can face our present: the present, even if it is arduous, can be lived and accepted if it leads towards a goal, if we can be sure of this goal, and if this goal is great enough to justify the effort of the journey. The promise of Christ is not only a reality that we await, but a real presence.
Benedict XVI
We speak about how things ought to be or what is not going well and “we do not start from the affirmation that Christ has won the victory.” To say that Christ has won, that Christ has risen, signifies that the meaning of my life and of the world is present, already present, and time is the profound and mysterious working of its manifestation.
Luigi Giussani
Where have you taken my Lord?
The resurrection of the Lord is our hope: are you going to help Him?
Christ has destroyed the root of evil, he still wants the assistance of men and women in every time and place who help him to affirm his victory using his own weapons: the weapons of justice and truth, mercy, forgiveness and love. …Christ is looking for men and women who will help him to affirm his victory using his own weapons: the weapons of justice and truth, mercy, forgiveness and love.
Pope Benedict’s 2009 Urbi et Orbi address
Birthday blessings!
Happy 82nd Birthday Pope Benedict!
May God grant you many years!
Our energy aims at witnessing to a Presence
It is fundamental for our faith and our Christian witness that we proclaim the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth as a real, historical event. His resurrection was not a simple return to existence, but an entrance into a new dimension of life meant to transform every human being, all history and the whole cosmos.
Pope Benedict XVI, General Audience, 15 April 2009
Archbishop Chaput to deliver lecture on Saint Paul
A conference on Saint Paul’s faith and his unique role in the diffusion of Christianity. A presentation by Father Peter Cameron, Editor-in-chief of Magnificat; and Archbishop Charles Chaput, Archbishop of Denver. Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm. The event will be at The American Bible Society Auditorium in New York City.
For more info visit the website
Edward Michael Cardinal Egan, JCD: We are grateful
The Church in New York, and for that matter the Church in Bridgeport and the Church Universal, owes a debt of gratitude to Cardinal Edward Egan for his service as a priest, bishop and cardinal.
When he took over the leadership of New York’s Church it was a time of great turmoil. I think he’s done the best he could given time and talent and grace –and for that I am grateful.
May the Lord abundantly bestow many rich blessings upon Cardinal Egan as he moves into another chapter of his life. May he continue to live in the holiness of Truth.
Prayers for Archbishop Timothy Michael Dolan
As the Church in New York accepts Archbishop Timothy Michael Dolan as the their archbishop we gather our prayers together for him as well. The rites of installation have begun and we join in the faith, hope and charity of Christians.
Dolan is the new pastor of 2.5 million people!
May the Blessed Virgin and the Saints petition Almighty God for the graces needed for Archbishop Dolan to govern, sanctify and teach the faithful of the Archdiocese of New York.
To Whom Shall We Go? Remain close to the Lord, He has the words of everlasting life!
Growing in the Faith through the witness of Saint Paul
The Opus Dei has put together a fine video clip series on Saint Paul for this year dedicated to him. Various themes are covered by professors of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross briefly; they’re aimed at forming us to have a greater understanding of the Saint. Some videos are in Spanish and others in Italian but they all have English subtitles; there’s at least one given by a native English speaker. As you know, the goal of the Year of Saint Paul is not merely to know the Apostle’s thinking better –scholars are providing new works on this every year– rather, as Pope Benedict has recalled on a number of occasions, the hope of the Year is to learn from Paul how to respond to the current challenges of the faith.
You can view the works here.