Daily Archives: January 6, 2012

Bishop Robert Mercer CR to be Receive into the Catholic Church Tomorrow

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The reminder out on Twitter a while ago: He is from the Traditional Anglican Communion. Our prayers and hopes are with him.

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Maybe Next Time: Chaput and Nichols

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Pope Benedict XVI named 22 new Cardinals today, but notably absent from the list was Philadelphia’s Archbishop Charles Chaput and Westminster’s Archbishop Vincent Nichols. On Archbishop Chaput: (CBS) – Pope Benedict XVI named 22 new Cardinals Friday, including two from America. But, neither … Continue reading →

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Scientists Create Supersoldier Ants

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Freakish man-made monster ants with huge heads and gigantic jaws: Nightmarish ‘supersoldier’ ants with huge heads and jaws have been created by activating ancient genes. Scientists believe the monster ants may be a genetic throwback to an ancestor that lived … Continue reading →

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Russian Asceticism

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A Russian Bishop taking part in the Epiphany Baptismal rites. HT (and more).

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Who were the Three Wise Men? The Pope Explains

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Pope Benedict XVI Names 22 New Cardinals

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22 Cardinal Designates have been announced. Here is the list of names: 1. Msgr. Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples; 2. Msgr. Manuel Monteiro de Castro, Major Penitentiary; 3. Msgr. Santos Abril Y Castellò, Archpriest of … Continue reading →

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Church Bells ‘Ruin’ Islamic Prayers

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In Moscow… Way to go.

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Wise Men Still Seek Him

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Epiphany

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Today is Epiphany: … or Theophany, meaning “vision of God”, which falls on January 6, is a Christian feast day that celebrates the revelation of God the Son as a human being in Jesus Christ. Western Christians commemorate principally (but not … Continue reading →

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Neumann and Chaput

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Writes Fr Dwight Longenecker (and I was thinking something similar yesterday): I believe St John Neumann was not a large man. Physically short and frail, he was nevertheless a terrier of a bishop–tireless and fervent in all that he attempted. … Continue reading →

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