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07/13/2008 |
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 Pope Benedict XVI is known to the world as the successor of St. Peter,
the first pope. But for the next 12 months he'll be turning the
spotlight on St. Paul, the church's archetypal missionary.
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07/13/2008 |
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When walking around our city we can't help running into street people
asking for money. I want to help them, but I believe that Catholic
Charities and the Salvation Army know who is deserving and what's best
for them. I pray for the homeless and hungry here in the U.S. and
around the world. I strongly want to help them, but are we doing these
folks a disservice by not steering them to groups than can help them a
lifetime, instead of our helping them a day?
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07/13/2008 |
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I have been busy settling in for my new assignment at Our Lady of
Lourdes in Decatur. Last week, the rector of Kenrick Seminary, which I
attended, paid me a visit since he had been unable to attend my
ordination.
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07/13/2008 |
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Half a world away from Illinois, at least 24 young people and their
chaperones from several parishes in this diocese are on a pilgrimage to
Sydney, Australia, for World Youth Day 2008.
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