Daily Archives: March 18, 2012

Papal blessing at New Brighton shrine church

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Pope Benedict XVI is offering a Papal Blessing with an attached Plenary Indulgence for all the faithful who attend the grand opening of the Shrine Church of Ss Peter and Paul and St Philomena, New Brighton, Wirral, on March 24 … Continue reading →

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The death of the leader of a beleaguered people

Posted on March 18, 2012 by The Raven

Pope Shenouda III Please pray for the Coptic people and for the repose of the soul of their Patriarch, Pope Shenouda III, who died on 17th March. H/t the Sons

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Leader of Egypt’s Coptic Christians, Shenouda lll dies. The Holy Father sends his condolences.

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

CAIRO, March 17 (Reuters) – Egyptian Coptic Christian Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of most of Egypt’s estimated 12 million Christians, died on Saturday from old age, his political adviser told Reuters. Bells tolled in Cairo’s Abbasiya district, site of … Continue reading →

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Biblical Reflection for Fourth Sunday of Lent: E.F: Dominica lV in Quadragesima.

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Nicodemus’ search for the “Soul of Theology”  By Father Thomas Rosica   Fourth Sunday of Lent – March 18, 2012 The readings for this Sunday are: 2 Chronicles 36:14-17a, 19-23; Ephesians 2:4-10; John 3:14-21 Extraordinary Form: Galatians 4:22-31; John 6:1-15 … Continue reading →

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St John Vianney on the Last Judgment

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

CHAPTER 3: On the Last Judgment Our catechism tells us, my children, that all men will undergo a particular judgment on the day of their death. No sooner shall we have breathed our last sigh than our soul, without leaving … Continue reading →

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