The March for Marriage will be March 26, 2013 in Washington DC. Go here for more details. If you can’t go, maybe you can contribute to the airfare for someone else to go. Read more
The March for Marriage will be March 26, 2013 in Washington DC. Go here for more details. If you can’t go, maybe you can contribute to the airfare for someone else to go. Read more
Tomorrow is inauguration day for Pope Francis. The ceremony will take place amid the pomp and splendor of a 2,000-year-old Church. The whole world will watch. What sort of person is this man who will wear the shoes of Peter? Evidently, some people are flummoxed because Pope Francis has been photographed wearing ordinary black shoes, and rather worn ones at that. Where, they ask, are the red shoes that signify the Apostolic succession? When I read the — to me... Read more
Pope Francis is tweeting. He sent his first tweet asking all of us to continue to pray for him. I think we should tweet him our love and congratulations. Read more
Pope Francis gave his first Angelus today. Here are quotes from Vatican radio: “Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to cast his stone.” “He has come for us,” said Pope Francis in his homily, “when we recognize that we are sinners.” Mercy, in fact, was the key lesson and the Good News proclaimed this Sunday. “Mercy,” said Pope Francis, “is the Lord’s most powerful message.” Speaking without a prepared text, Pope Francis said, “If... Read more
This video captures my feelings perfectly. Read more
Why did we love him? He loved us. Read more
Go if you can! Read more
After all the chitter chatter about the Holy Father’s choice of Francis as his name, we now have an explanation from someone who knows. Pope Francis explained his name choice today. He verified that he chose the name because of St Francis of Assisi. He said that the intention of choosing the name Francis “came to my heart” as the voting showed that he would probably be elected pope. He explained that he chose the name because St Francis was... Read more