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Cardinal Mildred?

Posted in B16, Benedict XVI, Bishops, Cardinal, Catholic, Pope, Priests, Vatican, consistory, women on Thursday, 22 November, 2007 | 5 Comments »

One of our friars here at St. Bonaventure sometimes teases our volunteer receptionist, Mildred, that she would make a great Cardinal. Mildred is a founding member of our 51 year old parish. She embodies many of the qualities that characterized what were known as the “holy widows” of the early Church. Mildred is dedicated to [...]

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New Confessional unveiled

Posted in Catholic, Confession, Humour, Priests on Tuesday, 13 November, 2007 | Comments Off

Here’s something new that has been suggested as a response to the shortage of priests.

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St. Anthony, the Paduans and B16

Posted in B16, Benedict XVI, Bishops, Canadian, Catholic, Joseph and Chico, Messagero, Messenger, Padua, Pope, Social Justice, St. Anthony, Toronto, Vatican on Tuesday, 13 November, 2007 | 1 Comment »

This week our friary hosted some guests from Il Messagero di S. Antonio, Padova, Italy.  Friars Danilo Salezze, the Director General of the Messegero, Friar Mario Conte, the Director of Marketing and Mr. Massimo Maggio.  Our friends were among us to coordinate the efforts to promote The Messenger in Canada.
 Il Messagero, or The Messenger, is [...]

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New approach to Abortion

Posted in Bishops, Campaign Life Coalition, Canadian, Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor, Cardinal O'Brien, Catholic, Sexual, Social Justice, Toronto, UK, abortion on Monday, 5 November, 2007 | 3 Comments »

Cardinal Keith O’Brien and Cardinal Cormac Murhpy-O’Connor, respectively Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences of Scotland and England/Wales issued an open letter on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the UK’s 1967 Abortion Act which liberalized abortion.
What’s especially interesting about this letter is the positive and respectful tone of the letter. The Bishops, while respecting [...]

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Why pray for the dead?

Posted in Catholic, Communion of Saints, Halloween, November, Purgatory, Robert J Wicks, dead on Saturday, 3 November, 2007 | Comments Off

A protestant friend of mine remarked that he was surprised that Catholic parents allow their children to participate in Halloween. Ugh… “Get a life!” I felt like saying. This was the second time that day that someone had mentioned this to me. The first time was by a parishioner who was a convert and mentioned [...]

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