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 [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Cardinal Mildred?
Posted in B16, Benedict XVI, Bishops, Cardinal, Catholic, Pope, Priests, Vatican, consistory, women on Thursday, 22 November, 2007 | 5 Comments »
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.
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 [...]
