My young nephew Gabriel (8… and a half!) mentioned in passing his sadness at Christmas being over. Over?!?, It has just begun. I went on to explain about the 12 days of Christmas. I figured it was probably easier that trying to expound on the Octave and the Season.
I`m in Montéal these days, basking in [...]
Archive for December, 2007
Yes, Gabriel, it`s still Christmas
Posted in B16, Benedict XVI, Bishops, Canadian, Cardinal, Catholic, Christmas, John Allen, Magisterium, Pope, Priests, Vatican, consistory on Saturday, 29 December, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Tony Blair becomes Catholic
Posted in Benedict XVI, Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor, Catholic, Pope, Tony Blair, UK, Vatican on Saturday, 22 December, 2007 | 1 Comment »
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2007-12-22 09:37:21.0
Tony Blair Converts to Catholicism
By THOMAS WAGNER
Associated Press Writer
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has left the Church of England and converted to Catholicism, the faith of his wife and children.Blair converted during a Mass Friday night at the private London chapel of Cardinal Cormac [...]
Bro. John’s Episcopal Ordination
Posted in Bishops, Canadian, Capuchin, John Corriveau, Nelson on Wednesday, 19 December, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The Episcopal Ordination of Bro. John Corriveau, OFM Cap. will be in Kelowna at Immaculate Conception Church at 3:00 pm on January 30th. The installation will be January 31st in Nelson at the Cathedral at 7:00 pm. It is a four hour trip from Kelowna to Nelson.
For those who are interested West Jet has direct [...]
Golden Compass: a Catholic review
Posted in Bishops, Cardinal, Catholic, Golden Compass, Magisterium, Pope, Priests, Vatican, consistory on Wednesday, 12 December, 2007 | 1 Comment »
N.B. Contains“Spoiler“ information!
I`ve finally finished reading the Golden Compass. I don`t think I`ll be continuing with the rest of the trilogy. To be quite honest I didn`t find it that interesting. I`ve never been a big fan of fantasy novels, although I enjoyed the film versions of Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars [...]
Golden Compass – update
Posted in Education, Faith-based schools, Golden Compass, Magisterium, Vatican on Friday, 7 December, 2007 | Comments Off
Well, thanks to the kindness of our school community I got a hold of copies of all three books of the series. This morning in conversation with some of my students at the seminary I got some good feedback. The consensus was that the books are very well written and interesting. The Golden Compass sounds like [...]
Canadian Capuchin made Bishop
Posted in B16, Benedict XVI, Bishops, Canadian, Capuchin, Catholic, Franciscan, John Corriveau, Nelson, Pope, St. Philip Neri, Toronto, Vatican on Monday, 3 December, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Bro. John Corriveau, OFM Cap, Minister Provincial of the Capuchins in Central Canada and former Minister General of the Capuchins worldwide has been selected by Pope Benedict XVI to be Bishop for the Diocese of Nelson in British Columbia. [ Capuchins go by the title "brother" whether they are ordained or not. It's part of [...]
The Golden Compass
Posted in Catholic, Education, Golden Compass, Magisterium, Michael Coren, Toronto Sun on Monday, 3 December, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I don’t often find myself agreeing with Michael Coren’s column in the Toronto Sun. However, this weekend he had something quite insightful to say about The Golden Compass being banned from Catholic Schools. If you haven’t heard yet, The Golden Compass is a book and now soon to be released film based on the book [...]
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