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Historic Moment in the Vatican – Irish Bishops, Pope, Sexual Abuse Crisis

February 21, 2010 By: frbobscorner Category: European Church, Pope & Vatican No Comments →

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Living and Celebrating Our Catholic Faith

June 15, 2009 By: frbobscorner Category: American Church, Canadian Church, European Church, Faith & Culture No Comments →

Sometimes when I surf the various Catholic blogging sites, I am dismayed (even saddened) by the harsh critical words that Catholics use on one another. Living in a pluralistic society requires vigilance, if one hopes to remain true to one’s faith. But it seems that the pressure is just too much for some, and they turn to name calling, insults, and all types of derogation, as they strive for faithfulness. If we can’t be respectful of one another, what chance have we of witnessing to the world the Love of Christ? The planet we live on is very small, and the challenge we all face today is living together in love, forgiveness, and respect. This month America Magazine tackles this very issue. Although the article is written for and about the American Church, it still has relevancy in our Canadian context. The concluding paragraph is particularly relevant: 

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Desperate Times – Desperate Strategies

April 24, 2009 By: frbobco Category: American Church, Canadian Church, European Church 1 Comment →

Few priests and many parishes are making Catholics pretty scared. Where is it all heading? Will my parish survive, and if it does, what will it be like?

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Inspiring Words from Cardinal McCormac Murphy-O’Connor at Liverpool Conference

June 13, 2008 By: frbobco Category: American Church, BISHOPS, European Church No Comments →

“If we are to live out the search for real hope in pluralistic, democratic societies, we need to recognise that not all people share our views or even our deepest convictions. Some people could be tempted to describe this as relativism but that would not be correct. We can recognise people’s differences without saying that our differences are unimportant. This is precisely why we need to have space in our societies for proper dialogue where nobody is prevented from expressing his or her convictions simply to conform to somebody’s idea of political correctness. True dialogue respects everybody’s integrity. Genuinely strong people have no fear of other people’s views, so they feel able to allow people of radically different convictions to speak freely. They are happy to hear what others have to say.” Read the full text

Irena Sendler - Angel of Mercy - Dies at 98

June 12, 2008 By: frbobscorner Category: European Church, Faith & Culture, Obituaries No Comments →

Irena Sendler was a Polish Nurse who risked her own life to save hundred of young innocent children from the gas chambers. In her valiant work to save these children she was brutally tortured, but they were unable to deter her. Today, most are not familiar with her courageous life and faith, but for the hundred she saved, she was everything. Let us say a prayer that she is now happy in the eternal home of the Lord. View a video on her life.

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Pope Urges a Better Rome

January 11, 2008 By: frbobco Category: European Church, Lifestyle, Pope & Vatican No Comments →

Author of the American Papist lamented in a recent post: “Too cruel? I’m sorry. I just can’t believe Italians got mad that the Pope told them to clean up their city.” Read the full story

The Pope and the Environment

September 07, 2007 By: frbobco Category: European Church, Lifestyle, Morality, Pope & Vatican No Comments →

In this last year the Vatican and Benedict XVI have been increasing their advocacy on behalf of the environment. On Sept 2, 2007 the Pope called on people to make “courageous decisions” on the future of the planet at an address to 300,000 Roman Catholics at an environment festival in

Loreto, Italy. We need a decisive ‘yes’ to care for creation and a strong commitment to reverse those trends that risk making the situation of decay irreversible,” he stated. 

Surprisingly, or maybe not so surprising, there is a great furor in Austria about five small trees that were planted at the time of John Paul II’s visit to Austria ten years ago. The trees were cut to build the public platform for an outdoor Mass.  Some how or other many seem to feel this action smacks of hypocrisy. (Say one thing and do another - isn’t that just like him, they are saying.) I suppose, if one wants to find fault and to be critical, a way can be found, and they found it. It’s too bad that some loose focus and can’t see the forest for the trees, literally speaking.
Most serious environmentalist are applauding the Pope and the

Vatican’s actions on behalf of humanity and the planet. Let us pray that the human family will wake up before it is too late. The this week the New York Time reported that biologist in the last 250 years have only been able to identify and categorize only 1.8 million species of plants, animals and micro-organisms which is estimated to be about 10 percent of the planet’s life forms. The good news is that with recent technological advances it is now going to be possible to identify and classify the other 90 percent in the next 25 years:“Why bother making such an effort,” asks the NY Times? “Because each species from a bacterium to a whale is a masterpiece of evolution. Each has persisted, its mix of genes slowly evolving, for thousands to millions of years. And each is exquisitely adapted to its environment and interlocks with a legion of other species to form the ecosystems upon which our own lives ultimately depend. We need to properly explore Earth’s biodiversity if we are to understand, preserve and manage it.”
Meanwhile bulldozers and chainsaws are furiously competing with the Scientist who are trying to preserve and understand God’s creation. Each day unknown species become extinct as their habitat fall prey to the ruthless rampage of so called developers. Maybe our Austrian friends should stop worring about five trees and rally behind church leaders who are trying to save the world’s forests and their inhabitants.

“What will we and future generations lose if a large part of the living environment continues to disappear, asks the Times.” And the answer they provide from the scientific community should make all men and women of good will applaud the Pope’s efforts to halt our planet’s destruction. “Huge potential stores of scientific information will never exist. Novel classes of pharmaceuticals and future crops will be thrown away. Ecological services like water purification, soil renewal and pollination — which are approximately equal to the world gross domestic product, and given away by natural ecosystems — will be diminished. Environmental stability will be harder to achieve.

If you would like to know more about the Pope’s visit to Austria go to this link.

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Blair ‘may become a Catholic deacon’ | the Daily Mail

June 14, 2007 By: frbobscorner Category: European Church No Comments →

Here is a headline in a U.K. Newspaper
Blair ‘may become a Catholic deacon’ | the Daily Mail
Not sure what to make of this given other false and misleading headlines re the catholic faith in the U.K. press. Even if it is true, it seems to be a personal matter, and should not be a public part of the Prime Ministers official visit to the Vatican. If priests that know Tony Blair are making the comments reported in the above article, they should be ashamed of themselves. Is nothing private and confidential anymore?

Religion does more harm than good - poll | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited

January 09, 2007 By: frbobscorner Category: European Church, Faith & Culture, Global Church No Comments →

Religion does more harm than good - poll | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited

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Catholic Politicians Unite in Europe

September 02, 2006 By: frbobscorner Category: European Church No Comments →

ZENIT News Agency–The World Seen from Rome: “Catholic Politicians in Europe Unite
Will Promote Church Teachings in Parliament”

Hulstein

February 24, 2006 By: frbobscorner Category: European Church, Socal Justice, Spirituality No Comments →

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