The Boys, the Cow and my Mum
"They were street kids. Some lived in shanties with their parents, five in a room. Others were orphans and slept wherever they could." The Eastlands project in Nairobi is having a big impact on many young people in Kenya.
Address of Benedict XVI at Ecumenical Prayer Service
“Grant that we may all be one, as you are one with the Father”: Did Jesus’ prayer go unheard? The history of Christianity is in some sense the visible element of this drama in which Christ strives and suffers with us human beings. Ever anew he must endure the rejection of unity, yet ever anew unity takes place with him and thus with the triune God. Adress of Benedict XVI during the Apostolic Journey to Germany, on 2011 during an ECUMENICAL PRAYER SERVICE
Peace begins with interior struggle
Saint Josemaria says that peace in society starts with each person's stuggle to be a better person. "To have peace in our hearts we have to win our interior struggle, because we are all inclined to sin. We were born like that... And if we don't fight, we will fall and lead a really unhappy life."
Film featuring St. Josemaría released on DVD
The DVD version of “There Be Dragons” has been released in the United States.
"With arms wide open to everyone"
Saint Josemaria reflects on what it means to be a priest: "I like priests to be just priests, and not to get mixed up in other things. To limit themselves to their spiritual mission, which is no small task."
Christmas with the Prelate
God who has become a Child loves us "with all the infinity of his love," Bishop Javier Echevarria said, speaking at the Christmas celebration in Rome.
Letter from the Prelate (January 2012)
The Prelate asks us to give thanks to God for all the gifts we have received during the past year, including "the spiritual fruit of work offered to God and carried out with a spirit of service to souls."
Building an Ethics-Based Market
Two professors at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross speak about a new interdisciplinary program that seeks to foster respect for the common good in business and finance.
Best of 2011. May: Beatification of John Paul II
A Rome Reports video with highlights from the year now ending.
The Pope's "Three Wishes" for Christmas
On December 7, Benedict XVI lit the world's largest Christmas tree, and expressed "three wishes" for this Christmas. With link to homily at Midnight Mass in St. Peter's