Browsing the August 2016 archive of Blog

Monsignor Yennock on World Youth Day 2016 - Homily from August 28, 2016

Posted by Fr Thomas Ward on 8/29/16

WORLD YOUTH DAY POLAND 2016                                                                         AUGUST 28, TWENTY SECOND SUNDAY OF THE YEAR

IN 1979 WHEN POPE JOHN PAUL ASKED THE PEOPLE OF POLAND IF THEY ACCEPTED THEIR ROLE IN THE WORLD ALMOST A MILLION PEOPLE SHOUTED TOGETHER: “WE WANT GOD- WE WANT GOD- WE WANT GOD. THE PEOPLE ... Read More »

A WORLD WITHOUT GOD: THE TRACK RECORD OF ATHEISM

Posted by Bob Herz on 8/21/16

A WORLD WITHOUT GOD:  THE TRACK RECORD OF ATHEISM

The first great atheist uprising was the French Revolution, which sought to dethrone God with godless '‘Reason” and sought to replace the Holy Trinity with the atheist trinity of liberte, egalite et fraternite. The man who is traditionally attributed with ... Read More »

The Pope’s Words On Mary

Posted by Bob Herz on 8/14/16

The Pope’s Words On Mary

One of Pope Francis’s top priorities after his election was to visit St. Mary Major Church in Rome to pray before an icon of the Virgin Mary. In the early weeks of his pontificate, he has invoked the name of Mary several times, as ... Read More »