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Does “Both/And” Theology Rescue Peter and His Keys?

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A HEART FOR GOD: Remembering Blessed John Paul the Great

Our family traveled to Europe for the first time in the Fall of 2000. We motored through four or five countries—savoring the sights and scents of cities older than anything we’d ever seen in the United States, and marveling at majestic mountain ranges. Our two-week road trip reached its apex in Rome—and more specifically, with […]

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BLESSED JOHN PAUL II: Larger Than Life (In More Ways Than One)

Here it is: the larger-than-life portrait of Pope John Paul II which was hung today in St. Peter’s Square. I suppose it wasn’t displayed at the May 1 Beatification because it would have obstructed the view of hundreds of the faithful. At the Beatification ceremony, Pope Benedict read the official decree in Latin buy generic […]

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UPDATES Regarding the Vatican’s Blogger Meeting

The Pontifical Council for Social Communications has issued updates regarding the Meeting with Bloggers. (“It’s not quite a blognic,” they say on their website.) Not much news there! I already knew that it was limited to bloggers who are on the list, and that I should bring ID to verify my identity. that it was […]

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Inexperienced Blogger Gets to Play on First-String Team: I’M GOING TO ROME!

What a day it’s been! I woke this morning (well, yesterday morning) to find my name on the list of 150 bloggers chosen from among writers all over the world to attend a Catholic Bloggers Conference which is scheduled for May 2 in Rome. The conference—something new for the Vatican!—is co-sponsored by the Pontifical Council for […]

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