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Update: Trailblazers Planning for WYD 2011 by Fr. Ward I
have received many questions about Trailblazers’ plans for WYD 2011 in
Madrid. So here are some FAQ’s, with some snapshot answers. |
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Pope Speaks to Czech youth "The Lord comes to meet each one of you. He knocks at the door of your freedom and asks to be welcomed as a friend." |
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Nuns go Digital A cloistered group of French nuns near Avignon prepares to make a CD of Gregorian Chant |
Ponderisms Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again. All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism. How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire? If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a song about him? If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, then what is baby oil made from? Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup? |
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We come to adore Him Special monstrance to be used at WYD 2011, made in 1517 by the Goldsmith Family Arfe. It is kept in the Cathedral Treasury of Toledo. |
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Proverbial Piety A pro-life proverb, revealing the agony of conscience and the power of Christ in the battle between life and death in our times. |
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Mary MacKillop: Australia's First Saint (slated for October of this year): "The love of God inflamed her heart" Pope gives youth an explanation of Prayer (Italy, July 4 of this year) Planned Parenthood caught giving fabricated medical information Try a local pilgrimage: Generation Christ's pilgrimage in Jackson Christian Martyrs for a Muslim People: A book about contemporary martyrs An Archbishop publicly acknowledges homosexual group in a parish, causing a great scandal A mother gave her life that her baby might be born Are you old enough to vote? Vote pro-life! Here are Right to Life Michigan's recommendations ...also check out this Voter's Guide for the Catholic Voter. Take your faith everywhere, even to the ballot box Canadian Anglicans decide to join the Catholic Church with the special Anglican provision made by Pope Benedict (hooray!) Daily readings of Mass... on the smartphone Want to learn apologetics with some MP3's? Download here The Authority of the Pope Explained and Defended Russell Shaw's book on St. Jose Maria Escriva Find Catholic Answers on the local radio station... see this guide 4 July 2010 11 July 2010 18 July 2010 25 July 2010 Trailblazers Home Page:
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Youth Day 2011 in Madrid, Spain The Official World Youth Day 2011 web site