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Friday, July 18, 2014
A Catholic Citizen in America: If Catholics aren't Supposed to Read the Bible, How Come We're Told to Read the Bible?
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Wednesday, July 16, 2014
SOUTH KOREA - VATICAN Korean pop stars make music video to celebrate Pope Francis’ visit - Asia News
Seoul
(AsiaNews) - More than 20 celebrities from South Korea's music and
entertainment industry have come together to create a video clip
(click here
to view) in honor of Pope Francis ahead of his forthcoming apostolic
journey to the nation from August 14 to 18. The initiative, according
to its' promoters, aims to overcome religious differences. The actor
Ahn Sung-ki, one of the organizers of the event, explained that "if
we are united in prayer for others [through the music], this could be
the most beautiful bouquet of flowers that we could present to the
Pope on his arrival".
The
Korea Herald reports that the video titled "Koinonia" is a
celebration of the Pope's visit to South Korea, and derives its name
from the Greek words for friendship and sharing in communion. "So
many people live just for themselves. If more people prayed for
others, the world would be a better place to live," adds the
author and composer Noh Young-sim, during the press conference
launching the music video that was held on July 7 at the Cathedral of
Myeongdong in Seoul, where the Pope will celebrate the final mass of
the trip.
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Monday, July 14, 2014
Saint Bonaventure-Doctor of The Church
Not much is known about the early life of Giovanni di Ritella, apart from the fact that he was born in the year 1221 in Italy. It is recorded that as a child he suffered from a mysterious ailment but upon praying to St. Francis of Assisi he was miraculously healed.
Perhaps it was this healing that drew the young Giovanni towards the lifestyle and the spirituality of the Franciscans. He joined the Roman Provence of the Franciscans it was around this time that he took the name Bonaventure he was then sent to study and finish his education in Paris. It was also in Paris that he forged a life long friendship with that great saint of the Church, Thomas Aquinas.
Bonaventure was a man of astute intelligence but also had within him that element of charisma that draws people towards himself not from a longing to be popular but because of the warmth he exuded to all he met. This goes towards explaining the title that Bonaventure became known by, that of the 'Seraphic Doctor' because of his kindly but also passionate personality.
See more at: http://faithofthefatherssaints.blogspot.com/2006/07/saint-bonaventure-doctor-of-church.html
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The Continued Plight of Egypt's Copts
The
following excerpts are from AINA.org:
For
Egypt's Copts, the military's removal of President Morsi and the
Muslim Brotherhood from power was nothing short of a miracle. After
two and a half years in which Islamists dominated every electoral
contest they faced, there was little if any hope on the horizon.
Since the 25th of January revolution, Coptic despair manifested
itself in an unprecedented wave of emigration from Egypt, which
intensified during the Brotherhood's year in power. Following the
massive demonstrations against the Brotherhood's rule and the
military coup of July 3rd 2013, Copts were in a frenzied mood
celebrating their deliverance; a deliverance that would prove short
lived, however.
The
Copts represent the Middle East's largest Christian population, and
were once one of the pillars of early Christianity, with some of its
early saints framing what it meant to be Christian. However,
centuries of persecution and struggles for survival have left Copts a
small minority in their homeland. Modernity brought new challenges to
the community, though it removed the legal second-class status in
which Copts lived in the Middle Ages. In recent years Copts have come
under increasing pressure due to the discriminatory policies of
successive governments, as well as violent attacks by their fellow
citizens.
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