Are there memories left that are safe from the clutches of phony anniversaries?
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Are there memories left that are safe from the clutches of phony anniversaries?
Of all human activities, man's listening to God is the supreme act of his reasoning and will.
The older the fiddler, the sweeter the tune.
[The Catholic Church] holds that it is not admissible to ordain women to the priesthood, for very fundamental reasons. These reasons include: the example recorded in the Sacred Scriptures of Christ choosing His apostles only from among men; the constant practice of the Church, which has imitated Christ in choosing only men; and her living teaching authority which has consistently held that the exclusion of women from the priesthood is in accordance with God's plan for His Church.
Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows.
Every mother is like Moses. She does not enter the promised land. She prepares a world she will not see.
The Eucharistic mystery stands at the heart and center of the liturgy since it is the fount of life by which we are cleansed and strengthened to live not for ourselves but for God and to be united in love among ourselves.
We see in these swift and skillful travelers a symbol of our life, which seeks to be a pilgrimage and a passage on this earth for the way of heaven.
Everyone else was a surprise, at least as measured by public speculation prior to the conclave.
The pope-and we know this well-is without doubt the most serious obstacle on the ecumenical road.