Fr. Ben was quoted in this report from The National Catholic Register about Pope Francis' March visit to Iraq.
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Fr. Ben was quoted in this report from The National Catholic Register about Pope Francis' March visit to Iraq.
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Jesus goes into the desert for forty days to engage in spiritual battle with the devil, the tempter. Our Lenten journey is modelled on that same spiritual combat. While the times are difficult, we don’t need to lessen our penance, but use the traditional means of prayer, fasting and alms......
Scripture tells us the “fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” Today, as Pope Benedict identified, people are more concerned about the fear of men - what people think of us and about us. Gospel living expects boldness in proclaiming the Word, like the Apostles in Acts. They......
The Church gives us many special days of prayer, for all kinds of intentions. The Pope has given us a very special day to pray for our Grandparents and the elderly. This is a beautiful example of the counter-culture of Christianity:as the elderly are ignored and mistreated we offer the......