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Excited about learning
Third and fourth graders at St. Raphael School in Springdale were excited about the 22 dictionaries that were donated to the classroom. (News photo)
Pope: Defend faith without attack
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Even in the midst of the upheaval of the Protestant Reformation in Germany, St. Peter Canisius knew how to defend Catholic doctrine without launching personal attacks on those who disagreed, Pope Benedict XVI said. (News)
Ambassador hopeful for Egypt’s future
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican’s ambassador to Egypt said he hoped the country’s future would include greater social justice and greater freedom for all of the country’s people.
Father Boileau taught philosophy at seminary
Father David A. Boileau, 80, a graduate of St. John Seminary in Little Rock and former diocesan priest in Stuttgart, died Jan. 24. (Obituaries)
Violence: Tucson murders renew debate on gun control
DETROIT (CNS) — Avid outdoorsman and hunter Father Joe Classen, associate pastor at Holy Spirit Parish in Maryland Heights, Mo., has a permit to carry a concealed weapon. (News)
Catholic interpretation of sacred Scripture guides us to God’s revelation
Last September Pope Benedict issued an apostolic exhortation to complete the work of the Synod on the Word of God held in 2008. He called it Verbum Domini, “Word of the Lord,” to link it to Dei Verbum, “Word of God,” the Constitution on Divine Revelation from Vatican Council II, as a further reflection for the present time forty years later. (Understanding our Church, Seeds of Faith)
After entering the seminary my spiritual family expanded
This past October, on the feast of Luke the Evangelist, Pope Benedict XVI wrote a letter to all seminarians. In it, he said that “one does not become a priest on one’s own.” Pope Benedict then proceeded to talk about the importance of the seminary community. (Columns)
Catholic apps can evangelize and inform
Maybe the interest generated by a new confession app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch will show other developers that there is a market for a Catholic audience. (Editorial)
