Dis-Unity
This week we have been treated to TV coverage of the Popes visit to Turkey. Today the Pope and the Patriarch met together for prayer in the Cathedral Church of St. George. It was wonderful to see these two leaders…
Peter Preble
Faith • Grief • History • Hope
Peter Preble
Faith • Grief • History • Hope
Peter Preble
Welcome by His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI After the Prayer Service at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George Your Holiness, beloved Brother in the Lord, It is with sentiments of sincere joy and…
Commemoration
How moving it was to hear Pope Benedict and Patriarch Bartholomew commemorated in the same voice at the same altar. I will admit I still have a lump in my throat because of this. Some may say that this is…
Ecumenical Patriarch
Here is a little blurb about the Patriarch also from his website: The Ecumenical Patriarchate is the primary ecclesiastical centre of the Orthodox Church throughout the world, tracing its history to the Day of Pentecost and the early Christian communities…
Visit to Turkey
I got up early this morning to see the arrival of Pope Benedict in Turkey and will try and watch the coverage this week. With the visit I thought I would post something about the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Turkey. It…
LOCAL GREEK ORTHODOX AND ROMAN CATHOLIC PRELATESISSUE JOINT STATEMENT FOR UPCOMING MEETINGBETWEEN ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW ANDPOPE BENEDICT XVI IN ISTANBUL BOSTON – Metropolitan Methodios of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston and Seán Cardinal O’Malley of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese…
Blog Changes
I have made some changes to the Blog and added some others that I like to keep up with. As with all things on the web this is currently under revision.
St. Fergus Cruithneach
Continuing to post on Scottish saints here is today’s entry. This comes from the Catholic Encyclopedia. Died about 730, known in the Irish martyrologies as St. Fergus Cruithneach, or the Pict. The Breviary of Aberdeen states that he had been…
Did Mary Have Labor Pains
Fr. Z posted a review of the new Nativity Movie on his blog, and some people posted comments complaining about the movie and the fact that it depicts the Theotokos experiencing labor pains during birth. Now, I had never really…
Nativity
Fr. Z has posted a review of the movie. He saw the Vatican premier. It opens around here on December 1st. I hope to see it soon. I will post my review after.