Beatification of Pope John Paul II Online Schedules

Pope John Paul 2 will be beatified in ceremonies at the Vatican this Sunday, May 1, 2011. Here is a listing of fairly comprehensive English language programming covering the event, and these are links to online schedules as well as live, online streaming of the ceremonies if you wish to view it on you computer: …

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Ears opened

In this Reading from today’s Mass of the Passion of our Lord for Palm Sunday, Isaiah says: Isaiah 50:4-5: “The Lord GOD has given me a well-trained tongue, That I might know how to speak to the weary a word that will rouse them. Morning after morning he opens my ear that I may hear; …

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Something worse may happen

In this passage from today’s Gospel Reading Jesus warns a man who had been ill for 38 years: John 5:14:“‘Look, you are well; do not sin any more, so that nothing worse may happen to you.’” (Via USCCB.) We do not know what the illness was, but it doesn’t matter. We can take this story …

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