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Quickly: 1) I want to repeat what I said above – everything I saw and heard indicated to me that the participants in the Mass at Nationals Stadium had a very prayerful experience, were nourished by the Holy Father’s homily, the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist and are truly renewed in their faith.…

I’ll post the text of the Pope’s homily as soon as it turns up, which should be soon. Right now, I’m listening/watching/trying to fill book orders/waiting for the guys to come and install a new storm door. Short thoughts so far: The homily was powerful, and I will have a lot to say about it.…

The text after the jump. Tell me what you think.

There is a lot going on. The Pope. Politics. I don’t want to forget, though, that a year ago today – right now – we were all watching in horror as unbelievable news starting coming out of Blacksburg, Virginia. And at the end of the day, 32 students and faculty were dead, along with one…

Today, of course, is Pope Benedict’s 81st birthday, and, as Michael and I have observed many times since 2005, being Pope seems to agre with him – he looks and seems more vigorous than he did three years ago. Some notes on coverage and the events of the past two days: *The arrival yesterday was…

Thanks to the online discussions that have raged about the music for the papal Masses, particular the one in Washington, the Catholic differences about sacred music have hit the WaPo in a piece by Hank Stuever. The piece isn’t bad, and depends in great part on Jeffrey Tucker of NLM  and Thomas Day, author of Why…

…that brought someone to this blog. “what does this mean “xvi” “ Kind of charming, actually. If it’s an 8-year old child doing the searching, that is.

I was starting to get worried. Letting the bloggish blogging begin! Nothing new to regular readers, btw. You all know my shtick..

Awesomeness in New York. Via Pope2008: A number of Catholic lay people have joined with some local religious communities to plan a welcome that evening. The event will combine prayer, evangelization and singing, which organizers hope Pope Benedict will hear. The Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, the Knights of Columbus, the Sisters of Life, Communion…
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