March 30, 2008
One of my great interests/hobbies is to visit Catholic churches. One of the reasons why I like visiting churches is because I like church architecture and sacred art. Admittedly, I don’t like all architectural styles. In general, I prefer traditional church architecture over modern architecture.
Another thing I like to do is to travel. Unfortunately, I’m not able to travel much so I have to be content with looking at pictures of churches from around the world.
Anyway, for those interested, I have compiled this list of five metropolitan cathedrals which correspond to the top five nations in terms of the number of Catholics in that country. When I say “metropolitan cathedral”, I’m referring to the chief church of a nation. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Jorge Flores
March 11, 2008
Need to make a pilgrimage? I know. Sometimes I just need it bad. If you are in the NW Ohio region, you might want to visit an out of the way gem, the Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey, Ohio. The Conventual Franciscans have had healing ministry there since the 1880’s with the present basilica completed in 1821. On Sunday afternoons at 2:30pm there is benediction followed by an opportunity to have a friar pray over you with a relic of the True Cross. It is powerful, stuff and a peaceful and grace filled place.
A few of PC’s contributors met there for the first time recently, and I thought I would share some of my pics.
And a wonderful oddity, the likes of which I had never seen, a plaster relief of souls being delivered from purgatory by Christ’s sacrifice on the cross made present again through the offering of the Mass, incredible. (We need more of these!)
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Posted by Fr. J.
January 23, 2008
Well not the PC bloggers, though I am sure we would all have use for it…
Catholics in Malawi need it. The text below is from the website of Aid to the Church in Need. They need 1,022.20 to put a roof on that church. When I was in better financial shape, I sometimes made that much in a week serving high-priced steak and wine as a waiter at a white table cloth restaurant.
It is so very little when divided between 10 people. 1,022.20 / 10 people / 10 paychecks is $10.23 per pay period.
Could the readers and fellow bloggers here at PC come up with that for these people in Malawi – a country that is very poor, where the GDP per capita is US$ 940?
This is so very little for these people to have a Church. Less than $3.45 a day for one single contributor. I wish I still had that kinda money to just write the check.
MALAWI
A roof for the church of St PatrickSt. Patrick’s Church lies in one of the outstations of the parish of St Michael, in the diocese of Mzuzu in northern Malawi. The parish itself was established in 1949 by the White Fathers. It is situated around 220 miles (346 km) north of the diocesan centre in Mzuzu. Since 2001, for the first time, it has been in the care of a diocesan priest, Father John Benjamin Moyo. With around 16,300 Catholics this is one of the largest parishes in the diocese. And one of the largest outstations in this parish is Chisenga, which is where St Patrick’s church is situated. It has some 1,260 Catholic faithful and is growing rapidly. As a result the people have begun work on a comparatively large church and have already reached the stage where it needs a roof. They have building materials on site, but they now need professional help in order to be able to complete the church. And so Father Moyo has turned to ACN, with the support of Bishop J. M. Zuza of Mzuzu. We have promised him a subsidy of €700.
Will you help?
Donations could be made to
Aid to the Church in Need (US OFFICE)
RE: Code: 135-01-11
725 Leonard Street
PO Box 220384
Brooklyn, NY 11222
800-628-6333
info@acnusa.org
Can you do that for Him?
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Posted by asimplesinner
