As we progress through Holy Week, things around here are getting crazier and crazier (schedule-wise, although there are some who would claim that description also fits my mental state). In betwixt the chaos, I’d like to share with you the full text of the Holy Father’s first General Audience. Beautiful words to meditate upon during this most beautiful time of the Liturgical Year. (more…)
Pope Francis sits in the last seat while praying in the St. Martha House chapel.
As we say in the Fenelon Clan Abode, “I called it. I SO called it.” According to reports from several Catholic news outlets, Pope Francis has announced that he will remain living at St. Martha House where he has been staying since he arrived in Rome for the Conclave. Wait…what? Yes, you read correctly: Pope Francis will be staying at St. Martha House – a mere two-minute walk from St. Peter’s Basilica – and the (more…)
On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis – like all of his predecessors – will celebrate the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. But, unlike his predecessors, it will not be a public event and there will be no live broadcast. The Holy Father will celebrate Holy Thursday Mass in a penitentiary, not because of any criminal behavior on his part (more…)
Whew! What a week! While my website and business email were down, some wonderful things were happening in the Church. Most notable was the meeting between Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Friday, March 22 at Castel Gondolfo.
They greeted each other with a warm embrace (more…)
When I first noticed the media hoopla over what chair the Pope sat on today, I thought Oh, please. Isn’t that too much? Let the poor man sit wherever he wants, for goodness sake! Now we’re just picking on any little things we can make a big deal out of. After some investigation, however, I’m eating my words, or rather, sitting quietly in my seat. The chair the Pope sat on is a big deal…
Instead of the throne chair traditionally used by popes, today Pope Francis sat on the same (more…)
After an entire day of having both my business email AND website down, I finally can share with you the surprise I found on my doorstep this morning – the first batch of my Imitating Mary author copies!!Â
You know what that means, don’t you? It means that the official release date is close at hand – likely sooner than the April 22 date originally (more…)
How is wish I had been one of the 200,000 persons from 132 countries who attended Pope Francis’ Inaugural Mass in Rome today!! Perhaps you wish the same, and so, courtesy of Vatican Radio, I’ve posted the video of the Inaugural Mass – all four hours of it! Below that, courtesy of the Vatican website, is the full text of Pope Francis’ homily.
Of course, I simply can’t resist at least a few tidbits; From the Moynihan Letters, I learned that heads of both the Jesuit and Franciscan orders con-celebrated the Mass. If it (more…)