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Today is the feast of St. Ambrose, the fourth-century bishop of Milan who played a vital role in the conversion of St. Augustine. Ambrose, as you probably know, was only a catechumen when he was elected, by acclamation, the bishop of Milan. He was at the time the popular prefect of the region, and when…

In AsiaNews, Samir Khalil Samir, SJ, on the question of "growing in office." Benedict XVI is thus striving to find a middle way for all humanity that allows for the interrelation between religion, spirituality, reason, secularity and state.  Being in the Western world, he insists on a secularity which is “open” to the spiritual.  There…

Sandro Magister has a translation of the Pope’s GA address today, in which he recounts his journey to Turkey. Fr. Lombardi of the Vatican Press Office evaluates the trip:

If you want to see what really fine things can happen on blogs, and how they can be helpful, go down and read the "Jesus is my boyfriend" thread. Lots of knowledgeable commentors exchanging views, testing theories, sharing information. Disagreeing, even. Really quite good. Even if Jesus isn’t your boyfriend. Many thanks to all of…
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