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The neighborhood sort of stray cat (whom I think has been adopted by the neighbors) walks by the picture window in our living room. He’s got something in his mouth – a chipmunk. And as the cat strides by, content with his catch, the chipmunk sort of raises himself the best he can, bending upward,…

The Vatican Radio reports….

Gerald Augustus of Closed Cafeteria translates part of an article from Der Spiegel about shifting views in Germany: But, the year 2005 showed a sea change in the relationship of society and Church. That’s at least how the dignitaries of institutional Christianity viewed it. But, even theological analysts and longstanding critics of the big churches…

I loved it when the President kept greeting him "heilige fater" with such fondness and respect. He almost seemed to sing it. It reflects what so many of us feel in our hearts towards this man who gives us such hope by always directing our attention away from himself towards Christ. The pastor where he…

As he’s sitting next to me on the couch, watching me blog the Pope: "The only thing I didn’t like about Rome was the breakfast he brung us every morning…" "He" being his daddy, not the Pope. Joseph didn’t much care for the pastries Michael would find in his espresso run. A few weeks ago…

Meets with President Koehler and family: Mass: (250,000 is the estimate) Angelus: Next…Vespers. (11:30 Eastern – watch either on the Vatican feed or EWTN)

Pope’s parents met through personal ad, German paper says: Bild am Sonntag said 43-year-old Joseph Ratzinger senior placed an advertisement as a "low-level civil servant" seeking "a good Catholic girl, who can cook and sew a bit … to marry as soon as possible, preferably with a picture," in a Bavarian paper in March 1920.…

House where Pope was born vandalized: Vandals threw paint-filled balloons at the house where Pope Benedict XVI was born Sunday, a day before the pontiff planned to visit his hometown during his six-day trip to Bavaria. No serious damage was done to the house in the town of Marktl am Inn, said Bavarian state police…

A couple of notes: Many thanks to reader Thomas for sending along this link to Radio Bavaria, which has archived, for your viewing pleasure, video of the visit so far – it seems to be in little news capsules, but I’m not sure. But I think it is worth watching, even if you don’t speak…

If you’ve not watched any video of the visit so far…do. Benedict is so obviously happy to be there – even, it seems at times during the singing of the old hymns..moved. There is this mix of joy, hope, and melancholy surrounding this visit, as even Benedict’s brother has said outright – he knows this…
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