Thursday, May 25, 2006

Pope Arrives in Poland


From Radio Polonia:

Upon his arrival in Warsaw, pope Benedict XVI expressed his joy of being in the homeland of late John Paul II. The pontiff stressed that he came to Poland
to walk the routes of his predecessor. During this visit Benedict XVI would like
to meet and get to know the generation of John Paul II as well as all the generations which grew up under the spiritual care of the Polish-born pope who died in April last year. President Lech Kaczynski responded to the motto of the pope’s visit by declaring that Poles are willing to be strong in the faith and that their hearts are open to the message of Benedict the XVI. Later this afternoon president Kaczynski will receive the pope.

Pope Speaks to Journalists on Plane

Here is the picture:


And so far here is the only reference I've found available from about a hundred papers online:

Asked by journalists on the plane how he felt about visiting Auschwitz as a German, Benedict said, ``I am above all a Catholic. I must say that this is the most important point.''

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

instantissima oratione

instantissima oratione

First, when you set out to do some good work, beg the Lord with most insistent prayer to bring it to completion.

St. Benedict’s Rule, Prologue 4

Devotion to the Holy Face of Our Lord



About Devotion to the Holy Face

Monday, May 22, 2006

Da Vinci Movie Second Biggest Worldwide Opening of All Time

Evidently, no one cares what the critics say (only 22% of them have given it a positive review)--rather it took in $224 million worldwide ($77 million here in the USA).

Deadline Daily

Five Biggest Flaws in The DaVinci Code


Video version on Fox News with Amy Welborn, of course.