Diana Macalintal on April 21st, 2008

Brother John M. Samaha, S.M.
Pope Benedict XVI has proclaimed a Pauline Year in preparation for the 2000th anniversary of the great apostle’s birth. Church historians reckon that St. Paul was born around 10 A.D. in Tarsus, now located in Turkey. Following his conversion to Christianity he became the Church’s foremost evangelizer in spreading the gospel [...]

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Diana Macalintal on April 3rd, 2008

Henry Mollicone’sBeatitude Mass
A choral work illuminating the plight of the homeless…
This soulful choral and orchestral work imparts stories and emotions gleaned through a series of interviews with homeless individuals, poignantly synthesized into its two leads: Adam and Evelyn. Symbolically named, these characters underline a major theme of the piece, which Mollicone describes as “the similarities [...]

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Diana Macalintal on April 3rd, 2008

Henry Mollicone’sBeatitude Mass
A choral work illuminating the plight of the homeless…
This soulful choral and orchestral work imparts stories and emotions gleaned through a series of interviews with homeless individuals, poignantly synthesized into its two leads: Adam and Evelyn. Symbolically named, these characters underline a major theme of the piece, which Mollicone describes as “the similarities [...]

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Diana Macalintal on March 25th, 2008

You are most cordially invited…
To all parish staff, parish social justice liaisons, community leaders and friends, lay ministers, ILM students, and ALL justice advocates – everyone:
I would like to call your attention to a workshop that is timely and important.
During this election year, the Council of Priests, the office for Evangelization, Justice and Peace [...]

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Diana Macalintal on March 25th, 2008

You are most cordially invited…
To all parish staff, parish social justice liaisons, community leaders and friends, lay ministers, ILM students, and ALL justice advocates – everyone:
I would like to call your attention to a workshop that is timely and important.
During this election year, the Council of Priests, the office for Evangelization, Justice and Peace [...]

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Diana Macalintal on February 19th, 2008

The associates of the Office of Pastoral Ministry and a team of parish infant baptism leaders are offering the following Infant Baptism Workshops for presiders and infant baptism preparation teams.
Saturday February 23rd in English at St. Justin parish hall 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Tuesday March 6th in Spanish at Most Holy Trinity Church [...]

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Diana Macalintal on February 19th, 2008

The associates of the Office of Pastoral Ministry and a team of parish infant baptism leaders are offering the following Infant Baptism Workshops for presiders and infant baptism preparation teams.
Saturday February 23rd in English at St. Justin parish hall 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Tuesday March 6th in Spanish at Most Holy Trinity Church [...]

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Diana Macalintal on August 30th, 2007

The current edition on the online Justice Newsletter, “Faith Doing Justice” from the Office of Evangelization, Justice, & Peace and edited by Linda Batton has just been published. There’s a lot to see – it’s been a busy time! I hope you will find the information useful and informative. Feel free to share it with [...]

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Diana Macalintal on August 30th, 2007

The current edition on the online Justice Newsletter, “Faith Doing Justice” from the Office of Evangelization, Justice, & Peace and edited by Linda Batton has just been published. There’s a lot to see – it’s been a busy time! I hope you will find the information useful and informative. Feel free to share it with [...]

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Diana Macalintal on July 20th, 2007

Although Vatican II formally ended on December 8, 1965, its implementation continues.
Paulist Press (997 Macarthur Blvd., Mahwah, NJ 07430) has commissioned a series of eight short books on Vatican II. Each considers two Vatican II documents in the context of the thinking leading to Vatican II, of controversies during Vatican II, and of programs, publications [...]

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