Quote “Providence College loves Pope Francis.” | The message written by Providence College junior Joseph Day on a sticky note placed inside a zucchetto, or skullcap, he presented to Pope Francis during the Oct. 16 general audience in St. Peter’s Square. Pope Francis briefly placed Day’s cap on his head before returning it to the […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: Oct. 11, 2013
Quote “The really important thing is to love religious life, to love your own vocation. … (Religious) life isn’t for weirdos. It’s just ordinary. It just happens that the Lord becomes everything to you.” | Sister Barbara Sweeney, vocations director of the Society of the Sacred Heart, which last year saw three women enter the […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: Sept. 27, 2013
Quote “I prayed, and Jesus was the first to show up. What else am I going to do?” | Tom Leopold, a comedy writer who last year was spurred by a family crisis to join the Catholic Church. Leopold, who was born a Jew, has since co-written a one-man show called “A Comedy Writer Finds […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: Sept. 13, 2013
Quote “He found the presence of God everywhere, in all things. Nothing crushed him. His limitless charity is a model for the Year of Faith.” | Archbishop Ioan Robu of Bucharest on Monsignor Vladimir Ghika, who was beatified Aug. 31 in Romania’s capital. Ghika was 80 when he was tortured to death in 1954 by […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: Aug. 30, 2013
Quote “Everybody in our church, as well as Catholics in China, we all hope and pray that the pope could come visit our nation. … If Pope Francis comes to China, the farmers in our parish would love to greet him and give him a basket of our delicious apples.” |Sister Ma Wang-ge, one of […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: Aug. 16, 2013
Quote “T-shirts, hats, scarves, balls, flowers, bandanas, photographs, letters, drawings, rosaries – and even a bishop’s ring.” | Alberto Gasbarri, chief organizer of papal trips, describing the gifts thrown by pilgrims into the popemobile during Pope Francis’ trip to Rio de Janeiro last month for World Youth Day. The haul was divided between the Archdiocese […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: July 19, 2013
Quote “We are making human connections.” | Goran Bubalo, who directs a Catholic Relief Services peace-building project in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, that provides former prisoners from the 1992-95 war in Bosnia-Herzegovina with space to meet and share their pasts. Bubalo said the project, which also arranges public speaking opportunities for the survivors, has involved more than […]
Manalolana | Sidebar: July 5, 2013
Quote “He is 86 now. At that age you are not so strong, but he seemed to me to be very fresh. His memory is fresh and his eyes are very bright and joyous.” | Salvatorian Father Stephan Otto Horn, president of the “Ratzinger Schulerkreis” (Ratzinger Student Circle) and longtime confidant of Pope Emeritus Benedict […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: June 21, 2013
Quote “We are hoping for a little divine intervention to ensure the sun shines down on the resort for the duration on the summit.” | Ferghal Purcell, general manager of the Lough Erne Resort in Northern Ireland, which hosted world leaders June 17-18 for the Group of Eight summit. Ahead of the meeting, Purcell buried […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: June 7, 2013
Quote “Whether it is delicate furrows in fabric, the essence of feathers, or each strand of hair, the iconographer brings unique talents and a spiritual awakening to create a venerable image. The Holy Spirit is at work without a doubt.” | Virginia iconographer Veronica “Ronnie” Royal, who has been creating the sacred art since 1998. […]
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