Some Go To Sing & Shout
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Tuesday, January 24, 2012
It may have been rainy and cold at the March for Life yesterday, but there was such warmth and fire in the crowd.
Part of that fire was stoked by Msgr. Charles Pope’s homily for the huge Youth Rally the Archdiocese of Washington put on prior to the March.
It’s worth listening to at the link: Msgr. Pope’s an engaging preacher, and his bare-bones text doesn’t convey the spirit of the thing at all.... READ MORE
I Make All Things New
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Friday, April 22, 2011
Msgr. Charles Pope has a moving reflection on the power of God to transform curses into blessings.
It’s also an explanation of one of the most controversial—and ironic—lines of Scripture.
His blood be on us and on our children! Never a truer word was spoken. And by it we are saved.
A Drama Only Two People Saw
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Wednesday, February 02, 2011
I adore this depiction of the Presentation, which you can see better here. (Especially if you click the “framed” version.)
It captures the joy of today’s feast so perfectly.
What equally captures the joy of the Presentation is my friend Msgr. Charles Pope’s dramatic account of the scene.
He begins with an explanation of the two rites of the Old Law Joseph & Mary were fulfilling by going to the Temple... READ MORE
Be Angry & Sin Not
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Wednesday, October 13, 2010
You’ve probably laughed as I have at this wise-crack:
“When asking WWJD, always remember that getting mad and knocking over the tables is a valid answer.”
I like that quip, but it’s a dubious guide for human behavior.
It seems to me our society has an anger problem, and one that works in opposing directions.
On the one hand, we seem to be increasingly thin-skinned about matters of little import.... READ MORE
Beautiful Women Hang Out Here
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Msgr. Charles Pope, who keeps a wonderful blog at the Archdiocese of Washington site, recently spent some time at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception.
“Some of the most beautiful women I know” hang out there, he writes, and he created this slideshow to prove it.
Be sure to read Msgr’s post for an explanation of the slides and music.
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