Remembering 9/11 With Prayer
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Sunday, September 11, 2011
On this tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, let us remember to pray. Here are the words Pope Benedict XVI prayed when he visited Ground Zero three years ago:
O God of love, compassion, and healing,
look on us, people of many different faiths
and traditions,
who gather today at this site,
the scene of incredible violence and pain.
We ask you in your goodness
to give eternal light... READ MORE
How Shall We Remember?
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Friday, September 11, 2009
A few weeks ago I visited Ground Zero in New York for the first time.
The last time I’d been there was late August, 2001.
The Twin Towers cast shadows over the photos of my kids playing in the park abutting my aunt’s apartment complex.
Three weeks later, they were gone, and we were in mortal anxiety for my aunt’s life.
I vividly recall hearing flight 77 crash into the Pentagon while I was on the... READ MORE
Happy Memorial Day
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Family on Monday, May 25, 2009
I wanted to share with you some advice a Navy chaplain serving at our parish once gave to kids at a school mass on the Friday before Memorial Day.
(I liked it so much I wrote it down.)
He asked the students to sit for a few moments before he gave the final blessing, and then told them:
I know you’re not sorry to have a day off on Monday, and I hope you enjoy the weekend, but I also hope you’ll remember... READ MORE
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