Urbi et Orbi- 2011

In the spirit of Christmas, I thought it would be fun to look at the Urbi et Orbi Christmas messages over the past 6 years (the reign of Pope Benedict XVI). We'll look at one a day, leading up to the Urbi et Orbi for Christmas 2011.

Urbi et Orbi translates into "to the City (of Rome) and to the World." Best of all, there is a plenary indulgence attached to the message and blessing.

Urbi et Orbi- 2010

In the spirit of Christmas, I thought it would be fun to look at the Urbi et Orbi Christmas messages over the past 6 years (the reign of Pope Benedict XVI). We'll look at one a day, leading up to the Urbi et Orbi for Christmas 2011.

Urbi et Orbi translates into "to the City (of Rome) and to the World." Best of all, there is a plenary indulgence attached to the message and blessing.

Urbi et Orbi- 2009

In the spirit of Christmas, I thought it would be fun to look at the Urbi et Orbi Christmas messages over the past 6 years (the reign of Pope Benedict XVI). We'll look at one a day, leading up to the Urbi et Orbi for Christmas 2011.

Urbi et Orbi translates into "to the City (of Rome) and to the World." Best of all, there is a plenary indulgence attached to the message and blessing.

Urbi et Orbi- 2008

In the spirit of Christmas, I thought it would be fun to look at the Urbi et Orbi Christmas messages over the past 6 years (the reign of Pope Benedict XVI). We'll look at one a day, leading up to the Urbi et Orbi for Christmas 2011.


Urbi et Orbi translates into "to the City (of Rome) and to the World." Best of all, there is a plenary indulgence attached to the message and blessing.

Urbi et Orbi- 2007

In the spirit of Christmas, I thought it would be fun to look at the Urbi et Orbi Christmas messages over the past 6 years (the reign of Pope Benedict XVI). We'll look at one a day, leading up to the Urbi et Orbi for Christmas 2011.

Urbi et Orbi translates into "to the City (of Rome) and to the World." Best of all, there is a plenary indulgence attached to the message and blessing.

Urbi et Orbi- 2006

In the spirit of Christmas, I thought it would be fun to look at the Urbi et Orbi Christmas messages over the past 6 years (the reign of Pope Benedict XVI). We'll look at one a day, leading up to the Urbi et Orbi for Christmas 2011.

Urbi et Orbi translates into "to the City (of Rome) and to the World." Best of all, there is a plenary indulgence attached to the message and blessing.

Urbi et Orbi- 2005

In the spirit of Christmas, I thought it would be fun to look at the Urbi et Orbi Christmas messages over the past 6 years (the reign of Pope Benedict XVI). We'll look at one a day, leading up to the Urbi et Orbi for Christmas 2011.

Urbi et Orbi translates into "to the City (of Rome) and to the World." Best of all, there is a plenary indulgence attached to the message and blessing.

John Cardinal Foley: Funeral Mass Text

Archbishop Timothy Dolan delivered the homily at the funeral Mass for John Cardinal Foley. Please say a quick prayer for His Eminence:

Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that the soul of Thy servant John Cardinal Foley, which Thou hast taken from the toilsome conflict of this world, may have fellowship among Thy Saints. Amen.

“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us!”

How to Get Silence in Your Church

We've all been there: you enter into your church, take a deep breath of the palpable sanctity of the place, and sit down to pray... right beside a conglomerate of gossiping, conversationalists (what I'm terming a person that carries on a conversation). While I'm sure you "offer it up to the L-rd," every once in a while you can't help but get angry as their whispers rise into a small roar.

Well, I'm tired of it. Not of the occasional whisper (we've all done that), but of the entire conversation that some people have as others (like me) are trying to carry on our own conversation (with G-d).

I've got a plan to slowly motivate silence and cease the excessive and distracting noise.

The Pope's Christmas List

Ever wondered what to get the Pope for Christmas? Well, on Wednesday, December 7 (The Feast of St. Ambrose), Pope Benedict XVI lit the world's largest Christmas tree from his papal apartment via a tablet.

His Holiness took the opportunity to give us his Christmas list. There are only three things, so you should be able to get him every single one.