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A Visit by Pope Francis!

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A Visit by Pope Francis!

  by Silva Volčič None of us who woke up in Chicco Ark community expected to shake hands and talk with Pope Francis later that afternoon. Like a lightning from clear skies The big news came suddenly, only a few hours before the visit. Such sudden visits are not rare for Pope Francis, as he...

Friars Corner: The joy of telling others about Jesus

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Friars Corner: The joy of telling others about Jesus

Numbers 11:25-29; Ps 19:8, 10, 12-14; James 5:1-6; Mark 9:38-43, 45 and 47-48 At the Last Supper Jesus told his closest followers that the coming Holy Spirit would instruct them in everything and remind them of all that Jesus told them. So we look to the Holy Spirit for that guidance. St. Paul said to...

Fast4Francis

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Fast4Francis

Waltham, MA (August 15, 2015) – Live the Fast, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides nutritious breads and educational materials to encourage prayer and fasting, has announced that it will lead a prayer and fasting novena for Pope Francis’s upcoming visit to the USA next month. Fast4Francis is an opportunity for participants to embrace the...