Pope Benedict and Saint Boniface
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
Saint Boniface, the Apostle of the Germans
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today, we shall reflect on a great eighth-century...
It’s Always the Right Time to Leisure
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Pope St John Paul II and the Eucharist
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Saint Juliana of Cornillon and the Institution of Corpus Christi
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Saint Juliana of Cornillon
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
This morning too I would like to introduce a female figure to you....
Bees from Beelzebub
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On Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Walsingham
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Pope John Paul II’s and the Visitation
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Corpus Christi: The Gift of the Holy Eucharist
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G.K. Chesterton as Catholic Apologist
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The Most Holy Trinity
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption to sonship....