Today’s Catholic must-reads: 01/06/11
Benedict XVI praised Blessed Pope John Paul II yesterday as he marked the end of May at the grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens. A Personal Ordinariate parish will be established in...
View ArticleReceiving the Sacraments is not a ‘right’
February 11 was the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, reminding one of the healing properties of this great shrine and place of pilgrimage. My youngest daughter, aged 21, who has Down’s syndrome, has been...
View ArticleSpokesman says parts of Lourdes will be closed for months
Work crews rushed to clear mud and remove debris after a massive flood inundated sections of the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes so that tourists could return to the popular pilgrimage site. Much of the...
View ArticleWhy do statues of Our Lady survive disasters?
It was reported this week that a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes was left untouched by a fire that gutted a military base near Madrid. Reading about this reminded me of something similar that happened in...
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