The Benedictines at Mount Angel Abbey in Oregan

Do you desire to enter a more contemplative community? Check out the Benedictines in Oregan, Mount Angel Abbey.

What is Lent for you?

What is Lent to you? What does it meant to enter into Lent and participate in this extraordinary season of our Church?

Fr. Jack Collins, CSP, walks in the streets of New York to interview individuals to share their own understanding of Lent or Ash Wednesday. Let's explore what people think of it.

What we can do to protect our rights as faithful citizens

How to write a letter to Washington to defend our rights and to defend life: USCCB.

There is an urgent need to understand the issues we face today. It's alright; they are not easy to grasp. Let us pray to learn eagerly what they are about and be guided by the Holy Spirit to do what is right.

To have a basic understanding of the teachings of the Catholic Church, go to the pdf file called Forming Consciences for the Faithful Citizen.

Who is Fr. Sammie L. Maletta, Jr.? Read about him at Courageous Priest.

Take part. Take an active role in defending our rights as Catholics.

A good priest in Rome!

Fr. Daren J. Zehnle with Pope Benedict XVI

You have to encounter this good priest on his blog to know that he is the real thing! Servant and Steward.

Getting Ready for Lent

Archbishop Charles Chaput, Archbishop of Philadelphia, reflects on the meaning of Lent and explains the fasting, prayer and almsgiving that Catholic are called to during the six week preparation for Easter.

How many Cardinal Electors are there and where are they from?

Pope Benedict's Message on Power/Authority

January 30, 2012. (Romereports.com) During Sunday's Angelus, the pope talked about abuse of power in both the workforce and social life. The pope said those in authority should be guided by an attitude of service.

Benedict XVI
“Often, authority means possession, power, dominance and success. To God, however, authority means service, humility and love. It means entering into the logic of Jesus Christ, Who leans down to wash the feet of His disciples.”


The pope also took time to talk about “World Leprosy Day.” Every year about 230,000 people contract the disease, especially in India, Brazil and Indonesia.

Benedict XVI
“I express my support to everyone affected by this disease as well as their caregivers, who in many ways strive to eliminate poverty and marginalization, which are the true causes of its continuance.”

The Pope also talked about the International Day of Intercession for Peace in the Holy Land, which is celebrated on January 30th. To honor the cause, a group of Italian families and young adults gathered in St. Peter's Square to pray for world peace.

At the end of the Angelus, the Pope released white doves from his window. But after being released they decided to go back into the Pope's study.

Benedict XVI
“They want to be in the Pope's home.”

The doves were released to symbolize peace. Some saw it as a metaphor, of the long road that still lies ahead.