Archive for 'The Magazine'

First Ordained Rabbis – Germany

Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 by admin.

0

Future rabbis Daniel Alter from Germany, Tomas Kucera from the Czech Republic and Malcolm Mattitiani from South Africa September 13, 2006 More than 60 years after the Nazis shut down Germany’s only rabbinical school, three Rabbis were ordained on September 14th. It took place at the new Synagogue in Dresden. Some Jewish leaders warn that [...]

Continue Reading

Archbishop Milingo Excommunicated

Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 by admin.

0

September 26, 2006 Recent ordinations made without Vatican permission have placed Archbishop Milingo and the four new bishops he ordained under excommunication. Archbishop Milingo was formerly the Archbishop of Lusaka, Zambia in Africa.

Continue Reading

Pope Benedict XVI – The Tridentine Mass

Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 by admin.

0

October 11, 2006 It is said in Rome that the Pope is preparing a document to expand permission to use the Tridentine Mass, the pre-Vatican II Mass favored by traditional Catholics. However, there is considerable opposition to the proposal. The Pope is being advised by many bishops that he should not issue the document. So [...]

Continue Reading

Vatican Discovery

Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 by admin.

0

October 10 2006 Recently a necropolis (literally, city of the dead) was unearthed in 2003 when Vatican workers began excavating the foundation for a parking lot. What has been discovered (now) is amazing. In this cemetery are about 250 tombs, including 40 mausoleums and about 200 individual tombs. Many tombs contain decorations, ritual furnishings, mosaics [...]

Continue Reading

Cardinal Zen – Republic of China

Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 by admin.

0

October 3, 2006 In China, he said there is persecution of the underground and official Church. Despite the persecution by the government, many Churches are open for worship and seminaries are full. Furthermore, he said, the State-controlled Churches are moving slowly toward communion with Rome.

Continue Reading

Sister Sara Salkahazi

Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 by admin.

0

Sept 17, 2006 A Hungarian Nun who was executed by the Nazis for sheltering Jews during World War II was praised by Cardinal Erdo of Hungary at the beatification ceremony.

Continue Reading

Catholic Deacons

Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 by admin.

0

What do they do ? Deacons are just below priests in the Church Hierarchy and can do the following: baptize, witness marriages, perform funeral and burial services outside of Mass, distribute Holy Communion, preach a homily and work in various ministries.

Continue Reading

The Late Pope Piux XII

Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 by admin.

0

The Jewish Week paper’s article by Walter Ruby on Sept. 29 2006 describes an apparent request by Pope Pius XII to the Dominican Republic to issue visas for 400 Jewish refugees stranded in Portugal during the Second World War. The refugees had earlier been denied such visas by the United States. The Holocaust scholar, Michael [...]

Continue Reading

Joint Statement on School Choice

Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 by admin.

0

By The Center for Christian-Jewish Learning BOSTON COLLEGE (Permission & Credit) By Delegates of The Rabbinical Council of America/Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: Western Civilization has long recognized the fundamental right of parents, as well as their sacred responsibility, to guide the upbringing and education [...]

Continue Reading

Catholic-Jewish Roots

Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 by admin.

0

By Msgr. L. F. Badia, Ph.D. Jesus Christ brings a rich spiritual heritage to Catholics because of His Jewish origin. He studied the Jewish Scriptures and lived the Jewish life following the traditions and teachings of Judaism. On Saturday (Sabbath), he would have been in the synagogue for services. The Ten Commandments given to Moses [...]

Continue Reading