Life A German Catholic priest told that one day he saw a painting of the Blessed Virgin Mary hanging in place of honor in the cabinet of Field Marshal Hindenburg. As the priest did not hide his surprise
“You know Father, I’m sad because so few priests want to pray the Rosary with me while I drive them to the funeral home and to the church. In the past priests used to pray the Rosary with me on the way [...] her failing health condition my dear, elderly auntie passed away peacefully. Since I am the only priest in the family I was asked to conduct her funeral, something that I accepted to do from the bottom
My name is Father Alexandre Kabera. In the year 2002, I was very blessed to be part of a group of priests from the archdiocese of Kigali that made a pilgrimage to the shrine of the martyrs of Namugongo in [...] Nyamirambo, Kigali, Bishop Kambanda, then rector of the major seminary, never ceased to support priests, religious and lay people who wanted to be inspired by the spirituality of the Ugandan Martyrs, which [...] Cardinal. Adapted from an article by Father Alexandre Kabera in Africa La Croix Father Kabera is a priest of the diocese of Kigali and biblical scholar. See also: Immaculée
discern my vocation, I closely listened to my spiritual director and my bishop. Today I am a Catholic priest and I see precisely how Mary taught me this obedience to the Church. I also see the same attitude [...] Medjugorje to give them a charismatic experience, or they highlight only certain messages. My desire as a priest is to see groups with a solid spiritual framework during and after the pilgrimage, led by people [...] to persevere in the grace they have received. Our Lady of Peace, Pray for us! Father Alexis Wiehe Priest, pastor of the Cathedral of Toulon (France) since 2014 Interview with the Medjugorje newspaper "Glas
the parish priest remained hopeful and serene. As evening came, a parishioner observed: "Father, I believe that the devil has joined the party! Our festival is compromised.” “Maybe,” the priest replied, [...] commented: “Well, Father, your prediction came true, the good Lord did join the party!" To which the priest replied: “I told you so. I had promised my martyrs that I would have enough faith to move mountains
military barracks. One night, around 2 am, a phone rang: an old woman about to die was asking for a priest. When she was a young girl, she had attended a Catholic school. There, a nun taught her for three [...] her husband and all her children, including five sons who had died during the war. Another Buddhist priest arrived, so she had to leave the temple. I asked her if, during all those years, she had thought [...] hands or in my pocket and I asked her every day that before I die, I could once again find a Catholic priest who might give me the Bread of God.” Father Gereon Goldmann in "The Ragpicker of Tokyo" Story told
had no family ties. One night, about 2:00 A.M., a phone rang: a dying old woman was asking for a priest. In her youth, this woman had attended a Catholic school. There, a nun instructed her for three years [...] and all her children had died, among them five sons killed during the war. Then, another Buddhist priest came and she had to leave the temple. I asked her if during all these years she had been thinking [...] always had Mary's chain in my hands or my pocket, and I asked her every day to help me find a Catholic priest who might give me the Bread of God once more before I died."
the world A German Catholic priest reported that he once saw an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary exposed in a prominent place in Field Marshal Hindenburg’s study. As the priest expressed his surprise, the
On the following day, when the priest recommended to the people to pray for the deceased, a white dove appeared in the church and let fall a card at the feet of the priest. He took it up, and found these
more and more. Father Silvio Moreno Fr Moreno is an Argentine priest of the Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVI). He is a missionary priest in Tunisia and administrator of the Cathedral of Tunis. Adapted [...] and is always given as a model to Catholic families. Dom Guéranger (a French Benedictine monk and priest, d. 1875, who served for nearly 40 years as the Abbot of the restored Solesmes Abbey) explained the
