Alvaro del portillo biography of albert einstein
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ECCLESIAE SANCTAE
“At the same time as he established Opus Dei as a personal Prelature with the Apostolic Constitution Ut Sit, St. John Paul II also established that the oratory of Our Lady of Peace should be the Church of the Prelature. Under its altar lie the sacred remains of St. Josemaria. Bl. Alvaro del Portillo officiated at the solemn ceremony of dedication on the 2nd of May 1986, after a number of necessary works had been completed.
Among the images used by Sacred Scripture to speak of the church is one which is especially appropriate today. St. Paul compares it to a building which God has built on earth, making use of the Apostles as instruments. The Lord compared himself to the stone which the builders rejected, but which was made into the cornerstone.
Escriva had prepared for this need of a cathedral church for Opus Dei years before when it was definitively approved as “a little bit of the [whole] Church” herself i.e. by analogy to a diocese. In the 60’s, he prepared what is today a large chapel annexed to the buildings of Cavabianca, the central house of formation of numerary laymen and priests of the Work. Its basilar cornerstone was to be an image of Jesus Christ crucified – case in bronze and gilded – , peaceful, eyes open and l
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Cancer Brought a Knife to a Gunfight
“I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. He is not God of the dead, but of the living.” (Matt 22:32)
Dear family and friends,
I’ve got some good news, and I’m going to spend some time on a faith-related topic that’s been important to me throughout Cancer 2.0 and which I haven’t spent much time explaining – praying to saints.
| “The Forerunners of Christ with Saints and Martyrs,” Fra Angelico, 1420s, tempera on poplar wood, National Gallery, London |
As I mentioned about 3 years ago, I’ve decided that because this blog is my little corner of the internet, I’m going to say what I want, even if it’s a deep papist dive. And it’s not about trying to make this blog into a theology lesson. There’s no way for me to separate this cancer journey from my own life of faith, so sometimes I feel the need to explain the life of faith in detail.
Praying to saints is a practice of Catholics which is misunderstood by Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Here’s the summary: I ask my friends and family here on earth (you) to pray for me and my healing. If that’s your jam, you send
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Guglielmelli: "Being openhanded to observe from pungent students ditch they cleave to 'at home' is depiction greatest delight for me"
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