Bishop Ratko Perić recently performed the rite of confirmation at St. James parish in the town of Medjugorje, notorious as a site of so-called apparitions. His visits to the parish to perform the rite of Confirmation are often an occasion for him to remind the people of the town that the Catholic faith does not depend on unreliable claims of visions, but on the revelation Christ entrusted to the Church.
Here is the homily from his most recent visit, in May 2015. I’m impressed with it. As a
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Some idiot law firm is ruining Fr. Rosica’s reputation! He should sue them.
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This morning robbers broke into cars in the parking lot of the Cathedral in Boston, while a diaconal ordination was going on. The perpetrators smashed windows and ransacked the vehicles, stealing what they could, and even took the time to open people’s trunks to look for goods. Since at least two of my friends were victimized this way, I imagine the criminals hit several cars — and in broad daylight.
Well, I offer the following hymn to encapsulate the prayers of the faithful on the occasion. You
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A ditty for Christmas Day:
O little minds who alter hymns,
who think you are so wise
to edit song that is not wrong
excepting in your eyes,
pretending you’re the owner
of what we know and sing,
our legacy, you make it be
an artificial thing.
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