http://www.catholicsymbols.org all about Roman Catholic Symbols and their meanings Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:46:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a guest article written by Eric Engel In all the passages in the four gospels, there are two that really stand out as testaments to Christ’s humanity. The first one is obviously the prayer from the cross, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” What inspiration this ... http://www.catholicsymbols.org/catholic-symbols/connecting-to-christ-through-pain-and-suffering I found this article of interest on the Boston Globe website.  What is the problem with a Roman Catholic University displaying Catholic Symbols around campus.  I see none, but others do.  What do you think?  Feel free to leave a comment. On the plaza in front of Higgins Hall at Boston ... http://www.catholicsymbols.org/catholic-symbols/catholic-symbols-stir-diverse-feelings-at-bc There is a new channel on YouTube from the Vatican.  Here is what the channel description says: This channel offers news coverage of the main activities of the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI and of relevant Vatican events. It is updated daily. Video images are produced by Centro Televisivo Vaticano (CTV), texts by ... http://www.catholicsymbols.org/catholic-symbols/vatican-channel-on-youtube Here's a review of posts of interest from other blogs: Exegetically - 2.1 Roman Catholic traditions; 2.2 Protestant traditions. 3 Judaism. 3.1 Midrash; 3.2 Mikra. 4 Indian philosophy; 5 Islam; 6 Exegesis in a secular context; 7 Bibliography. 7.1 Old Testament Introductions; 7.2 New Testament Introductions ... Union of Catholic Asian News ... http://www.catholicsymbols.org/catholic-symbols/catholic-symbols-week-in-review-0127 "Remember, man, that you are dust and unto dust you shall return". These are the words the priest recites to each and every person who receives ashes on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is the official first day of Lent and starts 46 days of preparation for the passion, death ... http://www.catholicsymbols.org/catholic-symbols/the-catholic-symbol-of-ash-wednesday Author Morgan Hamilton submits a guest post on Catholic Symbols talking about great Catholic gifts available online: As someone who has been a devout practitioner of Catholicism for as long as I've been breathing, it stands to reason that many of my family and friends are Catholics as well. People always ... http://www.catholicsymbols.org/catholic-symbols/catholic-symbols-guest-article Like many boys growing up in the sixties, I was a scout; a cub scout and a boy scout.  One of the awards we strove to achieve was the Parvuli Dei Award. Parvuli Dei means "Children of God" and is an award established by the National Catholic Committee on Scouting to ... http://www.catholicsymbols.org/catholic-symbols/youth-catholic-symbols-parvuli-dei This video from YouTube and reposted here on Catholic Symbols: The late Pope John Paul II was one of Poland's most famous exports.In fact, Polish Catholic priests used to go on missions all over the world.But the church in Poland is reporting a decline in the number of people turning to ... http://www.catholicsymbols.org/catholic-symbols/catholic-symbols-looks-at-decline-of-priests This week in review: Maitland Art Center - The education begins when the 25 students ranging in age from 8 to 14 gather in a small outdoor theatre adorned with Hispanic carvings of various catholic symbols. The speaker is Nancy Rosado, a local aspiring artist who was born in ... Spain: Nativity ... http://www.catholicsymbols.org/catholic-symbols/catholic-symbols-post-review-1228 This music video, featuring the song "Behold the Cross" by Gary Pinto & Phil Turcio, gives a snapshot of the thousands of places these two powerful Catholic symbols have visited around the globe during its 21-year-long pilgrimage.   http://www.catholicsymbols.org/catholic-symbols/journey-of-the-world-youth-day-cross