In the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, one is never far from mountains. The district owes its name to a contraction of an Italian phrase, “ai piedi del monte”-”at the base of the mountain.” (1) Turin is nestled against the northern bank of the Po River, whose headwaters are in the Pian del Re on [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Verso l’Alto- Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
Posted in Saints and Blesseds- English, tagged Catholic Church, Catholic media, Italy, Religion, Saints and Blesseds- English on March 13, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Prayer and Reconciliation- Reflection for Mass of March 6, 2009
Posted in General Spiritual Reflections, tagged Catholic Church, Lent, Prayer, Religion on March 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Reconciliation- the restoration and building of relationship with God and with humankind- requires us to pray for one another. Today we mark the World Day of Prayer, observed by several Christian traditions on the first Friday in March, (8) to bring to mind our need to pray for an end to divisions between baptized followers of Jesus…










