German historian Götz Aly is an expert on euthanasia during the Nazi era. In a SPIEGEL interview, he discusses why many accepted the murder of the handicapped and mentally ill, and how his own daughter has shaped his views on how the disabled should be treated today.Some 200,000 people who were mentally ill or disabled were killed in Germany during the Nazi era
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Historian Götz Aly: The Victims of Nazi Euthanasia Have Been Forgotten
Vatican City, 18 April 2013 (VIS) – The German multinational financial services company Allianz Group, present in over 70 countries and with over 78 million clients worldwide, has awarded the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Fr.
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ALLIANZ AWARDS FR. FEDERICO LOMBARDI AS COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR
On the blog Idle Speculations you can find an extremely interesting article about the Holy Year 1825.
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2013-04-16 Vatican Radio (Vatican Radio) Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI is celebrating his 86th birthday on Tuesday. The German Embassy to the Holy See will be hosting a party which will unveil a new portrait of the former pontiff painted by German artist Michael Triegel, who is known as “Papstmaler”, or “Pope Painter”.
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Portrait of Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI unveiled on his birthday
Cherubs! There are so many of you, which is in itself delightful.
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An Example of the Need for Prudent Leadership March 13th, 2013 Written by: Lawrence Lam As the bishops continue to vote in the conclave, we continue to pray that the Holy Spirit will guide them to choose a leader who will allow the best of the Church to shine through in her moral clarity and compassion.
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Lest anyone thought being Pope made for the world’s most mysterious – and therefore attention-grabbing – public role, there’s apparently something that commands even more fascination: the first post-papacy in 700 years.Six days since leaving Peter’s chair to attain his long-sought “release,” as never once happened during his seven years as Pope, Italian paparazzi images published today captured a bundled-up B16 walking in the gardens at Castel Gandolfo with his secretary, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, who’ll soon have to return to Rome to fulfill his “day job” as prefect of the Papal Household.Two photos of the now Pope-emeritus were run in the Italian celebrity magazine Chi.The morning after the resignation, the Vatican spokesman Fr Federico Lombardi related that Papa Ratzinger was moved and appreciative on seeing the Italian TV reports about his departure in the hours after the sede vacante took effect. The Jesuit portavoce added that Benedict slept well, had breakfast and was looking forward to resuming his longtime practice of playing the piano in the evenings.No further update from the Holy See has since emerged
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SharebarAt the improving Catholic News Service there is an interesting papal trivia post. Check it out HERE.As with baseball, the accumulation of small pieces of information can be of critical importance in that moment of greatest need!Here is the second part of the fun-facts:FAMOUS LASTS Piazzoni also provided a list of “lasts”: – The last pope who was not a cardinal yet when elected was Pope Urban VI in 1378.
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Life With a German Shepherd: We’re All Only Human Life With a German Shepherd: We’re All Only Human Posted by Fr. Tim Moyle at 10:37 AM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to Facebook Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)About Fr
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He’s announced that he’s going to abdicate on Feb. 28th, at 8pm Rome time
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Catholic Communications, Sydney Archdiocese, 22 Jan 2013 Lore named Film of the Year by Catholic Film Office A movie that explores a German teenager forced to rethink her beliefs and view of the world as the German Reich collapses around her has been named Film of the Year by the Australian Catholic Film Office (ACFO).”The jury was impressed by the themes this beautifully-made film holds together: a survival trek, loss of innocence and discernment,” says Father Richard Leonard SJ, Director of the ACFO and Chair of the jury that chose Lore as the best film of 2012.Directed by Cate Shortland, Lore won immediate international acclaim since it was first shown at the Locarno Film Festival in August last year where it won the prestigious audience award, the Prix du Public UBS. In November the accolades continued when Lore won four awards at the Stockholm International Film Festival including the Bronze Horse for best film
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Vatican City, 18 January 2013 (VIS) – Today, the French and German Bishops’ Conferences published a joint declaration marking the 50th anniversary of the Elysee Treaty, signed on 22 January 1963 by General Charles de Gaulle and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer to seal the reconciliation between the two opposing nations after the Second World War. On 8 July 1962, both heads of state attended a Mass of reconciliation in the French cathedral of Rheims
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French and German bishops recall Elysee Treaty and ask for more solidarity in Europe
Yesterday’s appeal has had interesting and fruitful results although I was a tad taken aback at Mark’s combox, which was not likely to win hearts and minds among the orthodoxy testers and other men who approach a date as though it were a high school debating competition. To be honest, I don’t remember going on a date with an orthodoxy tester since high school
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Life With a German Shepherd: Faith Gives UsSomething Faith Gives UsSomething [This follows up on yesterday’s post on faith as substantial reality].
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A truly useful liturgical publication has recently come our way – not exactly a new book, but a new version of an old acquaintance: the Diurnale Romanum (the day hours of the Breviarium Romanum). Its original version, in perfect accordance with the 1960 rubrics, is well known, and loved by many in Traditional communities – see reviews for it here and here, for instance
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The great men and women of prayer throughout the centuries were privileged to receive an interior union with the Lord that enabled them to descend into the depths beyond the word. They are therefore able to unlock for us the hidden treasures of prayer.
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Life With a German Shepherd: Christmas, Calvary, and Holy Communion Christmas, Calvary, and Holy Communion The life of the liturgy does not come from what dawns upon the minds of individuals and planning groups. On the contrary, it is God’s descent upon our world, the source of real liberation
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