Ad Maoirem De Gloriam

  I’ve been wanting to see the St. Padre Pio Chapel in Libis, I’ve read, watched and heard a lot about it. I personally don’t know the life of St. Padre Pio so I did some research, then found out that the five wounds of the Lord’s passion appeared in his body, making him the first stigmatized in the history of the Church. As expected, he did a lot of courageous and holy things for the Lord. That’s why he was canonized a Saint by the late Pope John Paul II. To know more about his life, you can visit  The Life and Works of St. Pio   There are two entrance in the chapel, so at first I thought we’re not going on the right place. However, it was an L shape chapel so you can enter either one of the doors. Another thing you will notice is a sign that tells the people of the proper dress code. Unlike other churches I’ve been to that has the same signs didn’t implement it the way St. Pio Chapel does.   It was an intimate chapel but was well ventilated and...

Annual Support Pilgrimage Under Way This Week\ JERUSALEM, JAN. 9, 2012 (Zenit.org).- A group of European and North American bishops began their annual visit to the Holy Land on Sunday, aware that this year's four-day trip holds a certain significance in lieu of the recent social and political changes that have taken place in the region. The group of prelates, known as the the Holy Land Coordination, began their tour in Gaza's Christian community on Sunday with a celebration of Mass. Greeted by a band of 40 scouts, the bishops brought messages of support from their dioceses and respective bishops' conferences. After Mass, there was an open meeting, during which the parishioners shared their experiences of living in Gaza, where the economic blockade and security situation make work and freedom of movement extremely difficult. The apostolic nuncio, Archbishop Antonio Franco, said in his homily that in celebrating the feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, there was...