On April 17, 2008, Jack Wier will attend the Papal Mass at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. He considers his presence at the Mass nothing short of a miracle.
On May 20, 2007, Jack headed out to the back acres of his farm to continue working on digging a small lake. The site was 16 acres [...]
Archive for April 13th, 2008
Participant Profile: Jack Wier
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2008 CARA Study, “Sacraments Today: Belief and Practice among U.S. Catholics,”
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By seemingly fortunate coincidence the release of the 2008 CARA Study, “Sacraments Today: Belief and Practice among U.S. Catholics,” coincides with the first pastoral visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the United States.
The study, commissioned by the Department of Communications of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, surveyed 1,007 adult Catholics in the [...]
Venue Profile: Ground Zero
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On April 20, Pope Benedict XVI will visit Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan, one site of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack.
The following personal reflection was written at the site shortly after the attack:
