The 2006 Christmas Novena at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, December 4, and continue every night until Tuesday, December 12. All are welcome to join the seminarians and the seminary choir as we celebrate the coming of Jesus Christ during this Advent season. You can find more information on the Novena website, and you can see pictures and hear audio from last year's Novena here.
I am very glad to have seen the movie The Nativity Story at a screening this past Monday. The movie completely exceeded my expectations, and was compelling enough to make me want to see it again with my family before Christmas! I hope that if you have any opportunity to see the movie (especially during this opening weekend), you take it; you won't regret it.
(WARNING: Spoilers to follow!)
As our Holy Father travels to Turkey this week (beginning tomorrow, Tuesday the 28th), we pray that he may have safe travels and that God may be with him as he tries to mend divisions and bring unity and peace between Catholics and other religions. The following prayer is found on the Knights of Columbus website:
At long last, Kenrick-Glennon Seminary has a podcast. The first podcast episodes are the two lectures and question/answer sessions with Cardinal Arinzé that were held at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary on November 12, 2006 with priests and seminarians from the St. Louis Archdiocese.
I have been notified that there are many passes available for anyone in St. Louis to watch The Nativity Story (a movie about the birth of Jesus from New Line Cinema) at a free private screening at 7:00 p.m. on November 27. For more information, visit the preview signup page.
It looks to be a pretty good movie; I've heard the story adds a little here and there to the Biblical story... but I am sure they couldn't have followed the Bible word-for-word and made a feature-length movie.
I have published another paper from one of my theology classes in the Journal section of my Seminary Website entitled "Marriage and Reconciliation." The paper talks about the importance and usefulness of a reconciliatory and merciful attitude, and frequent use of the Sacrament of Reconciliation to help build healthy and lasting marriages.