Blessing Europe: Legacy of the Celtic Saints Join Rainer Wälde as he sets out on a fascinating journey through Europe on the trail of the Celtic saints. Discover the origins of Christianity in Ireland and journey with the Irish monks as they embark on their great adventure through France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy. Following the success of his multi-award-winning documentary film, My Journey to Life, Rainer tells the stories of four major Celtic saints, with narration by Roy Searle of the Northumbria Community. Set out with Columbanus, regarded by some as the ‘first European’, on his incredible journey that will take him from Bangor in Northern Ireland to Bobbio in Italy. Relive the story of his companion, Gallus, who founded a monastic cell on the banks of Lake Constance out of which emerged a great religious and cultural centre that became the present day town of St. Gallen. Receive fresh inspiration from the beautiful music and soul-stirring prayers of the Celtic …More
Watch Blessing Europe: Legacy of the Celtic Saints (2012) Full Movie on Vision Video Join Rainer Wälde as he sets out on a fascinating journey through Europe on the trail of the Celtic saints. Discover the origins of Christianity in Ireland and journey with the Irish monks as they embark on their great adventure through France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy. Following the success of his multi-award-winning documentary film, My Journey to Life, Rainer tells the stories of four major Celtic saints, with narration by Roy Searle of the Northumbria Community. Set out with Columbanus, regarded by some as the ‘first European’, on his incredible journey that will take him from Bangor in Northern Ireland to Bobbio in Italy. Relive the story of his companion, Gallus, who founded a monastic cell on the banks of Lake Constance out of which emerged a great religious and cultural centre that became the present day town of St. Gallen. Receive fresh inspiration from the beautiful music and …More
Saint Gall Also known as Callo Chelleh Gaaech Gallen Gallo Gallonus Gallunus Gallus Gilianus Memorial 16 October Profile Younger brother of SaintDeicola. Studied at Bangor Abbey under SaintComgall of Bangor and SaintColumba. Bible scholar. Priest. One of the twelve who accompanied SaintColumbanus to France and helped found Luxeuil Abbey. He followed Columbanus into exile in 610 and then to Austrasia, where he preached with little success around Lake Zurich, and near Bregenz. Illness forced Gall to leave Columbanus‘s party in 612, though some say the leader suspected Gall of malingering, and imposed a penance on him, which Gall faithfully observed, of not celebrating Mass during Columba‘s life. When he recovered, Gall lived as a hermit on the Steinach River, attracting disciples. Saint Gall Monastery occupied this site, becoming a center of literature, the arts, and music, though legend to the contrary, Saint Gall did not found it. Worked there with Saint…More
Deadly School Attack: Tears in Oregon as Diocese Mourns - SGNews A peaceful morning was shattered by tragedy in Bend, Oregon, where the halls of Silver Rail Elementary School became the scene of a fatal school shooting. Four innocent lives—three young children aged five, eight, and eleven, alongside a devoted teacher—were taken in an instant. Outside the school perimeter, heartbroken neighbors gathered to light candles, while a seven-year-old child and another teacher remain hospitalized in critical condition. Police report that a sixteen-year-old attacker forced entry by firing through the locked doors before being confronted and fatally shot by an armed community member. Reaching out to comfort the devastated community, Archbishop Alexander Sample of the Catholic Archdiocese of Portland shared his profound sorrow, affirming that the Church stands with the families in this time of deep sorrow and holding them close in prayer Stay Updated with @SGNEWS-SG – Faith, Society & Global …More
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Leo XIV-appointed bishop wants women to preach at Mass. Bishop Beat Grögli of St. Gallen, Switzerland, has defended the practice of women delivering homilies at Mass, although canon law defines the homily as an inherent part of the liturgy. Kath.ch reported on October 8 that Bishop Grögli told a group of women that this prohibited practice had existed in his diocese for nearly 50 years. He suggested that reversing the practice would be incomprehensible. Grögli described the theological arguments against women preaching as “weak,” adding: “Honestly, I have never understood them.” He considers “the female perspective in preaching an enrichment.” Asked whether his position constituted disobedience, he pointed to ongoing discussions with Rome. Canon 767 §1 reserves the homily at Mass to priests and deacons. The Vatican's 2004 instruction Redemptionis Sacramentum states that lay homilies at Mass cannot acquire legitimacy through longstanding custom. Pope Leo XIV appointed Grögli Bishop of …More
Wednesday, 27th August 1913: Solicitor’s Plea Called Unfair By Frank, The Atlanta Georgian The Atlanta Georgian, Wednesday, 27th August 1913, PAGE 12. REGRETS HE COULDN'T REPLY Prisoner Prepares Statement to Combat What he Terms Distortion of Facts. "Dorsey's speech was as full of holes as a sieve! If I could have had just one hour to reply to his eight-hour address I am confident I could have shown the jury that I was an innocent man and that the Solicitor was misrepresenting the facts in order to obtain a conviction." This was a statement made by Leo M. Frank to friends who visited him in the jail Wednesday. "Dorsey twisted and contorted the real circumstances of the case until they were unrecognizable," he continued. "He altered everything that was said and everything that was done until it seemed to point to my guilt. If I could have spoken only briefly after he finished his eight-hour speech I could have shown, I am sure, that he departed from the facts of the case wherever it suited …More
Wednesday, 27th August 1913: Frank Attacks Solicitor Dorseys Arraignment, The Atlanta Georgian The Atlanta Georgian, Wednesday, 27th August 1913, PAGE 8. DORSEY'S SPEECH CALLED UNFAIR Prisoner Prepares Statement to Combat What he Terms Distortion of Facts. "Dorsey's speech was as full of holes as a sieve! If I could have had just one hour to reply to his eight-hour address I am confident I could have shown the jury that I was an innocent man and that the Solicitor was misrepresenting the facts in order to obtain a conviction." This was a statement made by Leo M. Frank to friends who visited him in the jail Wednesday. "Dorsey twisted and contorted the real circumstances of the case until they were unrecognizable," he continued. "He altered everything that was said and everything that was done until it seemed to point to my guilt. If I could have spoken only briefly after he finished his eight-hour speech I could have shown, I am sure, that he departed from the facts of the case wherever …More
Monday, 18th August 1913: Dies Dreaming Of Little Phagan Girl, The Atlanta Journal The Atlanta Journal, Monday, 18th August 1913, PAGE 4, COLUMN 6. Mary Phagan's Grandmother Dies at Family Residence After Dream of Mary Just a few hours after she had dreamed that little Mary Phagan was alive and in the room with her, Mrs. A. E. Benton, the grandmother of the murdered girl, died at 9:40 o'clock Sunday night of old age infirmities, aggravated by grief over Mary's fate. Saturday night she dreamed that Mary was alive and well and at her bedside. It may have been the illusion of delirium preceding the final collapse of her faculties. At any rate, when she waked Sunday morning, she told her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Coleman, mother of the murdered child, that Mary had been with her in her dreams. She described vividly how Mary looked, and seemed happy over her dream. "My mother's eyes were bright when she told me of this, and I thought she was better," said Mrs. Coleman. "Later I learned the cruel …More
Monday, 18th August 1913: Attache At Frank Trial Shocked By Wire Near Court, The Atlanta Journal The Atlanta Journal, Monday, 18th August 1913, PAGE 4, COLUMN 7. A flurry of excitement was caused just outside of the doors of the Frank trial, Monday forenoon, when John Cox, attached to the office of R. R. Arnold, defending Frank, was shocked by a live wire only partially insulated. Cox noticed a pile of old rope soaked with elevator grease, smoldering in the corner of the elevator shaft. Fearing a fire that might destroy the court house, he strove to cut the wire, and was badly shocked. He recovered sufficiently at once however to clear away the old rope and remove the immediate danger of a serious fire. PAGE 5, COLUMN 2 ANOTHER "JURY WIDDY" MRS. M. F. WOODWARD, whose husband is one of the members of the Leo M. Frank trial jury and has been away from home as completely during three weeks past as if he had gone to California or somewhere else.
Homily Saturday, October 17, 2026 Ephesians 1:15-23 "I do not cease to give thanks." The Spirit praises God, and we thank Him. Luke 12:8-12 We will bear witness to God's love. As soon as we discover the joy of God's love within us, we are joyful to let it shine forth. Biblical texts: NAB-RE Normand Thomas.
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