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Holy Week 2015 photo post
I have recently been asked to run the Twitter account of my parish, which means I have been taking a number of photos during the major events of the week. I will share them here in this post, which...
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A photo post – Corpus Christi procession in Warfhuizen
Yesterday I took part in the annual procession at the shrine of Our Lady of the Garden Enclosed in Warfhuizen. Usually held in May, practical reasons had it pushed back to June 6, the eve of Corpus...
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Comings and goings – two dioceses prepare for a new bishop
In preparation for Saturday’s installation, Bishop Gerard de Korte’s (redesigned) coat of arms is placed above the cathedra in the cathedral basilica of St. John the Evangelist in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. In...
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“Remember your leaders”– In Echternach, Cardinal Eijk on St. Willibrord
Five years ago I wrote about the annual Echternach procession in honour of Saint Willibrord. In this year’s edition, which was held on Tuesday, Cardinal Wim Eijk gave the homily for the opening...
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For Hasselt and the Blessed Virgin, a papal blessing
Pope Francis has sent a letter and apostolic blessing to Bishop Patrick Hoogmartens of Hasselt on the occasion of the 18th Coronation Feasts in Tongres, which are to be held from 3 to 10 July. The...
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Robert Kardinaal Sarah: “Naar een authentieke toepassing van Sacrosanctum...
This is a Dutch translation of Cardinal Robert Sarah’s address on the first day of the Sacra Liturgia conference, held in London from 5 to 8 July. This translation is based on the text as released via...
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What Willibrord brought – the ecumenism of a procession
Every year, the inner city of Utrecht is the site of a procession in honour of the man who first built a church there – Saint Willibrord. Initially begun as an initiative by local faithful after the...
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2016, a look back
Another year nears its end, the seventh of this blog, which is always a good opportunity to look back, especially at what has appeared here in the blog over the course of 2016. I have grouped things...
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A Franciscan first – Groningen-Leeuwarden gets a basilica
It may still not have a bishop, but as of today, the Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden does have a minor basilica. Well, at least when the proclamation is officially made on an as yet unspecified date....
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On the death of Cardinal Meisner
Unexpected and sad new from Cologne this morning. Cardinal Joachim Meisner, archbishop of that see from 1988 to 2014, passed away this morning while on holiday in Bad Füssing, near Passau. The Pretiosa...
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