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		<title>POLL SAYS: 81% of readers want nuns to wear their religious habits</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2012/01/27/12302/poll-81-readers-nuns-wear-religious-habits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An overwhelming vote from OTWOMD readers resounded their call for nuns to bring back the tradition of wearing their religious habits. A religious habit is a distinctive set of garments worn by members of a religious order (uniform in common language). The Poll was conducted from June 7, 2011 to July 7, 2011 within the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Report says: number of priests down, number of parishioners up</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2011/07/23/11866/decline-priests-parishes-increased-masses/</link>
		<comments>http://bluepanjeet.net/2011/07/23/11866/decline-priests-parishes-increased-masses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 05:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While a Vatican bank official said in an interview with EWTN that countries facing economic crisis like the United States need to increase family members in order to sustain the demand for manpower resources that will eventually turn the economy around, the Population of Priests in the US however needs to increase too in order to supply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Last Bigotry: Why Anti-Catholicism is socially accepted</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2011/07/21/11862/bigotry-anticatholicism-socially-accepted/</link>
		<comments>http://bluepanjeet.net/2011/07/21/11862/bigotry-anticatholicism-socially-accepted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is what makes our society crazy: bashing Catholics, the Catholic Church and the Pope is socially acceptable, even tolerated in some culture. The culture of anti-Catholicism has become so common, so widespread, so familiar, that people think that it&#8217;s okay to do so. In the Philippines alone, anti-catholics continue to bombard the Pajero Bishops [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poll says women should start wearing veils again to church</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2011/07/04/11801/poll-women-start-wearing-veils-church/</link>
		<comments>http://bluepanjeet.net/2011/07/04/11801/poll-women-start-wearing-veils-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 11:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A month ago I wrote an article about women wearing chapel veils during mass, a tradition long gone and long obsolete among Catholic women attending mass. We straighten the facts, cleared misconceptions, offered advantages and disadvantages in wearing veils and laid down history why women suddenly stopped wearing veils despite the fact that current Vatican [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catholicism is a package deal, not a &#8220;cafeteria&#8221; religion</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2011/06/25/11781/crushing-cafeteria-catholicism-package-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://bluepanjeet.net/2011/06/25/11781/crushing-cafeteria-catholicism-package-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you heard the pejorative term &#8220;Cafeteria Catholicism&#8221;? basically it refers to Catholics who only select and choose Church teaching that fits them or their lifestyle. It was coined &#8220;cafeteria&#8221; because the pattern of belief is likened to a person who selects food and drinks he prefers inside a cafeteria. The selective adherence of Catholics [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Historic triumph of the Cross: EU Court favors display of Crucifixes in Schools</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2011/03/21/11573/historic-triumph-cross-eu-court-favors-display-crucifixes-schools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 02:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The director of the Vatican press office is welcoming today&#8217;s ruling from the European Court of Human Rights, which found that crucifixes can be displayed in Italy&#8217;s public schools. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi said in a statement that the Holy See received the ruling &#8220;with satisfaction.&#8221; He called it historical, noting the widespread opposition to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Genuflecting and Kneeling: the external signs of Devotion by the faithful</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2011/02/02/11546/genuflecting-kneeling-external-signs-devotion-faithful/</link>
		<comments>http://bluepanjeet.net/2011/02/02/11546/genuflecting-kneeling-external-signs-devotion-faithful/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 03:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Genuflecting and Kneeling Reflect Spiritual Attitude By Father Juan Silvestre The Catechism of the Catholic Church reads: &#8220;In the liturgy of the New Covenant every liturgical action, especially the celebration of the Eucharist and the sacraments, is an encounter between Christ and the Church&#8221; (CCC, No. 1097). Hence, the liturgy is the privileged &#8220;place&#8221; of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Vatican Nativity Scene has &#8220;9 Filipino&#8221; Statues</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/12/26/11538/vatican-nativity-scene-9-filipino-statues/</link>
		<comments>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/12/26/11538/vatican-nativity-scene-9-filipino-statues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 04:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a Filipino Christmas carol as background music, the Vatican unveiled its Nativity scene on Friday at St. Peter’s Square that for the first time ncluded nine Filipino statues. A report on the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) website Saturday said the Filipino icons complemented the traditional figures of the Holy Family to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Masses to be broadcast by the Vatican Worldwide</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/11/26/11505/christmas-masses-broadcast-vatican/</link>
		<comments>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/11/26/11505/christmas-masses-broadcast-vatican/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 11:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Catholics around the globe will be able to witness Benedict XVI celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Day Masses, the Vatican is reporting. Broadcasters will have access to the satellite services via Eurovision through its World Feed Service. A domestic satellite feed for the United States and Canada is planned for the Christmas Midnight Mass and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poland&#8217;s SacroExpo is the world&#8217;s biggest Catholic Bazaar and Trade Fair</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/11/23/11503/poland-sacroexpo-worlds-biggest-catholic-bazaar-trade-fair/</link>
		<comments>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/11/23/11503/poland-sacroexpo-worlds-biggest-catholic-bazaar-trade-fair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 23:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems that Poland has the monopoly of the &#8220;biggest&#8221; these days. After having the biggest Christ Statue to date, Catholic Poland now hosts the biggest and largest Catholic Bazaar in history. This trend which started a few years ago in Poland is now being imitated all over the world: in India, Canada, Spain and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How “holy” is your holy water?</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/11/03/11454/holy-holy-water/</link>
		<comments>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/11/03/11454/holy-holy-water/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a very interesting topic. Read it on a newspaper while having my breakfast after I attended mass on all souls day and before I went to the cemetery to visit my loved ones who passed away. I am not sure if holy waters have &#8220;increase&#8221; power against the evil spirit depending on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mother Teresa&#8217;s relics on display at Dallas, Texas</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/07/27/6579/mother-teresas-relics-display-dallas-texas/</link>
		<comments>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/07/27/6579/mother-teresas-relics-display-dallas-texas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The relics of Mother Teresa of Calcutta is on display at St. James Parish in Oak Clif, Dallas, Texas. The relics include her sandals, rosary, crucifix lock of hair, and drops of blood in reliquaries belonging to the saint of the streets. According to Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Dallas, Bishop Mark Seitz: &#8220;There [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can a Priest carry a gun around?</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/04/09/6268/priest-carry-gun/</link>
		<comments>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/04/09/6268/priest-carry-gun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Q&#38;A from Busted Halo caught my attention. It was not only intriguing but it also sparked curiosity on me. Can a priest really carry a handgun especially if his life is threatened, if he is on constant danger of being killed or if he is assigned to a neighborhood known to harbor gang violence? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Steps in Making a Good Confession</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/02/09/6012/steps-making-good-confession/</link>
		<comments>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/02/09/6012/steps-making-good-confession/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On February 17, 2010, Ash Wednesday will be celebrated. Ash Wednesday is the official signal start of the Lenten Season in the Catholic Church&#8217;s liturgical year. And in this coming season of lent, we are once again given the opportunity to renew our lives with the Lord. We are once again given the chance to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>11 Million Irish Americans leave the Catholic Church</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2009/10/12/5759/11-million-irish-americans-leave-catholic-church/</link>
		<comments>http://bluepanjeet.net/2009/10/12/5759/11-million-irish-americans-leave-catholic-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Niall O&#8217;Dowd of Irish Central ran an article about the latest survey regarding American Catholics abandoning their faith. His views are based on the Trinity College survey in Hartford CT conducted by the college professors. Read on: A new survey shows 34 million Americans, or 15 percent of the population, say they have no religion. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Shroud of Turin for public exhibition and veneration on 2010</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2009/04/29/4730/shroud-turin-public-exhibition-veneration-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://bluepanjeet.net/2009/04/29/4730/shroud-turin-public-exhibition-veneration-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Shroud of Turin, believed to be the Burial Cloth of our Savior, will be on public exhibition coming April 10-May 23, 2010 said the Archdiocese of Turin, Italy, the custodian of the said holy shroud. People will see it for the first time since it was kept from the public under restoration beginning 2002. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Catholic Perspective of the US Elections Ballot Measures</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2008/11/06/1548/the-catholic-perspective-of-the-us-elections-ballot-measures/</link>
		<comments>http://bluepanjeet.net/2008/11/06/1548/the-catholic-perspective-of-the-us-elections-ballot-measures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday as I was watching CNN&#8217;s live coverage of Obama&#8217;s historic win of the US Presidency, they featured a report regarding California&#8217;s Proposition 8. I was not aware of the proposition 8 so I went to CNN.com to read more about it. What I found is that in every state, they included propositions in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rev. Jhoen Buenaventura&#8217;s Diaconal Ordination</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2008/07/11/1281/inggit/</link>
		<comments>http://bluepanjeet.net/2008/07/11/1281/inggit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wasn&#8217;t able to go to Rev. Jhoen&#8217;s diaconal ordination because something came up with my review. I have to be reviewing for the last minute because the deadline of my examination is near. Anyhow I missed the event. I like going to ordinations. It reminds me of self-sacrifice and the things we seminarians go [...]]]></description>
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