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	<description>Journey with an ex-seminarian as he fulfill his dreams and search his place in the greater scheme of things on the wings of his dream</description>
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		<title>Young woman enters convent  because of YouTube video</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2012/01/31/12314/young-woman-enters-convent-youtube-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This should serve as an inspiration for our young people on how God can use the new media in spreading the good news in cyberspace. An agricultural engineer from Ecuador recently joined a group of contemplative nuns in Spain after learning about the order from a video posted on YouTube. Monica Pesantes is a now a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FULL TEXT: Pope Benedict XVI&#8217;s homily during the WYD 2011 Mass for Seminarians</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 11:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is Pope Benedict XVI&#8217;s full text of his homily to all young seminarians present at the Holy Mass for World Youth Day 2011 Madrid on August 20, 2011 at La Almudena Cathedral in front of  4,500 young seminarians and priests. Pope Benedict XVI will be staying in Madrid from August 18 to 21 in lieu of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fr. Corapi&#8217;s Case: The other side of the story you don&#8217;t know</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2011/06/25/11789/fr-corapis-case-side-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 09:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first blogged about Fr. Corapi&#8217;s decision to leave his Society I have mixed feelings about it. I have sympathy for the embattled priest and at the same time have doubts in his intentions. It seems to me that Fr.Corapi&#8217;s public announcement of his decision is fueled with pride which I mentioned on my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fr. John Corapi left priesthood after suspension and investigation</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2011/06/20/11771/fr-john-corapi-left-priesthood-suspension-investigation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 22:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fr. John Corapi, the famous EWTN tele-preacher and priest has left the Order of Priesthood after suspension was served to him by his own religious order. The suspension was administered due to a pending investigation into his own alleged sex scandal claimed by his former secretary. The Priest who once was a staunch conservative Catholic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Priests can&#8217;t skip Metaphysics says the Vatican</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2011/03/24/11576/priests-skip-metaphysics-vatican/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 04:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the human ability to think under fire from relativism, priests and theologians need to study more philosophy, the Vatican says.This was one of the main points of the &#8220;Decree on the Reform of Ecclesiastical Studies of Philosophy,&#8221; which Benedict XVI approved Jan. 28 (the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas), and Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, prefect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wanted: Swiss Capuchins</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/11/27/11484/dwindling-swiss-catholic-order-seeks-highfliers-monks/</link>
		<comments>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/11/27/11484/dwindling-swiss-catholic-order-seeks-highfliers-monks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 23:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Swiss Capuchin Franciscan monks in Switzerland have placed a job advert in a newspaper as part of a recruitment drive. The Capuchin order says it is looking for professional single men like bankers or lawyers aged 22 to 35 to join their dwindling ranks. The order, which has 200 members with an average age of 70, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miracle after 50 years: Communist Cuba to open Catholic Seminary</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/11/05/11458/communist-cuba-open-catholic-seminary-50-years/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 08:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you can remember, when Cuba became a Communist Country, all seminaries where closed and religious and diocesan priests were disbanded and left the country, bringing down the whole priesthood and vocation to a halt for more than a half decade. In 1998, Pope John Paul II, in all courage and humility visited the Communist [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Capuchin Brother to be beatified on September 12, 2010</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/08/12/6871/capuchin-brother-beatified-september-12-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/08/12/6871/capuchin-brother-beatified-september-12-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Capuchin Order is a certified prolific producer of Saints in the Catholic Church. Aside from the great numbers of their saints in the official Canon of the Catholic Church, they are still continuing to provide us with inspiration and model of our faith. Next month, the Holy See will proclaim another blessed from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pope John Paul II is still a magnet for vocations among young people</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/08/11/6826/pope-john-paul-ii-magnet-vocations-young-people/</link>
		<comments>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/08/11/6826/pope-john-paul-ii-magnet-vocations-young-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:37:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of Hong Kong&#8217;s four new permanent deacons says his vocation is linked to Pope John Paul II, and particularly to the Pontiff&#8217;s death. Deacon Stephen Kwok Ping-fai was one of four to be ordained July 24 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Hong Kong. Deacon Kwok, 45, recounted to the Catholic Weekly that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capuchin Order&#8217;s number in India in gradual decline</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/07/29/6608/capuchin-brothers-number-india-gradual-decline/</link>
		<comments>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/07/29/6608/capuchin-brothers-number-india-gradual-decline/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is very alarming indeed. The Capuchin order in India is declining in terms of membership. The once strong number of Capuchin Brothers in the land of diverse spirituality is experiencing a tough time in their vocations.  The Capuchin Order is one of the most admirable order in the Catholic Church. It produced numerous and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Francis Magalona&#8217;s dream was to become a Priest&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/07/20/6414/francis-magalonas-dream-priest/</link>
		<comments>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/07/20/6414/francis-magalonas-dream-priest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And yes I am not making this up. It&#8217;s true. The late Francis Magalona&#8217;s first dream was not to be in showbiz but to become a Priest. I was deleting some old files in my computer until I stumbled upon this old screen capture of 26 year old article from Times Journal about Francis Magalona [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pope Benedict XVI: “Don’t be afraid to become Priests”</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/03/20/6068/pope-benedict-xvi-afraid-priests/</link>
		<comments>http://bluepanjeet.net/2010/03/20/6068/pope-benedict-xvi-afraid-priests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pope Benedict XVI on Monday urged young people to follow &#8220;the call&#8221; to the priesthood, as the Roman Catholic Church struggles to shake off the impact of a series of clerical sex abuse scandals. &#8220;Don&#8217;t be afraid, dear young people, if the Lord calls you to the religious, monastic or missionary life,&#8221; the pope urged [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vocations in the Holy Land is rising?</title>
		<link>http://bluepanjeet.net/2009/01/06/1978/vocations-holy-land-rising/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romuald Matthieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Of all the places on earth, Holy Land has the highest incidence of vocations this last few years. Toppling Europe and the US in the vocation race, Holy Land seminaries are now full packed, needs expansion and lacking of funds because of sudden surge of vocations. The Diocese of Jerusalem said they need to expand [...]]]></description>
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