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Ales Rarus
A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
random thought of the moment:
There are not over a hundred people in the United States who hate the Catholic Church. There are millions, however, who hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church, which is, of course, quite a different thing.
— Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
Engaged Encounter
Engaged Encounter Part II: Three to Get Married?
The first Catholic Engaged Encounter (CEE) weekend was given in Detroit in 1974 with the aide of the Marriage Encounter Resource Community. In 1975 CEE became a self-sustaining National Ministry. CEE has had astonishing growth throughout our country and also throughout the world. CEE is now […]
Engaged Encounter Part I: House of God?
From the 10th through the 12th, my fiance and I participated in the Diocese of Pittsburgh's Catholic Engaged Encounter. We weren't able to take the night classes downtown, so the retreat was our only option for satisfying the diocese requirements. I'd heard a range […]
