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Habemus Papam… here!

The Wanderer — Tue, 11 May 2010 11:13:48 +0000

As of the writing of this post, Pope Benedict XVI(1) must be taking a walk outside, somewhere between Lisbon, Fátima and Porto, in Portugal. For some reason I really do not know what (or why), the Ten Commandments came up to my mind triggered by this visit which, in this case, is simultaneously religious and political (the order of these factors does not seem to [...]

The Power Of Water

The Wanderer — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:08:29 +0000

Last Saturday I took part of a family reunion for the baptism of one of my nieces, daughter of my wife’s brother. I do not remember when was the last time, before this, I was in a Catholic church for any kind of ceremony and this fact made me to use this opportunity to pay attention to the ceremony itself.

The Catholic baptism is like a [...]

Eggs & Bunnies

The Wanderer — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:55:25 +0000

My first introspection about consistency of Catholic religion and how I was positioned related to it, came up right after Carnation Revolution in 1974. Both Revolution and self-inquisition were interlinked in a way that I would not ever start questioning relevant values in my own life without the openness given by a military coup which opened the doors for freedom of speech. Before that point, [...]

Habemus Papam !!

The Wanderer — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 17:34:25 +0000

“The smoke appeared and the bells of Rome rang out to let the watching world know that a new Pope had been elected. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany was chosen by the College of Cardinals to lead the Roman Catholic Church. He is the 265th pope. The pontiff said his papacy’s goals would include the unification of all Christians and reaching out to [...]