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97 year old Sister Felix gets a medal Comments 0

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

This week 97-year old  Compassion Sister Felix received a medal for 7 decades of work as a sister. The medal was given to Sister Felix primarily for the work she did in the Wellington soup kitchen which was then in Buckle St. For more than 12 years she cooked breakfast and dinner every day, visiting sick, Read more

• Sister Felix gets local hero award

Tags: Nuns, Religious Sisters, Sisters of Compassion, Social justice, Soup kitchen
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  • MaritimeMike One of the most vicious lies around is that of some sort of inherent conflict between Islam and Christianity. There are multiple examples of Christian, Muslims and Jews working together in peace. Both faiths, however, have charlatans, frauds and hate mongers in their ranks who fan the fires of...

    Muslims help rebuild Catholic church ·  February 18, 2020

  • MaritimeMike Agreed! Alas, you can't have a lay-led church so long as half the laity are regarded and treated as second class citizens...

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  • MaritimeMike Many Catholics do not realize that a celibate priesthood is only a Papal policy, not Church dogma. I think it is mostly in the developed world that some Catholics get all wound up whenever the idea of allowing priests to marry is brought up. Alas many see celibate priests as a necessity is an...

    Pope Francis, neither yes nor not to married priests ·  February 18, 2020

  • Joe Again, media and hierarchy ignore what Francis did recommend The development of a lay led church This commentator is totally silent on what is a major part of the exhortation.

    Pope Francis, neither yes nor not to married priests ·  February 18, 2020

  • Joe It's not all about the priests!!! The actual document talks about enhanced formation of laity, and commissioning by the bishop into leadership roles. Francis suggests priests focus on what they are ordained to do, and that to just ordain more is a"narrow approach ". It's not all about the priests.

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