[ELS]

Pope Benedict wears a Spanish Guardia Civil cap, donated by an unidentified Spanish official, after his weekly general audience at the Vatican October 25, 2006. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano (VATICAN)

Cardinal George Pell (R), Archibishop of Sydney, shakes Pope Benedict XVI's hand during the general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006. (Daniele Colarieti/CPP)

[ELS]

Recent catecheses on the Apostles:
Profile of St. Peter (May 17, 2006)
On Peter, the Apostle (May 24, 2006)
The Custodian of the Communion With Christ (Peter, the Rock) (June 7, 2006)
St. Andrew, the First Called (June 14, 2006)
James the Greater (June 21, 2006)
James the Less (June 28, 2006)
John, Son of Zebedee (July 5, 2006)
John, the Theologian (August 9, 2006)
Apostle John, the Seer of Patmos (August 23, 2006)
On St. Matthew, A Model of Acceptance of God's Mercy (August 30. 2006)
The Apostle Philip, He Invites Us to Come and See Jesus (September 6, 2006)
The Apostle Thomas, His Question Gives Us the Right ... to Ask Jesus for Explanations (September 27, 2006)
The Apostle Bartholomew, His Words Present a Double Aspect of Jesus' Identity (October 4, 2006)
Apostles Simon and Jude Thaddaeus, Our Identity Is Not to Be Toyed With (October 11, 2006)
On Judas Iscariot and Matthias - Never Despair of God's Mercy (October 18, 2006)

[Jaded]

Thanks.

[trisham]

In fact, he will describe himself explicitly as "apostle by vocation" (cf. Romans 1:1; 1 Corinthians 1:1; or "apostle by the will of God" (2 Corinthians 1:1, Ephesians 1:1; Colossians 1:1), as if wishing to underline that his conversion was not the result of nice thoughts, of reflections, but the fruit of a divine intervention, of an unforeseen divine grace.

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Our thoughtful and beloved Pope Benedict is always a delight.

[NYer]

Rev. Georg Gaenswein, helps put a cap on Pope Benedict XVI's head at the end of the pontiff's weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

[bornacatholic]

In persecuting the Church, Saul was persecuting Jesus Himself.

And falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

*Let that be a reminder to those who refuse to obey the Church. In doing so, they are disobeying Jesus.

*It is also worth noting that after his personal conversion by Jesus, it was Ananias who cured his blindness as it was he whom the Holy Ghost acted through via the Sacrament of Baptism. This is additional evidence our Triune God acts through the Catholic Church His Son, Jesus the Messaih, established.

Just me and the Bible. Oh no. Paul had to become a member of the Church Jesus established.