[ELS]

Pope Benedict XVI holds his weekly general audience from his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo outside Rome August 16, 2006. REUTERS/Dario Pignatelli (ITALY)

Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful during his weekly general audience at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo outside Rome August 16, 2006. REUTERS/Dario Pignatelli (ITALY)

[ELS]

Weekly audience ping!

Here is an article from Asia News about today's audience. Still no full transcript in English has been posted of last week's audience - at ZENIT or the Vatican Web site. ZENIT was supposed to resume service today, but no new content has been posted, yet. I'll post the transcripts for last week's and today's audience as soon as they are available.

Please let me know if you want on or off of this list.

[Dog Gone]

The sign of Mary’s Assumption plays fundamental role in Christians’ journey and mission.

I've been to Castel Gondolfo and it's a spectacular sight.

But I don't know anything about a sign of Mary's Assumption. First I've heard of that.

[the invisib1e hand]

She brightens our life in its dark and stormy hours and reassures us with her maternal hand. Conscious of this, we continue confident along our path shaped by our Christian commitment wherever Providence takes us".

Amen.

[Salvation]

Thanks, ELS!

[LordBridey]

"Today," he explained, "there are those who live as if they were never to die or as if all should end with death. Some act as if humankind was master of its own destiny, as if God did not exist, going so far as to deny Him any place in our world.

These powerful words are the essence of our faith and have so much bearing on how we live our lives, and how we approach the events that occur during our brief sojourn here. Epic Catholicism.

Only by opening up to the mystery of God, which is Love, can our heart’s thirst for truth and happiness be quenched. Only a point of view based on eternity can give historical events, especially the mystery of human frailty, suffering and death, real value".

Once again the pope tells us that God is Love. I'm thinking that the pope really thinks that the faithful should orient themselves to that fact. Thank you Papa. Spot on message.

[trisham]

Some act as if humankind was master of its own destiny, as if God did not exist, going so far as to deny Him any place in our world. The great advances in science and technology, which have much improved humanity’s conditions, leave unanswered the innermost questions of the human soul. Only by opening up to the mystery of God, which is Love, can our heart’s thirst for truth and happiness be quenched.

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This Pope speaks with such eloquence and with such truth.

[jo kus]

From article: Pontiff remembers Frère Roger of Taizé, killed a year ago.

How did he die? I love Taize music!

Regards