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Students from all-girls school Mount de Sales Academy attended World Youth Day in Madrid and I got to catch up with them after they met with Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien. They got to share their spiritual experiences, impressions and hopes for life after World Youth Day. Here are three separate audio files with their thoughts. […]

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien met with Archdiocese of Baltimore’s young pilgrims a few hours after Pope Benedict XVI’s closing Mass at World Youth Day. He asked the kids what they’ve learned, how they’ll change and what lessons Pope Benedict XVI imparted. He shared his own thoughts as well. Mount de Sales Academy was there as […]

Father Martin Nocchi during his homily in Avila (Photo by Matt Palmer/The Catholic Review) Earlier today, I posted a video of Father Marty Nocchi learning a Dougie dance from kids at World Youth Day in Madrid. Well, there’s another side to Father Marty. He delivered a brief, strong homily to young people from Baltimore in […]

This is real short, but I thought I’d share it. Two nights ago, we were sitting in our hotel in Madrid during the last night before we left World Youth Day. St. Veronica’s young people had gone out to the city and were a few minutes late for a prayer gathering we were doing at […]

Yes, yes you can. Father Marty Nocchi, pastor of St. Ann parish in Hagerstown, Md, traveled with young people from his parish and the Archdiocese of Baltimore contingent. He celebrated Mass for the young people, offered prayers and even got down with his bad self. For those that don’t know, The Dougie is a hip […]

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MADRID- If you weren’t here in Madrid for World Youth Day Mass, you missed a truly insightful homily by New York’s Archbishop Timothy Dolan. It was a masterful teaching of the faith and history. And now, you don’t need to miss it anymore. I recorded it and it’s below in an mp3 steam. Enjoy!

MADRID- I’m currently editing a question and answer session between Baltimore’s Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien and the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s World Youth Day contingent and Mount de Sales’ group. That’ll be in mp3 audio format. These are his closing comments to them. He even leads them in song.

MADRID- Here ya go. I’ve got tons more to upload today and share with you. Keep it here and follow us on twitter at @catholicreview to know when blogs and multimedia get uploaded.