tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845239886251312993.post229309035686037805..comments2023-09-26T00:42:29.508-07:00Comments on Caritas in Veritate: Firm in the Faith - World Youth Day 2011Father John Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10581732723849634398noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845239886251312993.post-21250023655030392942011-08-22T12:44:20.949-07:002011-08-22T12:44:20.949-07:00You are not only a Catholic with attitude, but a C...You are not only a Catholic with attitude, but a Catholic with a GREAT attitude.Father John Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10581732723849634398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845239886251312993.post-16640418259595546082011-08-22T11:08:26.207-07:002011-08-22T11:08:26.207-07:00I have just arrived back from Madrid after a 24hr ...I have just arrived back from Madrid after a 24hr coach journey back to London. The storm which hit the vigil, I think, was truly symbolic of the storms the Church faces and with which young people often have to deal. The gales were very strong indeed! I was trying to take cover in my sleeping bag (and also from the light night which was truly terrifying!) but I couldn't zip the top part and wind was making me slide down my sleeping mat! Absolutely incredible but I can see the funny side of it now; at the time, I was saddened that the vigil was interrupted. It was also sad that the faithful were not able to receive Communion on the Sunday because the tent reserving the sacrament was destroyed, or so the commentator said. It was an incredible experience, however, and the Church is truly young and alive and in love with the Successor of Peter, our beloved Holy Father, Benedict XVI. <br /><br />VIVA IL PAPA! VIVA!Fr Joseph OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05509188380610230333noreply@blogger.com