By: Cory Johnson
The Weekly Francis

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is "Impressed" with his successor, Pope Francis
Archbishop Georg Gänswein says Pope Benedict “follows his successor with great attention and sympathy.” The prefect of the Pontifical Household gave an interview to La Nacion's Elisabetta Piqué, which was published on March 21st.
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Archbishop Georg Gänswein says Pope Benedict “follows his successor with great attention and sympathy.” The prefect of the Pontifical Household gave an interview to La Nacion's Elisabetta Piqué, which was published on March 21st.
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Seasonal Selection

An Easter Reflection on the Plague of Cremation
As we celebrate the Lord’s rising from the grave we should also ask ourselves: why are graves increasingly disappearing among American Catholics? Why, indeed, are funerals?
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For more info on church law pertaining to death, burial, cremation and more, goto our Parish Cemetery Page on Rites and Laws http://www.standrebessette.org/rites-and-laws.html
A Thought Provoker...

Must Catholicism be Patriarchal?
Are there abusive husbands, bad fathers, tyrannical priests and overbearing prelates? Of course. But the solution is not to get rid of patriarchy, but to get rid of bad patriarchs.
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Are there abusive husbands, bad fathers, tyrannical priests and overbearing prelates? Of course. But the solution is not to get rid of patriarchy, but to get rid of bad patriarchs.
Read the full article here