The church is like a great orchestra in which there is a great variety. We are not all the same, and we do not all have two be the same. We are all different, varied, each of us with our own special qualities. And this is the beauty of…
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Sanctity does not consist especially in doing extraordinary things, and allowing God to act. It is the meeting of our weakness with the strength of his grace, it is having faith in his action that allows us to live in charity, to do everything with joy in humility, for…
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“Crossing the threshold of faith means that we work out of a sense of dignity and see service as a vocation. It means we serve selflessly and are prepared to begin over time and time again without giving in to weariness — as if all that has been done…
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He spoke to all without distinction: the great and the lowly, the rich young man and the poor widow, the powerful and the week; he brought God’s mercy and forgiveness; he healed, he comforted, he understood; he gave hope; he brought to all the presence of God who cares…
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“In John’s Gospel, Jesus asks Peter three times to feed his flock, to feed it with his love, and he prophesies to him: “When you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go” (John…
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It is like family life. In the family, everything that enables us to grow, to mature, and to live is given to each of us. We journey and grow in a community, and a family. We can encounter the Lord in the sacraments, which are the open windows through…
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It is said to find a privatize church out of selfishness or lack of faith. When I hear that so many Christians in the world are suffering, and my indifferent, or is it as if one of my family were suffering?
– Pope Francis
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Preach the gospel, and if necessary use words preaching with your life, with your witness. Inconsistency on the part of pastors and the faithful between what they say and what they do, between word and manner of life, is undermining the church’s credibility. But all this is possible only…
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“We must regain the conviction that we need one another, that we have a shared responsibility for others and the world, and that being good and decent are worth it. We have had enough of immorality and the mockery of ethics, goodness, faith and honesty. It is time to…
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Pope Francis Tweets
I wish you may all learn to look at life from above, from the perspective of heaven, to see things with God's eyes, through the prism of the Gospel.
