Jesus said: ‘Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you’ (Jn…
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150 – “Unity of teaching and practice is certainly necessary in the Church, but this does not preclude various ways of interpreting some aspects of that teaching or drawing certain consequences from it”
In the first paragraphs of Amoris Laetitia we encounter an affirmation that sets the entire gist of what Francis wishes to convey in this document:…
140 – “Do we love the Church as we love our mothers, also taking into account her defects? All mothers have defects. The Church also has her defects”
“Do we love the Church as we love our mothers, also taking into account her defects?” This question proffered by Francis, reveals the high concept…
138 – “The Church is woman. Women, in the Church, are more important than bishops and priests”
With Christ’s coming to the world, one of the most noteworthy changes witnessed by humanity was the elevation of women to a new and true…
137 – “If someone comes to you and feels something must be removed from him, but perhaps he is unable to say it, but you understand … it’s all right, he says it this way, with the gesture of coming. Have open arms, to understand what is inside that heart that cannot be said or said this way … somewhat because of shame … you understand me”
In his diabolical quest to destroy the Church at its very foundations, the infernal enemy has made varied and frequent onslaughts against all the Sacraments,…
135 – “The Son of Man, who like a serpent, became sin, is raised up to save us. Let us look at the Cross, a man tortured, a God, emptied of his divinity, stained by sin”
The Pope’s mission to teach the truth is inherent to his position as guide of the Church. All of the baptized turn to him for…
134 – “I think about a conversion of the papacy. It is my duty, as the Bishop of Rome, to be open to suggestions which can help make the exercise of my ministry more faithful to the meaning which Jesus Christ wished to give it”
Through the centuries, the Church has moved from triumph to triumph, though it continually endures attacks, persecutions and hatred from all quarters, all promoted by…
122 – “For this little ‘escapade’, Jesus probably had to beg forgiveness of his parents”
Every priest who loves the Word of God meditates on the Gospel to be proclaimed, which he will subsequently explain to the faithful. Besides the…
119 – “No one can know if they are touched by grace. Grace is how much light there is in the soul”
A well known fact in the life of Saint Joan of Arc occurred when she was interrogated by the inquisition. When questioned as to whether…
121 – “Faith is not an inheritance we receive from others, rather it is a loving response that we give freely and that day by day we build”
People highly attuned to nature easily notice physical and climatic changes by the slightest signs. Apparently minor changes often warn of a dramatic event that…
