Jesus did not multiply the loaves, but only indicated that it was necessary to distribute our goods?

Posted on July 28, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Others and tagged Catechism of the Catholic Church, Exegesis, John Paul II, John XXIII, Leo XIII, loaves, Others, Pius X, Pontifical Biblical Commission, Sacred Scripture, Saint Ambrose, Saint Augustine, Saint Irenaeus of Lyon, Saint John Chrysostom, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Vatican Council I, Vatican Council II.

It’s probable that many of our readers received their catechism classes during the turbulent years of the 70’s, and may have heard, wide-eyed and scandalized, that the well-known miracle of the multiplication of the loaves – transmitted in the Gospel – was nothing more than a metaphor to symbolize the power of sharing with others. It was a time in which many things in the Church were re-interpreted by some…and much innocence was lost.Continue Reading

Pope Francis on centuries of monastic life: a ‘movement of snobs’ and ‘spiritual hairdressers’ with ‘all the sicknesses of isolation’

Posted on July 8, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XVI, Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life, John Paul II, John XXIII, Paul VI, Pius XI, Pius XII, Religious Life, Saint Anthony of Padua, Saint Augustine, Vatican Council II.

Ever since the beginning of Christianity, certain men and women have been called to offer themselves entirely to God: they leave the world to dedicate themselves exclusively to prayer, fasting and penance in intimacy with the Lord. Many obtained such a fame of sanctity that they ended up attracting multitudes – their example awakened in many others the desire of imitating their lives of perfection. Small communities thus originated; and these became the starting point for the great religious orders of the future.Continue Reading

Pope Francis’ Jewish prayer

Posted on July 3, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Bible, Council of Trent, Dogma, Holy Bible, John Paul II, John XXIII, Leo XIII, Pius XII, Sacred Scripture, Saint Alphonsus de Ligouri, Saint Ambrose, Saint Augustine, Saint Francis de Sales, Saint Melita of Sardis, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Saint Vincent of Lerins, Synod of Bishops.

One of the significant truths that we learn at primary catechism is that God himself is the Author of Sacred Scripture; and that with the coming of Christ, Holy Mother Catholic Church became the sacred depository of this incomparable treasure. Continue Reading

The so-called ‘culture of encounter’ or the enduring message of the Gospel?

Posted on June 18, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XV, Encounter, Gregory XVI, John Paul II, John XXIII, Leo XIII, Pastoral, Paul VI, Pius IX, Pius X, Pius XI, Sacred Scripture, Saint Augustine.

Europe is, without doubt, the only continent whose borders are not defined by geographic criteria, for if these were to be considered, it would be nothing more than a peninsula of Asia! Continue Reading

Sell off churches to feed the poor?

Posted on June 6, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Poverty and tagged Benedict XVI, John Paul II, John XXIII, Pastoral, Poverty, Saint Francis of Assisi, Thomas Aquinas, Urban V.

If there’s a place in the world where anyone, rich or poor, can feel welcomed without restrictions, it’s in a Catholic church. In it, material splendor is at the service of the glory of God and at everyone’s reach – one may calmly enjoy the splendor of the church better than anyone could at palaces or museums.Continue Reading

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Jesus did not multiply the loaves, but only indicated that it was necessary to distribute our goods?

Pope Francis on centuries of monastic life: a ‘movement of snobs’ and ‘spiritual hairdressers’ with ‘all the sicknesses of isolation’

Pope Francis’ Jewish prayer

The so-called ‘culture of encounter’ or the enduring message of the Gospel?

Sell off churches to feed the poor?

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