Tell me who your friends are, and I will tell you who you are (II)?

Posted on September 24, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Communism, Popular Movements and tagged Benedict XV, Benedict XVI, Communism, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, John Paul II, John XXIII, Leo XIII, Paul VI, Pius X, Pius XI, Pius XII, Popular Movements, Social Doctrine of the Church.

As everyone knows, the famous saying “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” insinuates an adaptation to the customs and culture of the places we visit, in order to feel more at ease and be more easily accepted by the inhabitants. This norm is applied, obviously, to those practices that don’t offend good morals, for it’s also true that as good Catholics we should never frequent places where this could occur. Even more, in places where our faith might be put at risk.Continue Reading

Francis: what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his soul?

Posted on September 14, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XV, Benedict XVI, Congregation of Bishops, Evangelization, Gregory XVI, John Paul II, Leo XIII, Pastoral, Pius IX, Pius XII, profit, Pseudo Chrysostom, Sacred Scripture, Saint Cyprian of Carthage, Saint Francis de Sales, Saint John Chrysostom, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Vatican Council II.

‘Charity begins at home’. This popular expression clearly transmits the attitude that an apostle of the Gospel should have. In fact, no one can give to others what he himself doesn’t possess. Continue Reading

Laudato si’ (I): Collateral considerations

Posted on September 1, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, John Paul II, John XXIII, Leo XIII, Paul VI, Pius XI, Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Saint Bonaventure, Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint John Chrysostom, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Social Doctrine of the Church, Vatican Council II.

There are few images that so authentically and poetically reflect the relationship between God and mankind, as the shepherd and his flock. “I am the good shepherd, My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me” (Jn 10:14, 27). Continue Reading

Laudato si’ (II): what Francis forgot

Posted on August 20, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Congregation for the Clergy, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Gregory XVI, John Paul II, Leo XIII, Paul VI, Pius IX, Pius X, Pius XI, Pius XII, Pontifical Council for Culture, Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Sacred Scripture, Saint Augustine, Saint Bonaventure, Saint Irenaeus of Lyon, Saint John Chrysostom, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Social Doctrine of the Church, Vatican Council I, Vatican Council II.

Advertizing, news, social networks…we are bombarded on all sides by information…But the information we receive is often contradictory. Who should we listen to? What path should we follow? Where is the real truth to be found?Continue Reading

The evangelization of the Americas: an offense of the Church?

Posted on August 16, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Adrian VI, Alexander VI, Benedict XVI, Evangelization, John Paul II, Leo XIII, Pastoral, Paul III, Pius IX, Pius V, Pius X, Pius XII, Urban VIII.

‘What has been, that will be; what has been done, that will be done. Nothing is new under the sun’ (Eccles 1:9). Those who lived the years previous to the commemoration of the 5^th Centenary of the Discovery of America (1992) were perhaps not surprised with the words that Francis pronounced a few days ago in Ecuador and Bolivia. Continue Reading

I think I said before that our objective is not to proselytise

Posted on August 8, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XV, Benedict XVI, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Evangelization, John Paul II, Leo XIII, Pastoral, Paul VI, Pius X, Pius XI, Pius XII, Saint John Chrysostom, Vatican Council II.

Spiritual realities surpass natural realities, often evading the capacity of our limited intelligence. That’s why the Divine Master frequently used analogies when he explained the marvels of his kingdom to his followers. Continue Reading

100 million dead…in favor of the poor?

Posted on August 7, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XV, Benedict XVI, Congregation for Bishops, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, John Paul II, John XXIII, Leo XIII, Philosophy, Pius IX, Pius XI, Pius XII, Sacred Scripture.

For the past century the world has been submerged in terrible chaos. All of the conflicts experienced by humanity until this point were nothing in comparison with the warfare of the twentieth century. And it wasn’t just because of military apparatus, but also cruel ideologies employed with the intention of oppressing humanity.Continue Reading

We are all equal – everyone! But this equality is not acknowledged and society is unjust

Posted on August 6, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church, John Paul II, John XXIII, Leo XIII, Philosophy, Pius X, Pius XI, Pius XII, Sacred Scripture, Saint Catherine of Siena, Saint Thomas Aquinas.

‘You will be like gods’ (Gen 3:5). When Eve fell into the temptation proposed by the serpent in the Garden of Eden, there were immediate and disastrous consequences for our first parents: expulsion from Paradise, loss of supernatural and preternatural gifts, and a life of suffering. Continue Reading

Are souls punished with annihilation?

Posted on August 5, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XII, Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Council of Toledo (693), Death, Eschatology, Innocent III, John Paul II, Lateran Council IV, Lateran Council V, Leo XIII, Paul VI, Pius XII, Saint Leo the Great, Saint Thomas Aquinas, The Formula called the ‘Faith of Damasus’, Vatican Council II.

What will happen to us after death? Where will we all go? This is one of the great interrogations of all human beings, whether Christians or not. Throughout history, the answer to these questions has often been sought in a manner that doesn’t demand a rigorous moral attitude that is coherent with the belief in an eternal life and a infinite God who rewards and chastises….Continue Reading

Treasures for Christians in other religions?

Posted on August 3, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Catechism of the Catholic Church, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Council of Florence (Ecumenical XVII), Ecumenism, Gregory XVI, John Paul II, Leo XIII, Paul VI, Pius IX, Pius X, Pius XI, Sacred Scripture, Saint Cyprian of Carthage, Saint Irenaeus of Lyon, Vatican Council I, Vatican Council II.

The delicate topic of interreligious dialogue certainly implies important nuances. A partially presented truth, or a truth presented in a somewhat distorted manner may easily lead to indifferentism, according to which all religions would be considered as paths leading toward God, mutually complementing one another. Within this perspective, what necessity would we have of Jesus Christ and the Church for salvation? Is something lacking to the Spouse of Christ that she needs to receive from other religions? Let’s take a look at what Francis and the Magisterium say about this. ..Read more…

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