AMORIS LAETITIA: AN INVITATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT.


AMORIS LAETITIA: AN INVITATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT “This Exhortation is especially timely in this Jubilee Year of Mercy. First, because it represents an invitation to Christian families to value the gifts of marriage and the family, and to persevere in a love strengthened by the virtues of generosity, commitment, fidelity and patience. Second, because it seeks…

AMORIS LAETITIA: MY THOUGHTS ON CHAPTER 8. HAS ANYTHING CHANGED?


AMORIS LAETITIA: MY THOUGHTS ON CHAPTER 8. HAS ANYTHING CHANGED? Dear brethren in Christ, with the recent publication of the highly anticipated, and much-prayed for Church document, the Post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation, AMORIS LAETITIA (The Joy of Love), on the Love in the Family, numerous posts and articles have been published in the internet, especially from…

AMORIS LAETITIA (THE JOY OF LOVE): POPE FRANCIS’ POST-SYNODAL APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION. SUMMARY AND DOWNLOAD LINK.


AMORIS LAETITIA (THE JOY OF LOVE): POPE FRANCIS’ POST-SYNODAL APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION. SUMMARY AND DOWNLOAD LINK. Dear brethren in Christ, the much-awaited and prayed for document, the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, “Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love),” on Marriage and Family has been released. Below is the download link to the full text of the Apostolic Exhortation…

Pope Francis: APOLOGIZING AND FORGIVING STRENGTHEN AND UNITE THE FAMILY.


Pope Francis APOLOGIZING AND FORGIVING STRENGTHEN AND UNITE THE FAMILY. Dear friends, last Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, Pope Francis encouraged us to live the season of Lent as a privileged time to forgive those who have offended us and forget as well the injuries suffered, overcoming grudges but above all imitating God the Father who…

Pope Francis’ TOP 8 IDEAS IN HIS MESSAGE TO FAMILIES (Chiapaneca, Mexico).


Pope Francis’ TOP 8 IDEAS IN HIS MESSAGE TO FAMILIES (Chiapaneca, Mexico) Beloved brethren in Christ, below you have the Vatican provided translation with the off-the-cuff remarks of Pope Francis in brackets, courtesy of zenit.org,  in his message to the families at Chiapaneca, Mexico. I added titles to highlight Pope Francis’ 8 most important ideas…

POPE FRANCIS ON LOVE AND FIDELITY BETWEEN HUSBAND AND WIFE


POPE FRANCIS ON LOVE AND FIDELITY BETWEEN HUSBAND AND WIFE Dear friends, here you have a beautiful discourse on love and fidelity between husband and wife which Pope Francis gave in yesterday’s General Audience (Oct. 21, 2015). In it, the Holy Father insisted on the following ideas: The “promise of love and fidelity made between…