POPE FRANCIS: LIKE JESUS, BE A WISE AND EXEMPLARY GUIDE OF OTHERS. Below you have the ZENIT translation of the address Pope Francis gave March 3, 2019, before praying the midday Angelus with those gathered in St. Peter’s Square. * * * Before the Angelus: Dear Brothers and Sisters, good morning! Today’s evangelical page presents brief parables,…
Category: Good Example
CHRISTIANS, WE ARE CALLED TO GIVE GOOD EXAMPLE. WE ARE CALLED TO BE “OTHER CHRISTS, CHRIST HIMSELF.”
CHRISTIANS, WE ARE CALLED TO GIVE GOOD EXAMPLE. WE ARE CALLED TO BE “OTHER CHRISTS, CHRIST HIMSELF.” St. Paul exhorts us: “I therefore…beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called (Eph 4:1).” We too must behave worthily, in accordance with our vocation, following imitating our Lord’s example….
A FRIENDLY REMINDER FROM POPE FRANCIS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF OF GIVING GOOD EXAMPLE.
A FRIENDLY REMINDER FROM POPE FRANCIS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF OF GIVING GOOD EXAMPLE
FIVE INSPIRING LIFE LESSONS FROM THE RIO 2016 OLYMPICS
FIVE GREAT LESSONS FROM SOME RIO OLYMPIC ATHLETES Dear brethren in Christ, after the two-week long Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, we have witnessed an international event offers us great inspiring lessons useful in our daily life as Catholics striving for holiness. We could learn from the following lessons and apply them in our…
OLYMPIC MALE ATHLETES PRAY AS WELL! Zaza Nadiradze, from Georgia, thanks God and makes the Sign of the Cross.
OLYMPIC MALE ATHLETES PRAY AS WELL! Zaza Nadiradze, from Georgia, thanks God and makes the Sign of the Cross. After winning his semifinal heat in the men’s canoe single 200 meters, Zaza Nadiradze, from Georgia, makes an edifying gesture: he takes off his cap, bows his head down, thanking Our Lord, and finally makes…
KATIE LEDECKY, OLYMPIAN GOLD MEDALIST AND WORLD CHAMPION: My Catholic faith helps me put things in perspective. I pray the “Hail Mary” before any race.
KATIE LEDECKY, OLYMPIAN GOLD MEDALIST AND WORLD CHAMPION: My Catholic faith helps me put things in perspective. I pray the “Hail Mary” before any race. Katie Ledecky, Rio 2016 Olympic gold medalist in the 200m and 400m freestyle, openly stated in an interview with Catholic Standard on July 28, 2016 that her Catholic faith…
PARENTS: START YOUR DAY WITH A PRAYER!
PARENTS: START YOUR DAY WITH A PRAYER! Mark Wahlberg said the words you see in the meme in an interview. When I read these in a previous post which I just uploaded, I can’t help but recall some advice given by Pope Francis in “Amoris Laetitia,” chap. 9, dedicated on conjugal and family spirituality which…
PARENTS: EDUCATE YOUR CHILDREN IN VIRTUES SO THEY COULD MAKE GOOD USE OF THEIR FREEDOM!
PARENTS: EDUCATE YOUR CHILDREN IN VIRTUES SO THEY COULD MAKE GOOD USE OF THEIR FREEDOM! Dear brethren in Christ, VIRTUES, that is, stable good habits, are necessary if we are to make good use of our freedom, that is, we to choose what is morally good, and thus make one not only a good person…
PARENTS: YOUR GOOD EXAMPLE IS THE BEST WAY TO EDUCATE YOUR CHILDREN!
PARENTS: YOUR GOOD EXAMPLE IS THE BEST WAY TO EDUCATE YOUR CHILDREN! As Pope Francis said in “Amoris Laetitia, n. 259: “Parents always influence the moral development of their children, for better or for worse. It follows that they should take up this essential role and carry it out consciously, enthusiastically, reasonably and appropriately.”…
POPE FRANCIS’ ADVICE TO ALL POLITICAL LEADERS
POPE FRANCIS’ ADVICE TO ALL POLITICAL LEADERS In his speech to the US Congress on Sept. 24, 2015, Pope Francis reminded all politicians and leaders of the nation of their duty: “you are called to DEFEND AND PRESERVE THE DIGNITY OF YOUR FELLOW CITIZENS IN THE TIRELESS AND DEMANDING PURSUIT OF THE COMMON GOOD, for…
REAL MEN PRAY THE HOLY ROSARY AS WELL!
REAL MEN PRAY THE HOLY ROSARY AS WELL! See that Catholic gentleman, father and husband kneeling down with his wife and children, praying the Holy Rosary? A man who is not ashamed to honor his mother, to tell her that he needs her help, that he loves her. A man who leads the way so…
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