POPE FRANCIS: “THE TASK WHICH THE LORD GIVES US IS THE VOCATION TO CHARITY.” Dear brethren in Christ, below you have excerpts of Pope Francis’ beautiful homily during the canonization of St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta reminding us of our vocation to charity through works of mercy in which we serve Our Lord Jesus Christ…
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POPE FRANCIS ON THE GOOD SAMARITAN, FAITH AND WORKS OF LOVE.
POPE FRANCIS ON THE GOOD SAMARITAN, FAITH AND WORKS OF LOVE. Dear brethren in Christ, below you have the ZENIT translation of Pope Francis’ Angelus address on July 10, 2016 at noon to the faithful in St. Peter’s Square. In it, Pope Francis reminds us that we should “Go and do likewise” as Jesus said at…
JUNE 29: ST. PAUL’S OPERATIVE FAITH AND INTERIOR STRUGGLE TO DO GOD’S WILL.
JUNE 29: ST. PAUL’S OPERATIVE FAITH AND INTERIOR STRUGGLE TO DO GOD’S WILL. Happy Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul! St. Paul’s life, Apostle of the Gentiles, is a clear example for us of God’s mercy, man’s misery and at the same time, of the latter’s generous correspondence to God’s grace of conversion and call…
ARE YOU SAVED? HOW A CATHOLIC MUST RESPOND.
ARE YOU SAVED? HOW A CATHOLIC MUST RESPOND. “ARE YOU SAVED?” This is a typical question a fundamentalist or Born-again Christian poses to Catholics. As we all know they (the Born-again and some fundamentalist/evangelical protestants, and other sects) believe that their salvation comes from -the Lutheran tenet which posits that- the mere acceptance of…
12th Sunday O.T. (C). CHRISTIANS: LIVE FOR CHRIST! LIVE CHRIST’S LIFE. “FAITHALONE” (Solafide) WITHOUT WORKS IS NOT BIBLICAL.
12th Sunday O.T. (C) A CHRISTIAN LIVES FOR CHRIST AND LIVES CHRIST’S LIFE. “FAITH ALONE” WITHOUT WORKS IS NOT BIBLICAL. Dear brethren in Christ, today’s Sunday liturgy underlines a very important idea: THE CHRISTIAN IS THE ONE WHO LIVES FOR CHRIST THE MESSIAH AND LIVES CHRIST’S LIFE. In the Gospel (Lk 9:18-24), we…
DON’T FORGET THE SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY!
DON’T FORGET THE SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY! Dear brethren in Christ, during this Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis reminded us on many occasions of the necessity to live the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. Perhaps we may be doing already some corporal works of mercy. It would also be a great occasion…
FILIPINO CATHOLIC VOTERS: “CAST YOUR VOTES AS AN ACT NOT ONLY OF CITIZENSHIP BUT ALSO AS A PUBLIC DECLARATION OF FAITH!”
FILIPINO CATHOLIC VOTERS: “CAST YOUR VOTES AS AN ACT NOT ONLY OF CITIZENSHIP BUT ALSO AS A PUBLIC DECLARATION OF FAITH!” Dear Filipino countrymen, below you’ll find the PASTORAL APPEAL IN THE SPIRIT OF OUR LOVE OF GOD AND COUNTRY issued by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines regarding the forthcoming elections in…
Catholics Striving for Holiness (OLD) 