July 29. ST. MARTHA. Short bio. Gospel, commentary, and prayer. SHORT BIO Our Lord Jesus Christ liked the home of Martha, her brother Lazarus, and her sister Mary. As our Lord’s friends in Bethany, they took loving care of Him. We should ask God to help us unite Martha’s intense work and Mary’s contemplation. Orthodox…
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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
LOVE WITH GOD’S LOVE, WITH CHRIST’S LOVE. A Pre-Valentine AV.
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PARENTS, SPOUSES, CHILDREN, FRIENDS: WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR LOVE? APPLY THESE BEAUTIFUL TIPS FROM POPE FRANCIS.
PARENTS, SPOUSES, CHILDREN, FRIENDS: WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR LOVE? APPLY THESE BEAUTIFUL TIPS FROM POPE FRANCIS. +++ LOVE IS PATIENT. DO NOT ACT ON IMPULSE AND AVOID GIVING OFFENSE. BE COMPASSIONATE: accept the other person even when he or she acts differently than you would like. He has the right to live in this world…
POPE FRANCIS’ BEAUTIFUL HOMILY JUBILEE MASS FOR TEENS. MUST READ AND MEDITATE FOR ALL! ;D
POPE FRANCIS’ BEAUTIFUL HOMILY JUBILEE MASS FOR TEENS (MUST READ AND MEDITATE FOR ALL!). Dear brethren in Christ, THIS IS A MUST-READ AND MUST-MEDITATE homily for young and not so young alike 😀 In this homily, Pope Francis touched on love, tenderness, friendship, freedom, self-giving, interior struggle, taking as point of departure Jesus’…
POPE FRANCIS TO CUBAN YOUTH: On Social Friendship, Unity and Hope.
POPE FRANCIS TO CUBAN YOUTH: On Social Friendship, Unity and Hope Dear friends, below is the ZENIT transcription and translation of the impromptu address Pope Francis gave in his meeting with young people in Cuba on Sept. 20, 2015. In it, the Holy Father encouraged the youth to dream, to open themselves to greater things,…
16th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B): THE TRAITS OF A GOOD SHEPHERD.
16th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B): THE TRAITS OF A GOOD SHEPHERD. The liturgical readings of this Sunday’s Mass revolve around the traits of JESUS AS THE GOOD SHEPHERD: whose “heart was moved with pity upon seeing the crowd like sheep without a shepherd” (Mk 6:34); who brings his flock to a “deserted place (cf Mk…
ON FRIENDSHIP, THE STANDARD OF THE DEVIL AND THE STANDARD OF CHRIST, AND TRUE HAPPINESS. Pope Francis’ to Youth (Paraguay, 12 July 2015)
ON FRIENDSHIP, THE STANDARD OF THE DEVIL AND THE STANDARD OF CHRIST, AND TRUE HAPPINESS. Pope Francis’ to Youth (Paraguay, 12 July 2015) Dear friends, I encourage you to read and meditate these wonderful insights of the Holy Father. In it, he speaks about friends, the difference between the standards of the devil and of…
THE SECRET TO HOLINESS? LOVE!
Yes, LOVE! But don’t get it wrong. We are not talking here about love as a mere feeling, nor an attraction….but rather of LOVE WHICH IS AN ACT OF THE WILL. Yes…LOVE can be shown and be present ─ even without experiencing any feeling─ because as an ACT OF THE WILL, a person who loves…
