20th Sunday O.T. (C) FIDELITY AT THE HOUR OF TRIBULATION. Dear brethren in Christ, today’s Sunday liturgy reminds us to be faithful and persevering at the hour of trial, tribulation and persecution as shown to us by Jeremiah’s example (1st reading); as St. Paul exhorted the Hebrews to persevere in faith weathering the cross and…
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POPE FRANCIS ON THE KINDNESS OF LOVE.
POPE FRANCIS ON THE KINDNESS OF LOVE. As a continuation of Pope Francis’ explanation of the Pauline Hymn to Charity, he affirms in “Amoris laetitia,” nn. 93-94 that love, which is KIND, is at the SERVICE OF OTHERS. “’Patience’ is not a completely passive attitude, but one accompanied by activity, by a dynamic and creative…
Summaries of Catholic Teaching Topic 4: GOD’S NATURE AND ACTION.
Summaries of Catholic Teaching Topic 4: GOD’S NATURE AND ACTION Author: Giulio Maspero Professor of Dogmatic Theology, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Rome) Throughout human history, all cultures have given importance to God. Indeed, the first signs of civilization are generally found within the religious sphere. The vital and creative power behind every…
Catholics Striving for Holiness (OLD) 