31st Sunday O.T (A) JESUS WANTS COHERENCE BETWEEN OUR FAITH AND LIFE. OUTLINE Jesus detests hypocrisy and desires unity and coherence between one’s words and actions. The dangers of hypocrisy and the beauty of humility. 1. Jesus detests hypocrisy and desires unity and coherence between one’s words and actions. Today’s Sunday readings illumine the…
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POPE FRANCIS: BE TRANSPARENT. TELL TRUTH, NOT LIES. SAY “NO” TO THE SPIRITUAL SCHIZOPHRENIA OF HYPOCRISY
POPE FRANCIS: BE TRANSPARENT. TELL TRUTH, NOT LIES. SAY “NO” TO THE SPIRITUAL SCHIZOPHRENIA OF HYPOCRISY (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis urged Christians to always tell the truth to avoid succumbing to hypocrisy which he described as a kind of spiritual schizophrenia that makes us say many things but without putting them into practice. He was…
21st Sunday O.T. C. JESUS IS THE NARROW GATE WHICH LEADS TO SALVATION.
21st Sunday O.T. C. JESUS IS THE NARROW GATE WHICH LEADS TO SALVATION. Dear brethren in Christ, this Sunday’s Gospel invites us to reflect on the theme of salvation and the narrow gate. Pope Francis, in his Angelus speech (Aug. 25, 2013) said: “Jesus is going up from Galilee to the city of Jerusalem, and…
Pope Francis on God’s Patience and Our Conversion “IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO CONVERT, BUT IT’S URGENT. IT’S NOW! LET US BEGIN TODAY.”
Pope Francis on God’s Patience and Our Conversion “IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO CONVERT, BUT IT’S URGENT. IT’S NOW! LET US BEGIN TODAY.” Dear friends, below you have the ZENIT translation of the Pope’s address on Feb. 28, 2016 before praying the midday Angelus with those gathered in St. Peters’ Square. In his address, Pope…
POPE FRANCIS ON THE TEMPTATIONS OF LIVING A DOUBLE LIFE
POPE FRANCIS ON THE TEMPTATIONS OF LIVING A DOUBLE LIFE In his Nov. 17, 2015 homily at Santa Marta, Pope Francis employed the 90-year old Eleazar’s heroic example in fulfilling God’s Law as point of departure to stress THE IMPORTANCE OF LIVING A LIFE COHERENT TO OUR CHRISTIAN FAITH and encouraged us TO REJECT THE…
POPE FRANCIS ON THE CONVERSION OF THE HEART: Mere exterior fulfillment of the precepts is not enough. They must come from a pure heart with the right intention.
POPE FRANCIS ON THE CONVERSION OF THE HEART: Mere exterior fulfillment of the precepts is not enough. They must come from a purified heart. Dear friends, in today’s Angelus, the Holy Father emphasized on the primacy of what is in our “heart” as the source of all our intentions and desires. Exterior observance of the…
Catholics Striving for Holiness (OLD) 