“Let us work. Let us work a lot and work well, without forgetting that prayer is our best weapon. That is why I will never tire of repeating that we have to be contemplative souls in the middle of the world, who try to convert their work into prayer .”
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Francesco il guillare di Dio” is a new book authored by Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa with the introduction written by Pope Francis. In it, the Pope encourages young people to respond to the call of God who never ceases to thirst for us.
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Silence
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Loving God and our neighbor together involves both positive and negative aspects: practicing the human and supernatural virtues (positive) for love of God as the supreme motive; and avoiding all sins,…
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n The Little Oratory: A Beginner’s Guide to Praying in the Home, David Clayton and Leila Marie Lawler show how easy it is to set up a small sacred space in the home and pray there.
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Lito Articona, who has been working in Iraq for 6 years, describes the recent papal visit in this behind-the-scenes narrative.
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While the world seems to be doing its best to hurtle humanity over the brink, most of us are probably not looking for anything extra penitential this Lent. It might be useful to remember, though, that Christian abnegation, whatever else it is, is also a preparation to enjoy.
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God receives sinners
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Sometimes at the end of Mass a parishioner comes up to us and says “Your three children are SO well behaved!” Our standard response is either, “Thank you. We work at it”
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“I found a family again with the welcome and goodness, the real goodness that is reserved for those who love.”