One Cannot Follow Jesus, Love Jesus without the Church, Pope says

Catholic News Service – By Cindy Wooden – April 23, 2013 VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Following Jesus means belonging to the church, the community that gives Christians their identity, Pope Francis said. “It is not possible to find Jesus outside the church,” he said in his Mass homily April 23. “The great Paul VI said [...]

Unless You Become Like Children…Faith and Giving

Truth In Love – Bishop Paul D. Etienne – March 7, 2013 Every now and then, a life experience brings a biblical passage powerfully to mind and to life. I had one of those moments this week. “Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom [...]

We Cannot Separate Faith and Charity

L’Osservatore Romano – February 2, 2013 In his Message for Lent the Pope recalls that everything proceeds from Love and tends towards Love There is neither separation nor opposition between faith and charity. Because in Christian life “everything proceeds from Love and tends towards Love”, the Pope explains in his Message for Lent, made public [...]

Abraham Exemplifies Christian Journey, Pope says

Catholic News Agency – January 23, 2013 Vatican City, Jan 23, 2013 / (CNA/EWTN News) – In his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Benedict pointed to the legacy of Abraham as an example of the Christian’s longing for the “true homeland” of heaven and as the “first great role model” of having faith in God. “Abraham, [...]

Pope says Faith Includes Trust in Dark Moments

Catholic News Agency – By Estefania Aguirre – December 19, 2012 Vatican City, Dec 19, 2012 / (CNA/EWTN News) – Pope Benedict XVI continued his series of reflections on faith this Wednesday, saying that at times it includes an element of darkness. “We encounter moments where God seems absent, his silence weighs on our hearts [...]

“We Must Without Fear”: On Communicating Faith

Whispers in the Loggia – November 28, 2012 From the Pope’s catechesis at today’s General Audience…. “How do we speak of God in our times? How can we communicate the Gospel to open the way to its salvific truth? Speaking about God requires a continual growth in faith, familiarity with Jesus and His Gospel, a [...]

Pope Benedict: The Inseparable Bond of Faith and Charity

Vatican Radio – November 11, 2012 (Vatican Radio) The faithful and visitors braved the wind and rain on Sunday to hear Pope Benedict XVI recite the Angelus prayer from the Papal Apartments overlooking St Peter’s Square. Looking down on a sea of people, the Holy Father as is traditional reflected on Sunday’s liturgy which focused [...]

The Year of Faith, Celebrating What We Do and What We Believe

From Dan Conway’s The Good Steward, September 2012 All the good things the Church does flows from who we are, the faith we have which provides us our very identity. We do good stuff precisely because of our faith. – Timothy Cardinal Dolan We’d like to believe that, by now, every Catholic throughout the world [...]

Good Steward Newsletter – September 2012

The Year of Faith, Celebrating What We Do and What We Believe All the good things the Church does flows from who we are, the faith we have which provides us our very identity. We do good stuff precisely because of our faith. – Timothy Cardinal Dolan We’d like to believe that, by now, every [...]

Peruvian Cardinal Praises Mother Teresa’s Total Surrender on Anniversary

Catholic News Agency – September 6, 2012 Lima, Peru, Sep 6, 2012 / (CNA) – On the 15th anniversary of her death, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani of Lima said he hopes that the total surrender of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta will be an example of holiness for all Catholics. The cardinal made his comments [...]

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