Category: Pope Francis

General Audience: On the Real Jesus

General Audience: On the Real Jesus

“Today also man constructs images of God that impede him from enjoying His real presence”  Pope Francis Here is a ZENIT translation of the address Pope Francis gave at this morning’s general audience. Dear Brother and Sisters, good morning! We heard a passage of Matthew’s Gospel (11:2-6). The evangelist’s intention is to make us enter...

A Visit by Pope Francis!

A Visit by Pope Francis!

  by Silva Volčič None of us who woke up in Chicco Ark community expected to shake hands and talk with Pope Francis later that afternoon. Like a lightning from clear skies The big news came suddenly, only a few hours before the visit. Such sudden visits are not rare for Pope Francis, as he...

Five ways to share your faith in the Year of Mercy

Five ways to share your faith in the Year of Mercy

Featured on NewEvangelizers.com In this Year of Mercy, Pope Francis encourages us to show God’s mercy through our witness. The Holy Father called this Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy to direct our attention and actions “on mercy so that we may become a more effective sign of the Father’s actions in our lives . . ....

Catholic Mom: Five ways to share God’s mercy

Catholic Mom: Five ways to share God’s mercy

Featured on CatholicMom.com In this Year of Mercy, Pope Francis encourages us to show God’s mercy through our witness. The Holy Father called this Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy to direct our attention and actions "on mercy so that we may become a more effective sign of the Father's actions in our lives . . ....

Got Joy? Latest JOYAlive.net posts 2-5-16

Got Joy? Latest JOYAlive.net posts 2-5-16

Answered: Five questions on how to share your faith – Nancy Ward answered 5 questions on how to share your faith and gives three ways she can help you.  Find true mercy and justice in the confessional – Pope Francis: In the confessional, the Father does justice with his mercy, Two funerals show me how...

Find true mercy and justice in the confessional

Find true mercy and justice in the confessional

General audience: God's justice is mercy Vatican City, 3 February 2016 (VIS) – The relationship between mercy and justice, in the light of the Sacred Scriptures, was the theme of Pope Francis' catechesis in this Wednesday's general audience, which took place in St. Peter's Square and was attended by more than ten thousand people. "The...