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General audience: the importance of forgiveness in the family Vatican City, 4 November 2015 (VIS) – Giving and mutual forgiveness, without which no love can be lasting, were the theme of the Pope's catechesis during this Wednesday's general audience. Before examining this issue in depth, the Holy Father recalled that the recently concluded assembly of...
Featured Favorite: Why I Remain Catholic – #WhyRemainCatholic I was created for Truth, created to be Catholic. There’s no going back from where I belong. Pope Francis: The Church is and must be the family of God – In today's papal audience, Pope Francis speaks on how the spirit of the family is the constitutional...
The spirit of the family is the constitutional charter of the Church Vatican City, 7 October 2015 (VIS) – During the period of the Synod dedicated to “The vocation and the mission of the family in the Church and the contemporary world”, the catechesis of the Wednesday general audiences will focus on various aspects of...
Genesis 2:13-24; Ps 128:1-6; Hebrew 2:9-11;Mark 10:2-16 Dear Holy Spirit, please give us Your wisdom on marriage. Is it obvious that the theme this weekend is on the union of a man and a woman. If you do any shopping you still see a young man and woman together and sometimes holding hands. The natural...
Pope Francis: Jesus has no ‘shortlist’ – Pope Francis in America: The canonization of Blessed Junipero Serra: Jesus has no ‘shortlist’ of people worthy of His message. The flavor is skin deep – Deanna Klingel recalls how her toddlers learned that skin color doesn’t matter. It’s what inside that counts. Joy Stories: Conversion–This journey of...
by Deanna Klingel The article in the magazine is titled “Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Race.” It’s very scientific, and quite interesting. I imagine anthropologists, biologists, geneticists, and other people who know about such things compiled it. But, I know it’s simpler than this. Item number 4 on the list says, “Skin color really...
Writers Retreat: Your Word is my Delight – Finish or start your manuscript among nature and other writers at the Catholic Writers Guild Retreat October 25-29. Pope Francis: The family as a conduit of faith – Pope Francis: No form of economic or political engineering is able to substitute the contribution families make. New Evangelizers: Tonic...