At a time when everything seems to disintegrate and lose consistency, it is good for us to appeal to the solidity born of the consciousness that we are responsible for the fragility of others as we strive to build a common future. Fratelli tutti, 115
Let us care for the needs of every man and woman, young and old, with the same fraternal spirit of care and closeness that marked the Good Samaritan. – Fratelli tutti, 79
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Service always looks to their faces, touches their flesh, senses their closeness and even, in some cases, ‘suffers’ that closeness and tries to help them. Service is never ideological, for we do not serve ideas, we serve people. – Fratelli tutti, 115
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They went to the tomb “They have taken the Lord away from the tomb, and we do not know where they have put him!” Peter then went out with the other disciple and went to the tomb. They both ran together, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and reached the tomb first. He… Read more »
Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, This year, too, Easter seems to have taken us by surprise. Indeed, as a human family, we feel that we are still immersed in the via crucis wrought by the pandemic, populated by hosts of brothers and sisters scourged or killed by the disease, and pierced by the… Read more »
Blessed is the coming Kingdom! They brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over it, and he mounted it. Many of them spread their cloaks on the road, others spread leaves cut from the fields. Those who went before and those who followed cried out: “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name… Read more »
I will draw all to myself “Now is the judgment of this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all to myself”. Being lifted up suggests glory. The great of this earth are raised on the podium: the great… Read more »
God so loved the world For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. Who is God?… Read more »
Destroy this temple Jesus said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Then the Jews said to him, “This temple was built in forty-six years, and in three days you will raise it up?” But he was speaking of the temple of his body. When he was raised… Read more »
The Beloved Son Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice: “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!” And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone but Jesus with them. As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one about what they had… Read more »
