Voice of Pope Francis
«I PREFER FAMILIES WITH WRINKLES, WOUNDS AND SCARS BUT WHICH CONTINUE FUNCTIONING«. Thus spoke Pope Francis in Tuxtla Gutierrez (Mexico) after listening to the testimony of four families. Reflecting on the families, he continued: «Which husband and wife don´t quarrel and even more so when the mother-in-law is around? It´s…
Saints´Feast Days Coming Up V Sunday of Lent
Saint Louise de Marillac – 15th March. Louise was born to a noble wealthy family in 1591 in the Picardy region of France. She received an excellent education at the» Royal Monastery of Poissy», where her aunt was a Dominican nun. From the young age of 15 she greatly…
Confesses Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica
Pope Francis presided over a penitential liturgy at a very crowded St. Peter’s Basilica. The Pope explained, in an atmosphere of great sobriety and recollection, that sin isolates and blinds people. POPE FRANCIS «It is a blindness of the spirit, which prevents us from seeing what is most important, from…
IV Sunday of Lent Sunday´s Gospel
GOSPEL (Luke 15, 1-3 11-32): The tax collectors and the sinners were all seeking the company of Jesus to hear what he had to say, and the Pharisees and the scribes complained. ‘This man’ they said ‘welcomes sinners and eats with them.’ So he spoke this parable to them: ‘A…
Lectio Divina Reflectión IV Sunday of Lent
WORDS FOR LIFE: March 6th 2016 In the Parable of the Prodigal Son: In this Parable, the younger son is asserting his independence and breaks with his father. He says to his father, «Give me my share of the estate» and sets off for a distant land.…
Voice of Pope, Parable of the Prodigal Son
Voice of Pope Benedict XVI for LENT In the Parable of the Prodigal Son, the two sons behave in exactly opposite ways. The younger one leaves home and sinks into ever increasing depravity whereas the elder one remains at home but has an immature relationship with his father. In…
Saints´Feast Days Coming Up IV Sunday of Lent
St. Perpetua and Felicity– 7th March. Perpetua and Felicity were Christian Martyrs of the third century. Vibia Perpetua was a well educated married noble woman said to have been 22 years of age when she was martyred for her beliefs. She was imprisoned during the reign of the Emperor…
III Sunday of Lent Sunday´s Gospel
GOSPEL (Luke 13, 1-9): Some people arrived and told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with that of their sacrifices. At this he said to them, ‘Do you suppose these Galileans who suffered like that were greater sinners than any other Galileans? They were…
Lectio Divina Reflectión III Sunday of Lent Sunday´s Gospel
WORDS FOR LIFE: February 28th 2016 III Sunday of Lent In this morning´s passage, we have read about the Lord´s views on conversion and the consequences of non-conversion: death and eternal condemnation. But what is «conversion»? If we look for this word, we find its meaning clear in…
The strength of forgiveness and the merciful heart of the Father
The strength of forgiveness and the merciful heart of the Father (Benedict XVI) Contemplating the crucified One, with the eyes of faith, we can understand in depth what sin is, how tragic is its gravity, and at the same time how immense is the Lord’s power of forgiveness and…