The road [of covetousness] is foolishness, for it leads us away from life; it destroys human brotherhood». In contrast, the royal road the Lord paved for us «is not a path to poverty for poverty’s sake» but rather «an instrument so that God might remain God and the only…
Pray Our Father: So how should we pray? Jesus has taught us: “he says that the Father who is in heaven ‘knows what you need before you ask him”. Therefore, let our first word be “’Father’. This is the key to prayer. Without speaking, without feeling this word, praying…
In our Christian life too, dear brothers and sisters, may prayer and action always be deeply united. A prayer that does not lead you to practical action for your brother — the poor, the sick, those in need of help, a brother in difficulty — is a sterile and…
The Parable of the Good Samaritan You can become neighbor to any needy person you meet, and you will know that you have compassion in your heart, that is, whether you have the capacity to suffer with the other. This parable is a splendid gift for us all,…
Homily — 4th-June-2015: Jesus poured out his Blood as the price and the laver, so that we might be purified of all sin: not to lose hope, let us look to Him, drink at his font, to be shielded from the risk of corruption. Then we will feel the…
Homily— 24-May-2015: “As the Father has sent me, even so I send you… Receive the Holy Spirit” (Jn 20:21-22); this is what Jesus says to us. The gift of the Spirit on the evening of the Resurrection took place once again on the day of Pentecost, intensified this time…
REGINA COELI-Pope Francis, 7 April 2013 “Peace be with you” (Jn 20:19, 21, 26). This is not a greeting nor even a simple good wish: it is a gift, indeed, the precious gift that Christ offered his disciples after he had passed through death and hell. He…
Completely relaxed, as if it were a normal activity, the Pope went on foot from his home to St. Peter’s Square to join other priests who were hearing confessions of thousands of young people who came to the Jubilee of Adolescents. The weekend was especially devoted to them and…
A REMEMBERING OF THE VICTIMS OF MIGRATION – Prayer (Pope Francis, 16 April 2016) Merciful God and Father of all, wake us from the slumber of indifference, open our eyes to their suffering, and free us from the insensitivity born of worldly comfort and self-centredness. Inspire us, as nations,…
«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…
