Fr. Jim Martin reflecting on “Pope Francis embracing a man with a disfiguring skin disease…in St. Peter’s Square.” “Many of us were deeply moved. His actions remind us of Christ’s healing touch.But we wonder: Could I do that? Could I do that for Christ? You may never be called to that precise kind of service.… Read More Quote of the Day
Cardinal Peter Turkson: “Malnutrition of mind and body – lack of food and lack of learning – is a horrendous double helix. It must be addressed with great urgency, but not only by sound scientific research and solid social policies in order to achieve real improvements in education, food production and distribution, sustainable agriculture and… Read More Quote of the Day
Pope Francis: “The Church is not the Church only for good people…the Church is for everyone, beginning with those I’ve already mentioned, the most marginalized. It is everyone’s Church!”
Check out these recent articles from around the web: 2013 American Values Survey: Libertarians by Michael Sean Winters: “As you can guess, I would place myself firmly in the communalist camp. And, I am not alone. One of the happier findings of the study is that Catholics are only about 11% of libertarians, but a… Read More Around the Web
Fr. Jim Martin: “Jesus doesn’t wait for Zacchaeus to repent before he offers to dine at his house. Love people now not just after they repent.”
Three from Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga: “The Church decidedly bets on living the globalization of mercy and solidarity.” “In practice, the hyperventilation of the economy has produced great amounts of money, fruit of the erosion of governmental regulation and a symptom of the failure of materialism. But, as a result, there is always a… Read More Quote(s) of the Day
Pope Francis: “What is most burdensome in life is a lack of love…if love is missing, joy is missing.”
