Pope appeals for an end to child labour http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-appeals-for-an-end-to-child-labour
Thanks, Glenn! This was so good, I had to print it out! PARTIAL HOMILY (Source: Vatican Radio) “Evangelical preaching flows from gratuitousness, from the wonder of the coming salvation: that which I have freely received I must freely give. This is what they were like at the beginning. St. Peter did not have a bank account, and when he had to pay taxes, the Lord sent him to the sea to catch a fish and find a coin inside it, so that he could pay. Philip, when he met Queen Candace’s finance minister, did not think, 'Ah, good, let’s set up an organization to support the Gospel ...' No! He did not strike a ‘deal’ with him: he preached, baptized and left.” “Everything is grace. Everything. And what are the signs of when an apostle lives this gratuity? There are so many, but I will underline only two: First, poverty. The proclamation of the Gospel must follow the path of poverty. The testimony of this poverty: I have no wealth, my wealth is the gift I received, God: this gratuity is our wealth! And this poverty saves us from becoming managers, entrepreneurs ... The works of the Church must be brought forward, and some are a little complex, but with a heart of poverty, not with the heart of an investment broker or an entrepreneur… “These are the two signs that mark an apostle who lives this gratuity: poverty and the ability to praise the Lord. And when we find apostles who want to build a rich Church and a Church without the gratuitousness of praise, the Church becomes old, the Church becomes an NGO, the Church becomes lifeless. Today we ask the Lord for the grace to acknowledge this generosity: 'Freely you have received, freely give'. It's about recognizing this gratuity, this gift of God . Let us keep preaching the Gospel in this way.” Safe in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary!
Pope at Mass: True progress is in trusting the Spirit http://en.radiovaticana.va/articolo.asp?c=700777
Woe to him who suffocates hope in children http://www.news.va/en/news/woe-to-him-who-suffocates-hope-in-children
Pope Francis: Only the Holy Spirit leads us forward http://www.romereports.com/palio/po...ds-us-forward-english-10271.html#.UbmtcDbD-Uk
Pope at Mass: The grace not to speak ill of others http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-at-mass-the-grace-not-to-speak-ill-of-others
Pope Francis receives Archbishop of Canterbury (Full texts) http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-francis-receives-archbishop-of-canterbury-ful
Pope Francis: We must control our words, we must avoid putting people down http://www.romereports.com/palio/po...g-people-down-english-10277.html#.UbsGRzbD-Uk
Pope Francis: Humility is needed to understand and transmit the Gospel http://www.romereports.com/palio/po...nd-and-transmit-the-gospel-english-10286.html
Pope: The Christian life proclaims the road to reconcilation with God http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-the-christian-life-proclaims-the-road-to-reco
Pope Francis meets French parliament members http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-francis-meets-french-parliament-members
Pope Francis: Say yes to life, not death http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-francis-say-yes-to-life-not-death
Pope to G8: Money, politics and economics must serve, not rule http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-francis-and-david-cameron-exchange-letters-ah
"It is more difficult to let God love us, than to love Him!" the Pope exclaimed. "The best way to love Him in return is to open our hearts and let Him love us. Let Him draw close to us and feel Him close to us. This is really very difficult: letting ourselves be loved by Him. And that is perhaps what we need to ask today in the Mass: 'Lord, I want to love You, but teach me the difficult science, the difficult habit of letting myself be loved by You, to feel You close and feel Your tenderness! May the Lord give us this grace." I went to Fr Philip Scott for confession last summer at a conference and he told me that in future, at the consecration I was to pray "Jesus, I believe you are here. I need for you to love me." It didn't really make a lot of sense to me that I should say that and I had long been trying to understand it; it seemed to me like I was asking him to love me when there is no need to ask, because of course he loves me. But it makes sense to me now, because of what Pope Francis says here. There's a difference between knowing that he loves you and allowing him to love you.
Pope Francis: Jesus is the secret of a Christian's benevolence http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-francis-jesus-is-the-secret-of-a-christians-b
Pope Francis: Let us pray for our enemies! 2013-06-18http://www.romereports.com/palio/po...r-our-enemies-english-10319.html#.UcDv2zbD-Ul Easier said then done
Pope's General Audience: Selfishness leads to division. Let us pray for Christian unity http://www.romereports.com/palio/index.php?newlang=english
