Tag Archive for ‘Pope Francis’
… as we await the blessed hope, and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ
The Pope gave a lengthy interview in September. I was touched by the answer that he gave to the question, “Who is Jorge Mario Bergoglio?” He thought for some time before answering, “I am a sinner. This is the most accurate definition. It is not a figure of speech, a literary genre. I am a […]
On Mary, Mother of Christ, Mother of the Church
The reflection given by Pope Francis to those who gathered in St Peter’s square on the weekend dedicated to Mary, the Mother of the Lord, 12 – 13 October 2013: This event of the Year of Faith is devoted to Mary, the Mother of Christ and the Mother of the Church, our Mother. The statue […]
On Refugees and asylum seekers; Parables of Mercy
Refugees and asylum seekers During his visit in early September, Pope Francis selected three words to define the work of the Jesuits and their collaborators at the Jesuit Service for Refugees: serve, accompany and defend. “Serving means to welcome with care a person as they arrive, to reach out to them, without calculation and without […]
Friday 4 October
St Francis of Assisi Galatians 6:14-18, Psalm 16, Matthew 11:25-30 “I will keep the Lord ever in my sight Since he is at my right hand I shall stand firm.” Let us pray for Pope Francis today. May he have strength and courage as he calls us to follow Jesus.
World Mission Day
Extracts from the Pope’s Message (19 May 2013) Faith is God’s precious gift, which opens our mind to know and love him. He wants to enter into relationship with us and allow us to participate in his own life in order to make our life more meaningful, better and more beautiful. God loves us! Faith, […]
Tuesday 10 September
Colossians 2: 6-15, Psalm 145, Luke 6: 12-19 Diversionary tactics Paul’s warning against errors is especially relevant today when we are presented with a smorgasbord of different beliefs and practices. The words of Pope Francis are particularly relevant: “…self-help courses can be useful in life, but to live by going from one course to another…leads […]
A new Pope and a new Prince
The birth of a child is always a miracle of God’s creation in which to rejoice. Prince George Alexander Louis is no exception, of course, and people of good will everywhere welcomed his arrival and wished him and his parents well. About 43 babies every 10 seconds were born on the same day as Prince […]
Extracts from Lumen Fidei, The Light of Faith
From Paragraph 4: The light of faith is unique, since it is capable of illuminating every aspect of human existence. A light this powerful cannot come from ourselves but from a more primordial source: in a word, it must come from God. Faith is born of an encounter with the living God who calls us […]
Historian George Weigel’s View of New Pope
First, the man: Jorge Mario Bergoglio has remained very much himself, rather than adopting what some might deem the pontifical style. Any pope who can write his former colleagues in these terms—“Dear Brothers: I am sending these lines of greeting and also to excuse myself for being unable to attend due to ‘commitments assumed recently’ […]
St Paul, Evangelizer – Ways out of Ourselves
St Paul the Evangelizer Pope Francis on the attitude of the good evangelizer: open to all, ready to listen to all, without exclusions. The example given by the Pope is that of the Apostle Paul in the Areopagus proclaiming the name of Jesus Christ among the worshippers of idols. According to the Pope, the way […]
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