Category: Faithwatch

CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “[Saint John Paul II on the Parable of the Prodigal Son and the Merciful Father -] General Audience, Sept. 8, 2019” – VaticanVa

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“… God’s Forgiveness is revealed through Jesus’ Words and Deeds. In pardoning sins, Jesus shows the Face of God the Merciful Father. … The high point of this revelation can be considered the sublime parable … usually called ‘the prodigal son’ … which should be called ‘the Merciful Father’ … God’s Attitude is presented in terms that are truly overwhelming

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CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “Pope’s Lenten Message calls for conversion” – Vatican News

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Cross Atop Rocky Cliff

“Pope Francis is calling on the faithful not to let the Lenten season of grace pass in vain, and to live as children of God acknowledging and obeying His law, in particular in regards to our brothers and sisters and to creation. In this year’s Lenten message, the Pope invites believers to prepare to celebrate the paschal mystery with mind

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CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “Jesus Does Not Go into the Water Alone; He Takes Us with Him – A Reflection on the Baptism of the Lord” – Msgr. Charles Pope/ Archdiocese of Washington

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“… In an extended sense, when Christ is baptized, so are we, for we are members of His Body. As Christ enters the water, He makes Holy the water that will Baptize us. He enters the water and we follow. In these waters, He acquires Gifts to give us. … The Fraternity of Baptism … Even though He never sinned,

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CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “‘He immediately received his sight and followed Him, giving glory to God’ – Saint Gregory the Great, Homilies on the Gospel, no.13; PL 76, 1081” – DailyGospel.org

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“… We must understand the Miracles of our Lord and Savior … to believe that they have been truly done and that their meaning still signifies something else …. We do not know the historical identity of the blind man, but we know whom he mystically denotes. The blind man is the human race. In our first parents it was

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CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “‘He was speaking about the temple of His Body’ – Saint Augustine Sermon Morin No. 3, 4; PLS 2, 664” – DailyGospel

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Christ Breaking Bread, Photograph of Painting, adapted from image at loc.gov with credit to Detroit Publishing Co.

“… Why, then, did [God] build, or cause to be built, a temple? To prefigure Christ’s Body. … The True Temple, the Lord’s Body, also fell but has been Raised Up again, and raised up in such a way it will fall no more .… [O]ur bodies, joined to Christ our Head [] … together form … God’s temple. Together

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “The Road to Hell Is Paved with Indifference” – Msgr. Charles Pope/ Archdiocese of Washington

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Cross Atop Rocky Cliff

“… some people … resist, disbelieve, or even hate God … [or] engage[] in serious sins [yet] there are even more who have simply fallen into indifference and drifted away from God and the things of Heaven. … What makes this sort of rejection of God’s invitation so pernicious … Many today who live very secular lives, giving little or

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CATHOLIC NEWSWATCH & VIDEO: “Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Appoints Him Interim DC leader” – CNA

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[scroll down for video] “Pope Francis accepted the resignation of … Cardinal Donald Wuerl on Friday … asking [him] to continue … on an interim basis until a permanent successor is appointed. Wuerl, 77, originally submitted his resignation … when he turned 75 …. The pope … received a Sept. 21 request from Wuerl that his resignation be accepted. …

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CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “Homily, 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B – 10.20.15” – Father Boniface O’Nell, OSB, Saint Anselm’s Abbey

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Artistic Drawing of Jesus Preaching in Sermon on the Mount

“… With a Christ-like attitude, every work in which we find ourselves is a work of service. We are stewards only of the many gifts God entrusts to us and which God intends to be used in His Service. Meeting the needs of others means being present to others in many different ways.[] Christ’s teaching is not meant to be

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CATHOLIC VIDEO: Pope Benedict XVI at Ground Zero, Prayers and Blessings

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File Photo of Southern Manhattan at Nightfall With Twin Shafts of Light Where World Trade Center Stood, adapted from image at tsa.gov by Steven C. Welsh :: www.stevencwelsh.com :: www.stevencwelsh.info

Pope Benedict XVI, in 2008, visited Ground Zero at the site of the World Trade Center, offering Prayers and Blessings. The full text of his prayer and the Vatican news release follow below, after the video. “O God of love, compassion, and healing, look on us, people of many different faiths and traditions, who gather today at this site, the

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CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “Saint Dominic Guzmán – Audience of Pope Benedict XVI, 3 February 2010” – vatican.va

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View of St. Peter's Basilica at Vatican from River

“… [A] Saint … who made a fundamental contribution to the renewal of the Church of his time: St Dominic, the Founder of the Order of Preachers, also known as Dominican Friars. … [born in Spain, ca. 1170], distinguished himself … for his interest in the study of Sacred Scripture and … love of the poor …. * * *

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