by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“When it comes to healthcare and using our resources wisely, we have a responsibility to protect and take care of the most vulnerable in society, especially the elderly, Pope Francis told members of the Italian bishops’ conference Friday. …”
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“The Law contains natural prescriptions that already administer justice, and even before the gift of the Law to Moses, people observed these prescriptions and were justified by their faith and were pleasing to God. The Lord has not abolished those prescriptions but developed and fulfilled them as the following words testify: ‘You have heard that it was said: “You shall
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“The Latin Patriarchate of #Jerusalem warned of “serious consequences” from a new law that allows the government to seize private #Palestinian lands where unauthorized #Israeli settlements have been built. …”
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“… #Christ of our sufferings, Christ of our sacrifices, Christ of our Gethsemane, Christ of our difficult transformations, Christ of our faithful service to our neighbour, Christ of our pilgrimages to Lourdes, Christ of our community, today, in St Peter’s Basilica, Christ our Redeemer, Christ our Brother! Amen.”
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“… ‘You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery. But I say to you, everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your
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“… As they were leaving the boat, people immediately recognized [Jesus]. … Whatever villages or towns or countryside He entered, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him that they might touch only the tassel on His cloak; and as many as touched it were healed.”
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“… ‘… You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, … Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.’”
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“R. (1a) The Lord is my light and my salvation. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear? The LORD is my life’s refuge; of whom should I be afraid?”
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“When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, Mary and Joseph took Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, just as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord, and to offer the sacrifice of a pair of
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