Category: God the Father

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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Saint Pope John Paul II file photo, adapted from image at archives.gov

“… 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 VIDEO: “Mount Tabor and the Feast of the Transfiguration” – Franciscan Media

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Mount Tabor file photo, adapted from image at loc.gov, adapted by Steve Welsh, stevencwelsh.info

“Franciscan Media presents a look at Mount Tabor and the Church of the Transfiguration, site of the Transfiguration of Jesus, when Jesus was transformed in appearance with His Face Shining like the sun and His clothing dazzling like light; when Jesus conversed with Moses and Elijah; and when the Voice of God the Father came from a dazzling cloud, saying,

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Homily: Sixth Sunday of Easter 2012 – St. Anselm’s Abbey” – Fr. Christopher

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Holy Trinity and Scenes From Scripture

“… The source of all love, of course, is Divine Love, Trinitarian Love. God Who is Love could not contain that love within the Trinitarian Unity. It burst forth into a creation, every part of which God pronounced very good. God even made creatures in his own image and likeness. The whole of creation is meant to mirror and give

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “On the Paradoxical Connection Between Love and Law – A Homily for the 6th Sunday of Easter” – Archdiocese of Washington/Msgr. Charles Pope

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Christ the King Historic Image Print For Planned Stained Glass Window, adapted from image at loc.gov

“In the Sunday Gospel, Jesus cuts right through the modern Western tendency to place love in opposition with law, and law in opposition with joy. Jesus joins all three concepts and summons us to a new attitude. …”

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CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “[Jesus is the Vine, We Are the Branches;] Pope Benedict XVI, Fifth Sunday of Easter, Regina Caeli 2012” – VaticanVa

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Jesus and Mary Magdalene After Resurrection, adapted from image at loc.gov

“… Jesus said to His Disciples, ‘I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser’ … The True Vine of God, True Life, is Jesus who with His Sacrifice of Love gives us Salvation, opens to us the way to be part of this vine. … as Jesus remains in the Love of God the Father, the Disciples

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “The Enduring Love of God – A Homily for the 4th Sunday of Lent”- Archdiocese of Washington/Msgr. Charles Pope

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Holy Trinity and Scenes From Scripture

“The readings from Sunday Mass speak to us of our desperate condition and how God’s abiding love has not only set us free but has lifted us higher as well. God was not content to restore us to some earthly garden, paradise though it was. No, He so loved the world that He sent His Son, who opened Heaven itself

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CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Homily of His Holiness Saint John Paul II, 21st Anniversary of the Death of Paul VI, Friday, 6 August 1999” – vatican.va 8.6.99

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Saint Pope John Paul II file photo, adapted from image at archives.gov

“Today, the Eucharist which we are preparing to celebrate takes us in spirit to Mount Tabor together with the Apostles Peter, James and John, to admire in rapture the splendour of the transfigured Lord. In the event of the Transfiguration we contemplate the mysterious encounter between history, which is being built every day, and the blessed inheritance that awaits us

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CATHOLIC VIDEO: “Mount Tabor and the Feast of the Transfiguration” – Franciscan Media

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Mount Tabor file photo, adapted from image at loc.gov, adapted by Steve Welsh, stevencwelsh.info

“Franciscan Media presents a look at Mount Tabor and the Church of the Transfiguration, site of the Transfiguration of Jesus, when Jesus was transformed in appearance with His Face Shining like the sun and His clothing dazzling like light; when Jesus conversed with Moses and Elijah; and when the Voice of God the Father came from a dazzling cloud, saying,

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Becoming a True Image of God; Sermon for the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, 2-5 ; Opera omnia 8, 335” – Saint Lawrence of Brindisi / DailyGospel

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Christ the King Historic Image Print For Planned Stained Glass Window, adapted from image at loc.gov

“… ‘Therefore give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.’ We are to give back to each their due. Now this is a saying that is truly full of wisdom and heavenly understanding because it teaches us that there are two sorts of power, one earthly and human, the other heavenly and divine… *

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “[‘Obedient to the Father in the footsteps of the Son’] Meditation for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross” – Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross [Edith Stein]/ Institute of Carmelite Studies/ DailyGospel

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Cross Atop Rocky Cliff

“‘Your will be done!’ (Mt 6,10). This was the content of the Savior’s life. He came into the world to fulfill the Father’s will, not only to atone for the sin of disobedience through his obedience (Rom 5,19), but also to lead people back to their destiny by the way of obedience. The created will is not destined to be

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