by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“‘And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfilment of what was spoken to her from the Lord’ (Lk 1:45). 1. With this greeting, the elderly Elizabeth exalts her young kinswoman Mary, who has come, humble and modest, to help her. Under the impulse of the Holy Spirit, the mother of the Baptist is the first in
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“… The loving figure of the ‘saint of joy’ even today still maintains intact that irresistible charm that he exercised on all those who drew near him to learn to know and experience the authentic sources of Christian joy. Leafing through the biography of St Philip, in fact, one is surprised and fascinated by the cheerful and relaxed method he
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“1. ‘Joseph did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took his wife’ (cf. Mt 1 :24). Inspired by the Gospel, the Fathers of the Church from the earliest centuries stressed that just as St. Joseph took loving care of Mary and gladly dedicated himself to Jesus Christ’s upbringing,(1) he likewise watches over and protects Christ’s Mystical Body,
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“It is ‘#God, who is rich in #mercy’ Whom #Jesus #Christ has revealed to us as Father: it is His very Son who, in Himself, has manifested Him and made Him known to us. Memorable in this regard is the moment when Philip, one of the twelve Apostles, turned to Christ and said: ‘Lord, show us the Father, and we
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Saint Pope John Paul II, in his 1995 Apostolic Journey to the United States, reminded Americans and the Faithful about what freedom truly means – having the right to do what we ought: Every generation of Americans needs to know that freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought. Homily
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