Pope Benedict
Pope Benedict
Benedict has been the regnal name of fifteen Roman Catholic popes. The name is derived from the Latin benedictus, meaning "blessed"...
mistake holiness doe
Holiness does not consist in not making mistakes or never sinning. Holiness grows with capacity for conversion, repentance, willingness to begin again, and above all with the capacity for reconciliation and forgiveness.
humility darkness faces
Hope is practiced through the virtue of patience, which continues to do good even in the face of apparent failure, and through the virtue of humility, which accepts God's mystery and trusts him even at times of darkness.
humanity environmental generations
The goods of creation belong to humanity as a whole. Yet the current pace of environmental exploitation is seriously endangering the supply of certain natural resources not only for the present generation, but above all for generations to come.
essentials elements want
Humor is in fact an essential element in the mirth of creation. We can see how, in many matters in our lives, God wants to prod us into taking things a bit more lightly.
guarantees-that rights justice
The life of the community, both domestically and internationally, clearly demonstrates that respect for rights, and the guarantees that follow from them, are measures of the common good that serve to evaluate the relationship between justice and injustice, development and poverty, security and conflict.
proof
Est autem fides sperandarum substantia rerum, argumentum non apparentium. – Faith is the hypostasis of things hoped for; the proof of things not seen.
environmental gods-creation world
Today the great gift of God's Creation is exposed to serious dangers and lifestyles which can degrade it. Environmental pollution is making particularly unsustainable the lives of the poor of the world ... we must pledge ourselves to take care of creation and to share its resources in solidarity.
generosity church needs
The Church needs your faith, your idealism, and your generosity, so that she can always be young in Spirit.
apostles
I leave from where the apostle arrived.
wrath way grows
The wrath of God is a way of saying that I have been living in a way that is contrary to the love that is God. Anyone who begins to live and grow away from God, who lives away from what is good, is turning his life toward wrath.
thankfulness able bears
Thanks to being profoundly rooted in Christ, he was able to bear a burden which transcends merely human abilities.
encouragement charity persevere
I send them my warmest encouragement to persevere in the patience and charity of Christ.
hope peaceful
We hope you will have a peaceful time.
attentive brothers needs sisters suffering
We too are called to be attentive to the needs of our suffering brothers and sisters as part of our Lenten observance.