
As a Culture, We Must Remember the Joy of Children
There is no career, hobby or overall focus that could be more important and transformative than having children.
There is no career, hobby or overall focus that could be more important and transformative than having children.
COMMENTARY: One cannot overestimate the healing significance of the smile.
Pope Francis on Saturday called on the huge young crowd to draw on the ‘love of Jesus’ to ‘walk in hope’ as they journey through life.
Callo was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1987. His feast day is March 19.
‘The Church’s vocation is to bring joy to the world. A joy that is authentic and enduring. The joy proclaimed by the angels to the shepherds on the night Jesus was born.’ — Pope Benedict XVI
The Holy Father said on the Third Sunday of Advent: ‘The Christian is joyful in heart, even in trials; he is joyful because he is close to Jesus: It is he who gives us joy.’
Francis at Mass says that ‘there is no Christian joy when others are made to feel unwanted’ — adding that care of others should follow Mary’s example.
‘The joy of crossing the Gate of Mercy is accompanied by a commitment to welcome and give witness to a love that goes beyond justice, a love that knows no boundaries,’ Francis said Dec. 13.
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