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1 day ago · Selected excerpts from Francis’ new encyclical on the Sacred Heart, Dilexit nos, published October 24. The pope reflects on “the human and divine love of the heart of Jesus Christ,” the very ...
4 days ago · The Call to Holiness for All: The encyclical reaffirms that the call to holiness and service is universal, extending to all the baptized, and finds its fullest expression in acts of selfless love ...
4 days ago · For instance, phrases like “I felt something sacred” contrasted with “I felt scared to die” suggest a complex emotional interplay between spirituality and fear. The use of the word "sacred" evokes an inherent value in one's connection to faith, while the fear of death adds a human element of anxiety that many can relate to.
1 day ago · What does that mean? Pope Leo XIII described the act of consecration as one that will “establish or draw tighter the bonds which naturally connect public affairs with God,” which was especially needed for the world at the turn of the century.
4 days ago · In Scripture, the concept of “high” or “higher” with other terms (realize again, that “higher calling” never appears in Scripture) refers to: 1) a place of honor; 2) the authority or status of something; 3) a way to reference heaven; 4) a way to describe honor; 5) a way to describe arrogance.
5 days ago · If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
5 days ago · vaticano – 2024-10-13 – a sacred calling: ordination and st. john henry newman’s legacy
