
Reflections on the Good Samaritan
An article by Ana Marta Gonzalez published in the December 2018 issue of Scripta Theologica.
"God is not removing you from your environment. He is not taking you away from the world, or from your condition in life, or from your noble human ambitions, or from your professional work ... But he wants you to be a saint - right there!”(Saint Josemaría)
An article by Ana Marta Gonzalez published in the December 2018 issue of Scripta Theologica.
In his 20 January general audience, Pope Francis spoke about the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and the need to beseech God humbly for this gift.
In his recent encyclical Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis stresses the importance of striving to bring about the "common good." What is the meaning of the "common good," and how can we help further it in the world around us?
Pope Francis continued his catechesis on prayer in his 13 January general audience, speaking about the need to imitate Jesus in his praise for God the Father.
Homily of Pope Francis at Holy Mass for the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord.
In his 30 December general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on prayer, focusing on the prayer of thanksgiving.
In his 23 December general audience, Pope Francis offered some reflections on how to celebrate Christmas in a spiritually meaningful way.
"To pray is to be a bit like Jesus: to intercede in Jesus to the Father, for others." Pope Francis continued his catechesis on prayer in his 16 December general audience.
With the Apostolic Letter "Patris corde," on December 8th, Pope Francis convoked a Year of Saint Joseph to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the declaration of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church.
Pope Francis continued his catechesis on prayer in his 9 December general audience, speaking about the prayer of petition.
In his 2 December general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on prayer. "To the God who blesses we, too, respond by blessing through the prayer of praise, of adoration, of thanksgiving."
"We must recapture this sense of adoration. To adore God, to adore Jesus, to adore the Spirit." In his 25 November general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on prayer, speaking about the central place of prayer in the early Church.