VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis asked people to give thanks to God for the gift of so many men and women living a cloistered life of total dedication to prayer. “May these communities not lack affection, closeness and support,” including material support, from the entire church, he said, marking World Day of Cloistered Life,
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Jesus showed his authority as king not through the power of weaponry, violence or deceit but by the power of his love for the world through his death on the cross, Pope Francis said. Kingdoms founded “on the power of arms and on abuses of power” are frail and often collapse
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God handed down his commandments not for people to hypocritically follow the letter of the law with a proud and righteous heart, but for people to recognize the truth of their weaknesses and acknowledge their need for help, healing and salvation, Pope Francis said. “Blessed are those who stop fooling themselves,
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The desire to spend vast amounts on shopping and needless extravagances can prevent Christians from being generous with others, Pope Francis said. “Consumerism is a great disease today. I am not saying that we all do this, no. But consumerism, spending more than we need, is a lack of austerity in
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People would be wise to think about Judgment Day and wonder what God will see when he examines their lives, Pope Francis said. “If the Lord were to call me today, what would I do? What will I say? What harvest will I show him?” the pope asked during Mass at
By Julie Anne loong For the North Star Everyone, especially the youth always look forward to the long Thanksgiving weekend as a time to spend with their family at home, lounging at the Mall or at the beach with their friends, or even just relaxing at the comfort of one’s home watching a favorite movie.
In 1994 Tom Hanks starred in the movie, “Forest Gump”. This film became a classic and is still enjoyed and talked about by many people. In the movie, Forest is not the smartest person around but he had a good heart and a way of distilling the most complex ideas and related situations into relatively
There are those who undermined or misunderstand other people’s disabilities and incapacities. Instead of discriminating them we must have compassion and be nice to them because they are God’s children and human as we all are. As Christians we must treat them with dignity and respect just as Jesus did with Bartimaeus, the blind man
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Jer 33, 14-16 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun i Prufeta as Jeremiah Ilek-ña i Saina, manmamamaila’ i tiempu anai para bai Hu kumpli i prumesa ni hu fa’tinas yan i familian Israhet yan Hudah. Atyu siha na ha’åni yan tiempu bai Hu na’dokku’ un hustu na sinisu para si David; Guiya
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After Islamic terrorists stormed the Algerian monastery he called home, Trappist Father Christian de Cherge felt compelled to put pen to paper and write down his testament. Father de Cherge, prior of the Monastery of Notre Dame de l’Atlas, said he held no ill will to those who would eventually kill
