Messages and activities of pope Francis that underpin Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation.
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Pope Francis’ Wednesday Audience for February 24, 2016:
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August 31, 2015 The technological paradigm and its consequences
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Pope Francis and the Gadgets of SinPope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Sí zeros in on a fundamental problem with American culture that we would rather not focus on: The dark triumph of technology in almost every aspect of our lives.
At heart Pope Francis’ message is very simple: He calls Christians to reject modern excesses and live simply, according to Gospel principles. “A constant flood of new consumer goods can baffle the heart and prevent us from cherishing each thing and each moment,” he writes. “To be serenely present to each reality, however small it may be, opens us to much greater horizons of understanding and personal fulfilment” (No. 222). Read more here. |
"As I know my birthday, I should know my Baptism day, because it is a feast day."
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Mark your calendars - feast of new hope
Pope Francis calls on us to know the date of the gift of our Baptism and to mark the date in our calendars as a Feast Day. It impacts the present as we are called to live our Baptism everyday as followers of Jesus, clothed in Christ. We are reminded that through Baptism, we are bearers of new hope that does not disappoint, helps us to recognize in the face of the needy, the suffering, and also of our neighbour, the face of Jesus and by encountering us, our brothers and sisters meet Jesus' brothers and sisters. Read more here.
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Our Shepherd, the World's Shepherd
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Time's Person of the Year
Pope Francis has been declared Time’s Person Of The Year. Looking back on 2013, he has manifested his integrity and shown through words and how he lives that he is a true follower of Christ, a beacon for our times. .....see the annotated pictures.
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Message of His Holiness Francis for the celebration of the World Day of Peace - January 1, 2014
Pope Francis has again reminded us of the essentials of Christ's teachings to be applied to the world today.
... peace is a work of solidarity...
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In a Christmas reflection on the meaning of Christmas he reminded us: "Whoever has nourished, welcomed, visited, loved one of the least and poorest of men, will have done this to the Son of God. On the contrary, whoever has rejected, forgotten, ignored one of the least and poorest of men, will have done this to God himself." Read about Pope Francis' Christmas Message on ABC.
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In his World Peace Day 2014 message
the Holy Father touched on so many issues of concern to us who are
called as Franciscans to work for the Kingdom of God. He wrote: "
... my best wishes for a life filled with joy and hope ... including
that irrepressible longing for fraternity ... [which] is an essential
human quality ... without fraternity it is impossible to build a just
society and a solid and lasting peace. ... ignored in a world marked by
a “globalization of indifference" ... we have an inherent calling to
fraternity, but also the tragic capacity to betray that calling.
... we learn that the integral development of peoples is the new name
of peace.[3] ... we conclude that peace is an opus solidaritatis.[4]” I urge you all to read and reflect on this strong JPIC message which can be found at: Fraternity the Foundation and Pathway to Peace.
Andrew Conradi, National JPIC Animator, Canada
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