martyrdom! Who could succeed in suffering with this, yes, our dear Coredemptrix? Who would refuse her the good title of Queen of Martyrs?" [2] [1] Paolo VI, Discorso , Feb. 20, 1971 [2] Padre Pio Epistolario
believers a treasure of spiritual, liturgical and ecclesial traditions that highlight God's universal goodness and his desire, verified throughout history, to make them all enter into his divine life." (Benedict
martyrdom! Who could succeed in suffering with this, yes, our dear Coredemptrix? Who would refuse her the good title of Queen of Martyrs?" [2] [1] Paolo VI, Discorso , Feb. 20, 1971 [2] Padre Pio Epistolario
temporal goods, of a material nature. The best example here can be remuneration for work or the so-called right to the fruits of one's own work or of one's own land. But to man is due also his good name, [...] social, economic, political and cultural systems, which must be sensitive to man, to his complete good. They must be able to reform themselves, their own structures, according to what the full truth about
watch for the stars that indicate the route. The true stars of our life are the people who have lived good lives. They are lights of hope. Certainly, Jesus Christ is the true light, the sun that has risen [...] Shining over his birth in the stable at Bethlehem, there were angels in splendour who brought the good news to the shepherds, but at the same time the lowliness of God in this world was all too palpable [...] during the night of Golgotha. Before the hour of his betrayal he had said to his disciples: "Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world" (Jn 16:33). "Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be
convert and to persevere in the Christian life, especially through prayer. ... Bishop Esteemed for his goodness and for his pastoral zeal, in 1762 Alphonsus was appointed Bishop of Sant'Agata dei Goti, a ministry [...] of the dynamics of the conscience and of human freedom, which precisely in adherence to truth and goodness permit the person's development and fulfilment. Alphonsus recommended to pastors of souls and confessors [...] serenity and dedication and to facing the reality of death, ever preserving full trust in God's goodness. ... To conclude, I would like to recall that our Saint, like St Francis de Sales - of whom I spoke
which upheld a dualistic conception of reality, that is, with two equally powerful creator principles, Good and Evil. This group consequently despised matter as coming from the principle of evil. They even [...] preaching and public discussions. He devoted the rest of his life to this mission of preaching the Good News. His sons were also to make St Dominic's other dreams come true: the mission ad gentes, that
Lady of France (1860) is a historic memorial to unity and peace. The huge statue of Saint Joseph of Good Hope (Espaly) was made in 1910, and its basilica, in 1918. Le Puy en Velay is one of the principal
you a figure, I have ordained at least 22 candidates originating from that parish. This parish had good structures of pastoral life: a community of Sisters were in charge of primary school education and
excommunicated Luther after the latter refused to retract his writings. Luther opposed the notion that good deeds were necessary to attain salvation, which is to be received or accepted only as a free gift
