Fasting makes sense if it really chips away at our security and, as a consequence, benefits someone else, if it helps us cultivate the style of the good Samaritan, who bent down to his brother in need and took care of him.
Pope FrancisIf my good friend Dr. Gasparri says a curse word against my mother, he can expect a punch. It's normal. It's normal.
Pope FrancisLet us keep the flame of faith alive through prayer and the sacraments: let us make sure we do not forget God.
Pope FrancisYouth Ministry, as traditionally organized, has also suffered the impact of social changes. Young people often fail to find responses to their concerns, needs, problems and hurts in the usual structures. As adults, we find it hard to listen patiently to them, to appreciate their concerns, demands, and to speak to them in a language they can understand.
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