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Pope Francis: Jesus embraces “the outcast, the untouchables”
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- Aug 9, 2017
“I believe that many Catholics believe themselves to be perfect and despise others. This is sad,” the pope said in an off-the-cuff remark during his weekly general audience. “We who are used to experiencing the forgiveness of sins, perhaps a little too ‘cheaply’, should sometimes remember how much we cost the love of God.”
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God’s Gamble: The Gravitational Power of Crucified Love
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In his book ‘God’s Gamble: The Gravitational Power of Crucified Love’, Gil Bailie invites his readers to raise the ante and persuade the world that God is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. In order to highlight the central role of Christ in history the author draws from the work of the cultural theorist René Girard and the theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar.
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Advent a reminder to trust in more than ourselves, Pope says
- Catholic News Agency, Vatican
- Nov 27, 2016
Advent is an invitation “to sobriety, to not be dominated by the things of this world, Pope Francis said Nov. 27 in St. Peter’s Square. “If, on the contrary, we are conditioned and overpowered by them, it is not possible to perceive that which is much more important: our final encounter with the Lord.”
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Pope at cemetery: Even in death, Christ is hope
- Catholic News Agency, Vatican
- Nov 2, 2016
“The commemoration of the dead has a dual meaning,” Francis said Nov. 2. “Sadness mixes with hope, and this is what we all feel today in this celebration. The memory of our loved ones, in front of their remains, and hope.”
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Pope says we all need ‘profound conversion’ to follow Christ
- Catholic News Agency, Vatican
- Oct 11, 2016
Speaking on Monday to members of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate, also called “Pallottines” after their founder, St. Vincent Pallotti, Pope Francis said, “Contemplating the life of Jesus and looking at our life as pilgrims in this world with so many challenges, we feel the need of a profound conversion.”
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