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Commentary on the Gospel: Christ the King

Getting to know our Lord Jesus Christ11/21/2019

Gospel for the 34th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle C), and commentary.

November 21: Presentation of Our Lady

Life of Mary11/20/2019

According to Christian tradition, Joachim and Anne, the parents of Mary, offered their daughter to God in the Temple at Jerusalem when she was a ...

Protecting Children in the Digital World

From the Pope11/14/2019

Address by Pope Francis on 14 November in the interreligious Congress "Child Dignity in the Digital World."

Christ the King

Writings11/21/2019

A homily by Saint Josemaria published in "Christ is Passing By," given on 22 November 1970, the feast of Christ the King.

"Can we understand suffering?"

Personal testimonies11/19/2019

Christine works as a nutritionist in a hospital in Brazil. Her daily contact with people with chronic illnesses has led her to reflect more deeply ...

Letter from the Prelate (1 November 2019)

Pastoral Letters and Messages11/14/2019

Pastoral letter of Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz on the importance of friendship. “By living in friendship with God, which is the first friendship we have to ...

Apostolic Journey to Thailand and Japan

From the Pope11/20/2019

Links to all the interventions during Pope Francis' apostolic trip to Thailand and Japan (19 - 26 November).

Reading the "Fifth Gospel"

Recent News11/18/2019

Saint Jerome called the land where Jesus lived the "fifth Gospel." Martin and Jernej, university students in Germany, recount highlights from their recent visit to ...

"A woman of steel, in following Christ"

Recent News11/13/2019

A testimony to Rosario "Charo" Basterra, who helped begin Opus Dei's apostolic work with women in Nigeria. The story includes an amateur video by ...

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“In God’s name: don’t despair”

The saints are those who struggle right to the end of their lives, who always get up each time they stumble, each time they fall, and courageously embark on their way once more with humility, love and hope. (The Forge, 186)

To make sure that cowardice does not make you betray the confidence God has placed in you, you must avoid the presumption of naively underestimating the difficulties that you will meet in your Christian life.

These difficulties shouldn't surprise us. As a consequence of our fallen nature, we carry within us a principle of opposition, of resistance to grace ...

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