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Month: June 2021

A Little Clarity on Some Big Questions

Robert Royal: Many of our problems stem from the breakdown of the family, which became supercharged with the advent of the sexual revolution.

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Evangelization Requires Us to Follow Unexpected Paths

At the General Audience on June 23, 2021, Pope Francis began a new cycle of catechesis on themes from St. Paul’s Letter to the Galatians, highlighting the problems faced by the Christian communities in Galatia. The Holy Father highlighted that it is an important and decisive letter, not only for getting to know St. Paul better, but above all, for showing the beauty of the Gospel.

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I Am with You Always

Pope Francis on June 22, 2021, released a message for the First World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly ahead of the date of the celebration which is scheduled for 25 July. The theme chosen by the Pope for the inaugural commemoration is "I am w…

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Deacons Are the Guardians of Service in the Church

On June 19, 2021, Pope Francis met a group of permanent deacons from Rome Diocese and spoke to them about their role, which he said is not a substitution for a priest or a bishop. In his address to the group, Pope Francis explained that the main path of the ministry of the deacon is indicated in Lumen Gentium, the Second Vatican Council’s Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, which says that the diaconate is “not for the priesthood but for service.”

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Monday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time

In the first reading we see Abraham “bargaining” with God to save Sodom from destruction for their evil deeds: “Will you really let the just perish with the wicked?” “Perhaps there are fifty good people in the town. Would you not spare the place for the sake of these fifty righteous people?” Abraham pleaded with […]

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