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The Family Is Threatened By Growing Efforts On The Part Of Some To Redefine The Very Institution Of Marriage, By Relativism, By The Culture Of The Ephemeral, By A Lack Of Openness To Life. These Realities Are Increasingly Under Attack From Powerful Forces, Which Threaten To Disfigure God’s Plan For Creation.

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The Family Is Threatened

Pope Francis

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The Family Is Threatened By Growing Efforts On The Part Of Some To Redefine The Very Institution Of Marriage, By Relativism, By The Culture Of The Ephemeral, By A Lack Of Openness To Life. These Realities Are Increasingly Under Attack From Powerful Forces, Which Threaten To Disfigure God’s Plan For Creation.

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True Charity Requires Courage: Let Us Overcome The Fear Of Getting Our Hands Dirty So As To Help Those In Need.

The Cry Of A Baby Is God's Voice: Never Drive Them Away From The Church!

Every Economic...acti On Must Set About Providing Each Inhabitant Of The Planet With The Minimum Wherewithal To Live In Dignity And Freedom, With The Possibility Of Supporting A Family, Educating Children, Praising God And Developing One's Own Human Potential.

I'm Overwhelmed By Shame That The People Who Had The Responsibility To Take Care Of The Tender Ones Violated That Trust And Caused Them Great Pain.

The Blood Of Our Christian Brothers Is A Witness That Cries Out..if They Are Catholic, Orthodox, Copts, Lutherans, It Is Not Important : They Are Christians. The Blood Is The Same: It Is The Blood Which Confesses Christ.

I'm The Type Of Human Who Is Interested Most In The Truth. God Gave Me A Healthy Love For The Truth.

Our Efforts Must Aim At Restoring Hope, Righting Wrongs, Maintaining Commitments, And Thus Promoting The Well-being Of Individuals And Of Peoples.

Let Us Thank All Those Who Teach In Catholic Schools. Educating Is An Act Of Love; It Is Like Giving Life.

In A World Like This, Media Can Help Us To Feel Closer To One Another, Creating A Sense Of Unity Of The Human Family Which Can In Turn Inspire Solidarity And Serious Efforts To Ensure A More Dignified Life For All.

The Imposition Of Anomalous Models And Lifestyles Are Alien To People's Identity And, In The End, Are Irresponsible.

Humanity Needs To See These Gestures Of Peace And To Hear Words Of Hope And Peace!

Abortion Is Not The Lesser Of Two Evils. It Is A Crime. It Is To Throw Someone Out In Order To Save Another.

The Tyranny Of Relativism Is The Spiritual Poverty Of Our Time

The Time Has Come For The Church To Take Up The Joyful Call To Mercy Once More. It Is Time To Return To The Basics And To Bear The Weaknesses And Struggles Of Our Brothers And Sisters. Mercy Is The Force That Reawakens Us To New Life And Instils In Us The Courage To Look To The Future With Hope.

In These Cases, Where There Is An Unjust Aggression, I Can Only Say That It Is Licit To Stop The Unjust Aggressor. I Emphasize The Word: "stop". I'm Not Saying Drop Bombs, Make War, But Stop The Aggressor. The Means Used To Stop Him Would Have To Be Evaluated.

Christians Must Respond To Evil With Good, Taking The Cross Upon Themselves As Jesus Did

God Never Gives Someone A Gift They Are Not Capable Of Receiving. If He Gives Us The Gift Of Christmas, It Is Because We All Have The Ability To Understand And Receive It.

The Great Challenge Facing Us Today Is To Learn Once Again How To Talk To One Another, Not Simply How To Generate And Consume Information. The Latter Is A Tendency Which Our Important And Influential Modern Communications Media Can Encourage. Information Is Important, But It Is Not Enough. All Too Often Things Get Simplified, Different Positions And Viewpoints Are Pitted Against One Another, And People Are Invited To Take Sides, Rather Than To See Things As A Whole.

Lord Jesus, Make Us Capable Of Loving As You Love.

Nurturing And Cherishing Creation Is A Command God Gives Not Only At The Beginning Of History, But To Each Of Us. It Is Part Of His Plan; It Means Causing The World To Grow Responsibly, Transforming It So That It May Be A Garden, A Habitable Place For Everyone.

Holy Mother Church Teaches Us To End The Year And Also Our Days With An Examination Of Conscience...to Be Grateful And To Ask For Forgiveness.

Without Prolonged Moments Of Adoration, Of Prayerful Encounter With The Word, Of Sincere Conversation With The Lord, Our Work Easily Becomes Meaningless; We Lose Energy As A Result Of Weariness And Difficulties, And Our Fervor Dies Out. The Church Urgently Needs The Deep Breath Of Prayer, And To My Great Joy Groups Devoted To Prayer And Intercession, The Prayerful Reading Of God's Word And The Perpetual Adoration Of The Eucharist Are Growing At Every Level Of Ecclesial Life.

Let Us Leave A Spare Place At Our Table: A Place For Those Who Lack The Basics, Who Are Alone.

Let's Not Forget That God Never Gets Tired Of Forgiving So Let's Never Get Tired Of Asking For Forgiveness.

Do Not Be Afraid To Cast Yourselves Into The Arms Of God; Whatever He Asks Of You, He Will Repay A Hundredfold.

A Senate Vote On Gay Marriage Is A Destructive Pretension Against The Plan Of God

In This Year Of Faith, We Pray To The Lord That The Church May Always Be A True Family That Brings God’s Love To Everyone.

To Use A Telling Phrase Of The Reverend Martin Luther King, We Can Say That We Have Defaulted On A Promissory Note And Now Is The Time To Honor It.

Humility Saves Man: Pride Makes Him Lose His Way.

Dear Young People, Christ Asks You To Be Wide Awake And Alert, To See The Things In Life That Really Matter.

We Must Restore Hope To Young People, Help The Old, Be Open To The Future, Spread Love. Be Poor Among The Poor. We Need To Include The Excluded And Preach Peace.

I Dream Of A Church That Is A Mother And Shepherdess.

It Is Not 'progressive' To Try To Resolve Problems By Eliminating A Human Life.

The Most Important Thing Is The First Proclamation: Jesus Christ Has Saved You.

The Golden Rule Reminds Us Of Our Responsibility To Protect And Defend Human Life At Every Stage Of Its Development. This Conviction Has Led Me, From The Beginning Of My Ministry, To Advocate At Different Levels For The Global Abolition Of The Death Penalty.

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