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March 20, 2013
Pope Francis on God the Father – 2 – Address to religious leaders
“Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, let us all be intimately united to our Savior’s prayer at the Last Supper, to his invocation: ut unum sint. We ask the merciful Father to be able to fully live the faith that we have received as a gift on the day of our Baptism, and to be [...]
March 18, 2013
The Father does not abandon – Thought for the day
God the Father never abandons us even when we are in the desert, the wilderness, and it may seem otherwise. He is a Father in every sense of the word, with the most tender, paternal Heart. He responds in different ways, unanticipated ways, and quietly puts into motion unexpected events to bring to fruition His [...]
March 17, 2013
Being a little child in the Father’s sight
God our Father loves souls who are little, for it is when we are as children in His regard that He can function as Father without restraint; letting His majesty, glory and greatness take precedence in our lives without hindrance from ourselves. Being and remaining little is not easy, though, since it goes against the [...]
Pope Francis on God the Father – First Angelus address
“Non sentiamo parole di disprezzo, condanna ma soltanto parole di amore, di misericordia che invitano a conversione. Questo e’ il volto di Dio, quello di un Padre Misericordioso che ha sempre pazienza” (3/17/13,Angelus address). Translation: “We do not hear words of disrespect, condemnation but only words of love, of mercy which invite to conversion. This [...]
March 13, 2013
Habemus Papam – Franciscum
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March 12, 2013
On the iconographer’s website – The Divine Heart
Here is the blessed, holy icon of theDivine Heart of God the Fatherwith the Consecration (Seal) Prayer, on the website of the iconographer Fr. Richard G. Cannuli O.S.A. Filed under: The Divine Heart of God the Father, The Icon of the Divine Heart Tagged: Christianity, Religion and Spirituality, The Divine Heart
March 10, 2013
What is the meaning of illumination of conscience? – Response to a question
Together with purification and deification, illumination is “the reception of an understanding of the Godhead”(Dionysus the Aeropagite, CH VII.3.209C). The illumination of conscience is a grace of mercy given by God the Father and a process whereby one sees everything they did or did not do, said or did not say, throughout their life in [...]
March 6, 2013
On God the Father – 5
Our God is a Father of infinite love and boundless mercy. Yet many do not know Him and an even greater number do not want Him. They use His holy Name for blasphemy and perjury, cursing and swearing, as though the life within them – the very breath taken – was not granted to them [...]
March 5, 2013
The tender heart of our Father – Thought for the day
The tender heart of God our Father can never resist being moved by our plight, no matter who we are and where we may be in our lives. As a true Father, the first Person of the Holy Trinity continues to provide for us in the most surprising ways, when least expected, despite all the [...]
February 24, 2013
What is God the Father like? – Response to a question
How I wanted to rank you with My children and give you a country of delights, the fairest heritage of all nations! I thought you would call Me: ‘My Father’ and never cease to follow Me(Jer 3:19). God the Father is love – boundless, profound, intense love which is incomparable by human standards. The Father [...]
