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Modernity’s obsession with the rational individual, Francis insists, has distorted a more holistic understanding of the human person....
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Pope Francis has written a singularly important encyclical on the human and divine love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, “Dilexit Nos” (“He loved us”). He offers a path to respond to God’s invitation in our often loveless world to bring love forward. As an introduction to the encyclical,...
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Following the publication of the Pope's new encyclical, ‘Dilexit nos’, the Pro-Prefect for the Dicastery for Evangelisation tells Vatican News how the heart of Jesus is an important key to understand Pope Francis’ writings and actions....
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In today’s gospel, a scribe asks Jesus which is the first of all the commandments. Mark has Jesus repeat Moses’ formula from the Book of Deuteronomy: ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your...
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“Dilexit nos,” Pope Francis’ fourth Encyclical, retraces the tradition and relevance of thought on “the human and divine love of the heart of Jesus Christ,” calling for a renewal of authentic devotion to avoid forgetting the tenderness of faith, the joy of serving, and the fervour of mission....
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Why did Pope Francis use the encounter between St Francis of Assisi and Egypt's Sultan Malik al-Kamil in 1219 as the foundation for his latest encyclical 'Fratelli tutti'?...
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By Sr Louise McKeogh FMA, Catholic Outlook, December 2016 Two gatherings at Australian Catholic University’s campuses at Strathfield on 10 November 2016 and North Sydney on 11 November 2016 were an opportunity to listen to and dialogue with Columban priest and eco-theologian Fr Sean McDonagh SSC. He spoke of caring for creation and bringing Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ (On Care for Our Common Home) to life within the...