FULLY CATHOLIC

The Holy Spirit Brings About Harmony

More than skin color, language tells us that we are different. While language can impart knowledge it can also be an impediment to communication. We often describe people by saying “We don’t speak the same language”, meaning that we have very different views on things. A multiplicity of languages means fragmentation and disharmony. This aptly describes the world in which we live and very often the organizations in which we find ourselves.

Below is the translation of the homily delivered by Pope Francis during the Canonization Mass held in St. Peter's Square yesterday morning - 12 May, 2013.  This was the first set of canonizations of his pontificate with a record 802 canonizations.

Dear brothers and sisters,.

On this seventh Sunday of Easter we are gathered together with delight to celebrate a feast of sanctity. Let us give thanks to God, who made his magnificence, the magnificence of Love, shine in the Martyrs of Otranto, in Mother Laura Montoya and in Mother María Guadalupe García Zavala. I welcome every one of you who have actually come for this feast-- from Italy, from Colombia, from Mexico, from other nations-- and I thank you!

The Ascension - It is only when we confront our short-comings that we experience healing....

Often in life we make horrible mistakes which affect the lives of others. Our reaction very often is to want to get as far away from the scene of our failure. At times also someone who is involved with us in an enterprise may make a terrible mistake which may jeopardize the person her/himself and /or the enterprise. Our reaction often is to get the person as far away as possible, leaving them with a terrible sense of failure.

Why does the Catholic Church not take the Bible literally like otherChristian denominations do?

A friend of mine stated that his church takes the Bible literally, but that the Catholic Church doesn't ... is that real?

What does the Catholic Church's teach about Adam and Eve? Were they myths or real?

I had a theology professor who told me that Adam and Eve were simply misconceptions, and that the rest of Genesis was all just myths ... is that exactly what the Church teaches?