🎄 Top Popes’ Christmas Quotes

TOP POPES’ CHRISTMAS QUOTES 1. Christmas – a time to welcome the Lord in the heart “Ensure that Holy Christmas is never a celebration of commercial consumerism, of appearances or of useless gifts, or of excessive waste, but that it is a celebration of joyfully welcoming the Lord into the crib and into the heart.” […]Read More

Short Advent Prayer

A short advent prayer for when we feel busy during this time of year “Lord Jesus, Please forgive my grumpiness as I trudge through the never-ending tasks set before me this holiday season. My to-do list seems to keep growing with shopping, church services, and family gatherings—and I’m running short of time! Restore the joy […]Read More

Incarnation Quotes by the Fathers of the Church

INCARNATION QUOTES BY THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH 1. The birthday of Christ destroys the fear of mortality – St Leo the Great “Our Saviour, dearly-beloved, was born today: let us be glad. For there is no proper place for sadness, when we keep the birthday of the Life, which destroys the fear of mortality and brings […]Read More

Top Popes’ Quotes About Suffering

TOP POPES’ QUOTES ABOUT SUFFERING 1. Hospitals Should Be The Place Where Suffering Should Be Acknowledged  “The role of hospitals, clinics and convalescent homes… should not merely be institutions where care is provided for the sick or the dying. Above all they should be places where suffering, pain and death are acknowledged and understood in […]Read More

Prayer to the Holy Trinity

PRAYER TO THE HOLY TRINITY A simple poem prayer to the Holy Trinity Father in your presence I just want to stay So that I can Talk to You and pray. Jesus Christ You are my Saviour Grant me the grace To never waver. Holy Spirit As you are my guide Help me to love […]Read More

Top Quotes by Pope Francis on Mercy

TOP QUOTES BY POPE FRANCIS ON MERCY 1. Our Judgements Need Mercy “Look in the mirror before judging others.” Pope Francis, Homily, 20th June 2016 2. A Merciful Heart Sees Opportunities Of Compassion “Mercy always has a youthful face! Because a merciful heart is motivated to move beyond its comfort zone. A merciful heart can […]Read More

World Youth Day 2016

World Youth Day 2016 was held in Poland with the theme:  “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall find mercy.” (Mt 5:7) Abigail Pace a Maltese youth and Sarah Borg, a Maltese pilgrim who traveled with MAGIS share their comments on their experience. Sarah: “Throughout this year, only God knows the number of times I […]Read More

Short Migration Quotes

SHORT MIGRATION QUOTES Migration Quote 1 – Sr Anne Francoise “Please take pity on these thousands of lives, torn apart by war. Please don’t forget us. We need your prayers and your practical help! Sr Anne-Francoise, Syria, 2016 Migration Quote 2 – Antoinio Gutteres “We can’t deter people fleeing for their lives. They will come. […]Read More

Marriage in Today’s Society

MARRIAGE IN TODAY’S SOCIETY Marriage in today’s society requires more effort Marriage in today’s society carries a more complex meaning and requires more sustained effort than the economic or social pairings of the past two decades. In past generations, the learning process used to begin at the knees of the father and mother, with their […]Read More

Top Pope Francis’ Quotes About Marriage

TOP POPE FRANCIS’ QUOTES ABOUT MARRIAGE 1. Marriage is a mix of enjoyment and struggles “Marriage is an inevitable mixture of enjoyment and struggles, tensions and repose, pain and relief, satisfactions and longings, annoyances and pleasures, but always on the path of friendship, which inspires married couples to care for one another: “they help and […]Read More