Desire is the lack of a reference point that orients the path of life; it evokes a suffering, a lack, and at the same time a tension to reach the good that we miss.
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Pope Francis: The devil knows the passwords to our heart. We must know them too.
“It is important to know ourselves, to know the passwords of our heart, what we are most sensitive to, in order to protect ourselves from those who present themselves with persuasive words to manipulate us.”
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Pope Francis: True prayer isn’t reciting like a parrot. It’s holy spontaneity.
Pope Francis in today’s audience: “In our continuing catechesis on discernment, the process of making sound decisions about the God-given meaning and direction of our lives, we now consider the importance of prayer.”
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Pope Francis: Respecting the diversity of world religions is not relativism
In his Sept. 21 general audience, Pope Francis recaps his trip to Kazakhstan, where he met with authorities there as well as with the small Catholic population.
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Pope Francis: What St. Ignatius can teach us about discernment, God and the randomness of life
Pope Francis delivers his general audience speech on the conversion and discernment of St. Ignatius, who encountered the unexpected and made the best of it.
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Pope Francis: The elderly have a special vocation in the lives of children
In the August 17 general audience, Pope Francis speaks about the importance of age in our understanding of God.
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Pope Francis: Time passes and we get older. That’s a promise to rejoice over, not a threat.
In the last of a series of audiences centered around the “catechesis of old age,” Pope Francis emphasized the importance of finding God’s promise for new life in the elderly.
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Pope Francis recaps his Canada pilgrimage: We must face up to our sins.
“It was therefore a penitential pilgrimage,” Pope Francis said at today’s general audience. “There were many joyful moments, but the overall meaning and tone was reflection, repentance and reconciliation.”
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Pope Francis in Canada: The faith has always been passed down by mothers and grandmothers
Read the full text of Pope Francis’ homily at Lac Ste. Anne, a pilgrimage site in Alberta, Canada, long known as a place of healing among Indigenous Peoples.
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Full text: Pope Francis’ apology to Indigenous Peoples in Canada
“To remember the devastating experiences that took place in the residential schools hurts, angers, causes pain, and yet it is necessary.”