In his cycle of catechesis on virtues, Pope Francis calls us to emulate Christ’s patience, saying that “patience is not only a need, it is a calling: if Christ is patient, the Christian is called to be patient.”
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Pope Francis: Prudent people are great decision-makers
In his cycle of catechesis on virtues, Pope Francis focused his general audience on prudence, stating that “In a world dominated by appearances, by superficial thoughts, by the triviality of both good and bad, the ancient lesson of prudence deserves to be revived.”
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Pope Francis: Don’t think of saints as the ‘exceptions’
The saints are “those who become themselves fully, who fulfil the vocation proper to every man or woman,” Pope Francis said in today’s general audience on the topic of virtue.
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Pope Francis: Pride is the most dangerous of all vices
In concluding his catechesis on virtues and vices, Pope Francis stated that correcting our pride is the greatest battle to which the Christian is called.
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Pope Francis: the root of envy is a false image of God
“At the root of this vice is a false idea of God: we do not accept that God has His own “math,” different from ours,” Pope Francis said in today’s general audience address, read by an aide.
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Pope Francis: Faith can be the remedy to sloth—the ‘noonday demon’
In continuing his catechesis on vices and virtues, Pope Francis warns against the effects of acedia, or sloth, which is a “lack of care” for one’s own life.
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Full Text: Pope Francis on the importance of liturgical reform
“The scope of liturgical reform…is precisely to bring to life the kind of formation of the faithful and ministry of pastors that will have their summit and source in the liturgy.”
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Pope Francis: Greed is a sickness of the heart, not the wallet
In continuing his catechesis on vices and virtues, Pope Francis called avarice “that form of attachment to money that keeps man from generosity.”
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Pope Francis: Lust makes a mockery out of love
“Winning the battle against lust, against the ‘objectification’ of the other, can be a lifelong endeavor,” Pope Francis said today in his general audience.
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Pope Francis: Gluttony is the ‘most dangerous’ social vice
“If we interpret it from a social point of view, gluttony is perhaps the most dangerous vice, which is killing the planet,” Pope Francis said in his weekly general audience.