I feel qualified to tell everyone who has not attempted to nurse an infant to shut it.
Family Life
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Pope Francis: Grandparents are valuable for more than just their money
“The life of our communities must know how to benefit from the talents and charisms of so many elderly people who are already retired, but who are a wealth to be treasured,” Pope Francis said in his weekly audience.
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Pope Francis tells the elderly: Don’t be religious hypocrites—young people are watching us.
The story of Eleazar refusing to back down from his faith even in his old age reminds us that faith without action is just hypocrisy.
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Pope Francis: The Bible can help you learn to love your mother-in-law
“Look closely at the relationship you have with your mothers-in-law: at times they are a bit special, but they have been the mother to your spouse, they have given you everything.”
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Pope Francis: It is a grave sin to discard the elderly in nursing homes and never visit them
“Honor thy father and mother” is a solemn commitment. It is not just about one’s own father and mother. It is about their generation and the generations before, honoring the elderly.
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Pope Francis asks families to write meditations for his Good Friday Stations of the Cross
Pope Francis has asked several families to write the prayers and meditations for his Stations of the Cross service at Rome’s Colosseum on Good Friday.
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Pope Francis: The best gift of old age is spiritual sensitivity
Even though old age can weaken the body, Pope Francis said, it can also sharpen a person’s connection to God.
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Pope Francis: I learned hatred and anger for war from my grandfather
“Does the transmission of faith—and of the meaning of life—follow this path today, of listening to the elderly?” Pope Francis asked in his general audience.
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Pope Francis: The wisdom of the elderly can save us from the carefree world of corruption
The elderly “will be the ones to sound the alarm, the alert: ‘Be aware, this is corruption, it will bring you nothing,’” Pope Francis said during his general audience on March 16.
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Are you embarrassed to say grace in public? Don’t be.
But don’t make a big show of it either. There is a fine line between being a witness and being a weirdo.