“The rhythms of old age are an indispensable resource for grasping the meaning of life marked by time,” Pope Francis said in his general audience, and so spending time with our elders is not just a “waste of time.”
Family Life
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Pope Francis: We idolize youth. But being old is ‘just as important’
In his Wednesday audience, Pope Francis spoke against a “culture of waste” that relegates the elderly to the sidelines and discourages young people from learning the wisdom of older generations.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Catholic dating is already hard. Then Covid-19 hit.
Dating as a young-adult Catholic in non-pandemic times was hard. Covid-19 isolation made it harder. It also gave me a new perspective.
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My white mom’s marriage to a Black man outraged my grandma. But she learned to love us.
My little family is living proof of the fact that change is possible. My grandparents went from fury to admiration of my parents’ love, and from shame to pride in their mixed race grandchildren.
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Pope Francis to struggling parents: Don’t condemn your kids. Pray to St. Joseph instead.
In his Wednesday audience, Pope Francis remembered parents of children with different sexual orientations, with illnesses, who are struggling at school, and said, “Never condemn a child.”
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Pope Francis: Parents who risk their lives for their families are heroes
In an interview with the Vatican’s media outlets, the pope focused on the theme of “paternity” and how St. Joseph is an important example for fathers, the church and families.
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What did Pope Francis actually say about having pets or kids?
To see headlines suggesting that not having kids is in some way selfish would be painful. But did Pope Francis really say that?
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Pope Francis: Adoption is among the highest forms of love. St. Joseph knew this.
“It is a risk, yes: having a child is always a risk, either naturally or by adoption,” Pope Francis said. ”But it is riskier not to have them.”
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I’m a Jesuit and I am not an alcoholic. But I go to 12-step meetings.
My dad was and is an alcoholic. Al-Anon gives me a framework for naming my situation, taking responsibility for my actions and making changes so that I can live a (more) emotionally sober life.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis: These are stressful times for families. The Holy Family felt stress, too.
In his letter to families, like in “Amoris Laetitia,” Pope Francis paid tribute to the strength and tenacity of couples as they face real difficulties together on the journey of life.