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In this article, I will explore what Pope Francis teaches in The Joy of Love about the family as a means and as a school of reconciliation…
The Joy of Love - Chapter Nine
We now come to the last chapter in The Joy of Love. Here, the Holy Father does not present us with any new…
The Joy of Love - Chapter Eight
A couple approaches a priest, seeking to be married in the Church. They are living together and have been for some…
The Joy of Love - Chapter Seven
Near the end of this chapter of Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis gives us a good interpretive lens for reading…
National Teacher Appreciation Week (May 3-7) is a time in which we lift up with thanks the talents, the selflessness, and the dedication of our…
The Joy of Love - Chapter Six
"[Jesus] said to them in reply, 'My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it.'” – Luke…
"The Joy of Love" - Chapter Five
Dominum et Vivicantem. Lord and Giver of Life. This title, from the Nicene Creed, affirms that it is part of God’s…
"The Joy of Love" - Chapter Four
“When someone loves you, your name is safe in their mouth.” – A child’s response to the question “What is love…
"The Joy of Love" - Chapter Three
Pope Francis devotes Chapter III of The Joy of Love to a summary of Church teaching on marriage and the family.…
"The Joy of Love" - Chapter Two
In the first chapter of The Joy of Love, we saw a lectio divina, or sacred reading, of Psalm 128 which…
"The Joy of Love" - Chapter One
On February 14, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI gave his final address to the clergy of the Diocese of Rome before “leaving…
“Jesus left Galilee and went to the district of Judea across the Jordan. Great crowds followed him, and he cured them there. Some Pharisees…
Papal Encyclicals & Apostolic Exhortations
• Amoris Laetitia - Pope Francis - The Joy of Love
• Evangelii…
“The Joy of Love experienced by families is also the joy of the Church.” That is the beginning and the heart of Amoris Laetitia, Pope…
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