Our engagement in politics is a mission in which our holiness of life is far more potent than mere activity.
‘Gaudete et Exsultate’ teaches us to make civic life a labor of love
The path to holiness: Let the Beatitudes be your guide
In his recently published apostolic exhortation “Gaudete et Exsultate” (“Rejoice and Be Glad”), Pope Francis reminds us that everyone is called to holiness. We are all called to be saints.
St. Grandma? Pope cites the famous and the ‘saint next door’
Naturally in a document on the Christian call to holiness, Pope Francis cited a heavenly host of saints — including some whose sainthood causes are ongoing and some who probably will never be canonized.
With new document, pope shows holiness is for everyone, speakers say
Pope Francis’ new document, “Gaudete et Exsultate,” shows that holiness is not an impossible task nor is it something to be pursued far removed from today’s world, said the papal vicar for the Diocese of Rome.
Holiness means being loving, not boring, pope says
God calls all Christians to be saints — not plastic statues of saints, but real people who make time for prayer and who show loving care for others in the simplest gestures, Pope Francis said in his new document on holiness.