Focus on Faith

The pope continued his series of talks on St. Paul’s Letter to the Galatians by looking at what faith in Christ brings.

Pope Francis signed a joint message for the protection of creation together with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, England.

This month marks the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante, whose writings offer striking perspectives on the questions they explore, from the nature of earthly love to the relationship of the human person to God, from political order to the order of the cosmos.

During his visit to South Korea in 2014, Pope Francis beatified the three along with 121 other martyrs persecuted and killed during the rule of the Joseon dynasty in Korea.

“From dealing with them dating to driving to going off to college, it’s an exciting (and nerve-wracking) time! … Many of us are especially concerned about passing on our Catholic faith.”

At the Aug. 26 Mass during the National Council of Catholic Women’s conference, Cardinal Gregory pointed out that just as St. Timothy was led in his faith by Lois and Eunice, his grandmother and mother, so many in the Church today “are lucky we have you.”

The Season of Creation runs to Oct. 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology.

“A major theme of Catholic social teaching is ‘care for God’s creation,’ and the moral responsibility for caring for our common home falls to each of us.”