Reflections of Caritas

“O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth!” — Psalm 8:10 

Perhaps the greatest mystery of our faith is that of the Holy Trinity. To explain it in the most basic way, we worship one God in Three Persons without “confounding the Persons, nor dividing the Substance,” as it is stated in the Athanasian Creed.

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“When you send forth your spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth.” – Psalm 104:30

On March 9, 1983 Pope John Paul II gave a stirring speech to the Episcopal Conferences of Latin America. He called for an effort of evangelization that would be “new in its ardor, new in its methods, and new in its expression". 

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“Let us hold unwaveringly to our confession that gives us hope, for he who made the promise is trustworthy.” – Hebrews 10:23

Think back to when you were a small child. Imagine playing outside on a beautiful summer day. Picture the fluffy white clouds floating across the blue sky as you lie in the grass, gazing upward.

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“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.” – John 14:27 

Modern people go through all sorts of trouble in an effort to find the ever elusive goal of peace. We hang upon every word of the television gurus and snatch up self-help books like they’re going out of style. We try all the latest herbal remedies and wonder drugs.

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