I had a joke …, but
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I had a joke …, but

by Jeffrey Miller
written by Jeffrey Miller

So on Twitter there started a series of jokes with the pattern “I have a … joke, but ..” with a related ending.

Catholic Twitter picked up on this with their own take.

So this was my first set.

  • I have a Carmelite joke, but I am not attached to it.
  • I have a Franciscan joke, but it is rather poor.
  • I have a Dominican joke, but it is for the dogs.
  • I have a Jesuit joke, but it can’t be said in dissent company.
  • I have a Benedictine joke, but it’s poisonous.
  • I have a Trappist joke, but I can’t speak of it.
  • I have a Paulist joke, I will tell it if you press me.
  • I have a Salesians joke, I kid you not.
  • I have a Missionaries of Charity joke, but you will be sari to hear it.

Then later a couple more.

  • I had a joke about a plenary indulgence, but nobody got it.
  • I had a joke about receiving Communion, but my Bishop disallowed it because it was tongue-in-cheek.

A quick sampling of others I found:

  • I have a good Dante joke but you have to go through hell to get to punchline. Jenna @JennaSaisQuoi87
  • I have a killer memento mori joke. Sr. Theresa Aletheia
  • I have an Aquinas joke and five responses to that joke and Aquinas’ response to each of those responses @Japesentner
  • I have a joke about abortionists, but it will suck the life out of you… Obianuju Ekeocha@obianuju
  • I have a joke about Pentecostalism but you can’t understand it. @becominghinged
  • I have a St. Stephen joke, but I have to be stoned to tell it. @EyeOfTheTiber
  • i have a joke about St. Peter in chains, but it escapes me @DenverGregg
  • I have a joke about accidents, but you wouldn’t understand the substance. @ShamelessPapist
  • I have a joke about apostolic succession but the sedevacantists tell me it peters out. @DawnofMercy
  • I have a joke about eternity but I can’t tell it to you because it has no beginning and no end. @DawnofMercy
  • I have a joke about the GIRM but most people probably wouldn’t follow it. @CantareAmantis
  • I have a good Tolkien joke but I’m going to spend the rest of my life expanding on and revising it and my son will have it published after my death. @TeawithTolkien

I learned of this joke format via Deacon Greydanus on Facebook and these were his contributions.

I have a joke about St. Jerome but it’s vulgar.
I have a joke about Donald Glover but it’s childish.
I have a joke about St. Francis but it’s for the birds.
I have a joke about Longinus and his companions, but it’s dicey.
I have a joke about St. Francis de Sales but it’s controversial.
I have a joke about Magritte’s pipe. This isn’t it.*
I posted a joke yesterday about St. Augustine but I had to retract it.
I have a joke about Johann Reuchlin but it’s too obscure.**
I have a Baudrillard joke but it’s not original.*
* Updated! This joke is now true as well as funny.
 Man, is it ever
*** Not in fact true

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The Weekly Francis – Volume 325 – 15 July 2020

by Jeffrey Miller
written by Jeffrey Miller

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 9 July 2020 to 14 July 2020.

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s blog.

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Papal Tweets

  • “Faith is either missionary or it is no faith at all. Faith takes us out of ourselves and toward others. Faith must be transmitted, not to convince but to offer a treasure. Let us ask the Lord to help us live our faith with open doors: a transparent faith.” @Pontifex 9 July 2020
  • “#SaintBenedict, Patron of Europe, show us Christians of today how joyful hope always springs from faith, and how this can change the world.” @Pontifex 11 July 2020
  • “The #GospelOfTheDay (Mt 13:1–23) recalls that the Word of God is a fruitful and effective seed that God scatters generously everywhere. If we want, we can become good soil, ploughed and carefully cultivated, to help ripen the seed of the Word. Making it fruitful depends on us.” @Pontifex 12 July 2020
  • “On this #SeaSunday, we entrust to the Virgin Mary, Star of the Sea, all maritime personnel, fishermen, and their families. They have made many sacrifices – even during the lockdown – to continue working to provide us with food and other primary needs.” @Pontifex 12 July 2020
  • “On the Day of Judgment we will not be judged for our ideas, but for the compassion we have shown to others.” @Pontifex 14 July 2020

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The Saint Monica Club – Book Review
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The Saint Monica Club – Book Review

by Jeffrey Miller
written by Jeffrey Miller

The Saint Monica Club: How to Hope, Wait, and Pray for Your Fallen-Away Loved Ones by Maggie Green.

As the author notes here is a club no one wants to be part of. What she refers to as the Saint Monica Club.

Many Catholics are aware that St. Monica as the mother of St. Augustine. There is a list of patronages she is known for but prominently for wives and mothers. Her perseverance in prayer helped to lead to the conversions of most-famously her son, but also her Pagan husband and Mother-in-Law. St. Augustine n his “Confessions” reports what St Ambrose told her.

“Go now, I beg you; it is not possible that the son of so many tears should perish.”

This book deals primarily with people dealing with prodigal children.

This is not a book that pretends to tell you the exact steps to follow to bring your children back to the church. Something she acknowledges from the start. What she does offer is a lot of practical advice.

This book is obviously born out of the heartache of a mother struggling in dealing with her own prodigal.

This book also describes with some of the problems a parent will deal with and the hurt involved. How you can start with a form of bargaining with God where you promise some spiritual discipline in return for some kind of instant conversion of the prodigal. What you go through as you try to transform your own heart into following God’s will. To be able to trust in God and the fact that he loves your child more than you do.

People can have an abstract grasp of some of this but when it turns out that you are having to do this for the long-haul that you can become frustrated with perseverance.

There is a lot of wisdom in this book and I found all of it worthwhile. I say this based on my own experience. So if you are in this situation yourself I would highly recommend this book as a guide.

This review now moves on to some thoughts that this book invoked for me on a personal level.

First off I have long referred to my late wife as my St. Monica in that she was long-suffering and persevering in prayer for me. So part of my experience is being a prodigal myself.

This book also made me see something I had never even considered before. That I was totally blind on. My own Mother became Catholic when I was in High School. I didn’t know this at the time since religion was never talked about in my house. I knew she was going to church, I had just figured she had always been Catholic. What I was blind to was the fact that she also had probably been praying for me for years. I had been estranged from my parents for quite a while and it was my becoming Catholic that made me deal with this. Unfortunately, it was not that long after my conversion that she succumbed to cancer. I at least was able to be with her in what turned out to be towards the last week of her life. I feel quite stupid for not thinking about what her prayers entailed.

I am also a parent of prodigals so I am aware of that heartache in persevering in prayer. One of my children has returned to the Church and this happened in what turned out to be my wife’s last weeks. When she returned we did not know that this was indeed my wife’s last weeks. I see this as sheer grace and it still is kind of shocking to me. I played some small role in convincing her to return, but as my own conversion, I see my wife’s role in this and of course predominantly the Holy Spirit.

I still have one prodigal, but I am now much more amenable to God’s timing and his love for my son. If God could get through to me, everyone else has better odds.

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The Weekly Francis – Volume 324 – 08 July 2020

by Jeffrey Miller
written by Jeffrey Miller
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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 2 July 2020 to 8 July 2020.

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s blog.

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Homilies

Letters

Papal Tweets

  • “Video” @Pontifex 2 July 2020
  • “Christian joy flows from listening to, and accepting, the Good News of the death and resurrection of Jesus. Whoever believes this message knows that life is born of the love of God the Father.” @Pontifex 3 July 2020
  • “In some places, #cooperatives are being developed to exploit renewable sources of energy which ensure local self-sufficiency. They can make a real difference in the fight against climate change, thanks to a strong sense of community and a deep love for the land.” @Pontifex 4 July 2020
  • “In the #GospelOfTheDay (Mt 11:25–30), Jesus praises the Father, because He has hidden the secrets of His Kingdom ”from the wise and the learned“ and revealed them to the ”little ones“, who long for Him and expect everything from Him.” @Pontifex 5 July 2020
  • “The United Nations has called for an immediate, global ceasefire in order to face the Covid–19 pandemic and provide humanitarian aid. I hope this Resolution will be implemented quickly for the good of those who suffer and become a first step toward a future of peace.” @Pontifex 5 July 2020
  • “Faith makes us walk with Jesus on the roads of this world, in the certainty that the power of His Spirit will bend the forces of evil, subjecting them to the power of God’s love.” @Pontifex 6 July 2020
  • “On the anniversary of my visit to #Lampedusa, let us pray that we might discover the face of Jesus in all people forced to flee their homeland because of the many injustices that continue to afflict our world.
    @M_RSection” @Pontifex 8 July 2020

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The Weekly Francis – Volume 323 – 01 July 2020

by Jeffrey Miller
written by Jeffrey Miller
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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 8 May 2020 to 1 July 2020.

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s blog.

Angelus

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

Homilies

Messages

Speeches

Papal Tweets

  • “In these difficult times, your work as maritime personnel and fishermen has become even more important. Today I would like to offer you a message of hope, comfort and consolation. #SeafarersAreKeyWorkers Message” @Pontifex 25 June 2020
  • “Let us begin anew from the numerous examples of generous, freely-given love, which in these months have shown us how much closeness, care, and sacrifice are needed to nourish fraternity and civil coexistence. In this way, we will emerge from this crisis stronger.” @Pontifex 25 June 2020
  • “Only those who see with the heart see things well, because they know how to “look into” each person: to see a brother or sister apart from his or her mistakes, hope amid difficulty. They see God everywhere.” @Pontifex 26 June 2020
  • “If you are looking for meaning in life but, not finding one, you throw yourself away with ”imitations of love“, such as wealth, career, pleasure, or an addiction, let Jesus look at you, and you will discover you have always been loved.” @Pontifex 27 June 2020
  • “Jesus says to His disciples: “Whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me” (Mt 10:38). There is no true love without the cross, without a personal price to pay. When borne with Jesus, the cross is not scary because He’s always at our side to help us.” @Pontifex 28 June 2020
  • “God’s generous gratitude takes into account even the smallest gesture of love and service given to our brothers and sisters. Jesus teaches us this in #TheGospelOfTheDay (Mt 10:42).” @Pontifex 28 June 2020
  • “I invite everyone to pray for the people of Yemen, especially children, who are suffering as a result of the very serious humanitarian crisis, and for those affected by the severe floods in Western Ukraine.” @Pontifex 28 June 2020
  • “On the feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul, I would like to share two key words: unity and prophecy. The Lord asks each of us: “Do you want to be a builder of unity? Do you want to be a prophet of my heaven on earth?” Let’s find the courage to answer: “Yes, I do!”” @Pontifex 29 June 2020
  • “Just as the Lord transformed Simon into Peter, so He calls each one of us, to make us living stones with which to build a renewed Church and a renewed humanity.” @Pontifex 29 June 2020
  • “The proud Saul became Paul, a name that means “small”. The Lord shook him. He shattered Paul’s illusion of being respectably religious to make him His instrument. Homily” @Pontifex 29 June 2020
  • “Today we are united in a special way with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Peter and Andrew were brothers. Whenever possible, we exchange fraternal visits on our respective feast days, as we journey together towards the goal that the Lord desires: full unity.” @Pontifex 29 June 2020
  • “Today the Fourth Conference of the European Union and the United Nations to “support the future of Syria and the region” takes place. Let us pray for this meeting, so that it might place above everything the good of peoples who need food, health care, education, work.” @Pontifex 30 June 2020
  • “Today we commemorate the first martyrs of the Church of Rome. They have left us an inheritance to protect and imitate: the Gospel of love and mercy. The Christian martyrs of every period are men and women of peace, despite persecution.” @Pontifex 30 June 2020
  • “Evil never gives peace. It causes frenzy first then leaves bitterness. Instead, God’s voice never promises cheap, easily acquired joy. He invites us to go beyond our ego to find that true good: peace.” @Pontifex 1 July 2020

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Thus Sayeth the Lord – Book Review
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Thus Sayeth the Lord – Book Review

by Jeffrey Miller
written by Jeffrey Miller

Sometimes you put off a book review because you are nervous that you will not do it justice.

That’s what I felt considering my friend Julie Davis’ new book Thus Sayeth the Lord: A Fresh Take on the Prophets

What she achieves here is to provide a useful summary going through the life of the prophets.

There is a whimsical aspect to this book that both pulls you in and surprises you. From the typefaces used to the folksy way that Julie naturally communicates you might think that these are just quick summarizations. Easy to digest, but not really serious scholarship and insight. The easy to digest part is correct until you get hit upside-the-head with a flash of insight and you wonder “Why didn’t I notice this before?” Then you start to notice the serious study invested to be able to pass on the work of scriptural scholars.

In books created for Bible studies, I usually dislike the questions at the end of the chapter. Especially the lazy “What was the ‘aha moment’ for you?” Yet, I have to admit that I actually had those “aha moments” reading this. Good summarization is an art form in itself. Reading through I would wonder how she would tackle some of the larger books of the prophets and the shorter books. What I especially liked was chapters about minor prophets were not just an afterthought. I think I got more out of these than I did regarding major prophets of whom I was more familiar with.

The best thing about this book is that it is not one that will just get stored in my bookcase gathering dust. This is one I will return to. Plus I am eagerly awaiting parish life to open back up since there are several people I knowI want to lend this to.

The Kindle Version had been released earlier, but because of the pandemic the Paperback was not available until today.

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The Weekly Francis – Volume 321 – 18 June 2020

by Jeffrey Miller
written by Jeffrey Miller

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 11 June 2020 to 18 June 2020.

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s blog.

Angelus

General Audiences

Homilies

Messages

Papal Tweets

  • “Jesus welcomes sinners and eats with them. The same happens with us, in every Mass, in every church: Jesus is happy to welcome us at His table, where He offers Himself for us. #CorpusDomini” @Pontifex 11 June 2020
  • “Many children are forced into jobs that are inappropriate for their age, depriving them of their childhood and jeopardizing their integral development. I appeal to institutions to spare no effort to protect minors. #NoChildLabourDay” @Pontifex 12 June 2020
  • “If we draw God’s mercy, forgiveness, and tenderness from the #HeartOfJesus, then our heart too will gradually become more patient, more generous, and more merciful.” @Pontifex 12 June 2020
  • ““Stretch forth your hand to the poor” (Sir 6:7). Age-old wisdom has proposed these words as a sacred rule to be followed in life. Message” @Pontifex 13 June 2020
  • “Let us ask for the grace to approach everyone as a brother or sister, and never to regard anyone as an enemy.” @Pontifex 13 June 2020
  • “God knows how weak our memory is, so He has done something remarkable: He left us a memorial. He left us Bread in which He is present, alive and true, with all the flavour of His love.” @Pontifex 14 June 2020
  • “The Lord knows that evil and sins do not define us; they are diseases, infections. And he comes to heal them with the Eucharist, which contains the antibodies to our negative memory. With Jesus, we can become immune to sadness.” @Pontifex 14 June 2020
  • “The Lord, offering himself to us in the simplicity of bread,invites us not to waste our lives in chasing the myriad illusions that we think we cannot do without,yet that leave us empty within. The Eucharist satisfies our hunger for material things and kindles our desire to serve.” @Pontifex 14 June 2020
  • “In the Eucharist, Jesus draws close to us. Let us not turn away from those around us, those who hunger for food and dignity, those without work, and those who struggle to carry on. Genuine closeness is needed, as are true bonds of solidarity. Homily” @Pontifex 14 June 2020
  • “I urge international bodies and those who have political and military responsibilities to search for a path to peace in #Libya. I pray for the thousands of migrants, refugees and internally displaced persons and call on the international community to take their plight to heart.” @Pontifex 14 June 2020
  • “World Blood Donor Day is an opportunity to encourage society to be in solidarity with those in need. I express my appreciation to all those who perform this simple but very important act of helping others. #WBDD2020” @Pontifex 14 June 2020
  • “The #Covid19 pandemic has shown that our societies are not organized well enough to make room for the elderly, with proper respect for their dignity and frailty. When the elderly are not cared for, there is no future for the young. #WEAAD2020” @Pontifex 15 June 2020
  • “Our principle of unity is the Holy Spirit who reminds us that above all we are God’s beloved children. He comes to us, in our differences and difficulties to tell us that we have one Lord, Jesus, and one Father. For this reason we are brothers and sisters!” @Pontifex 15 June 2020
  • “The Lord urges us to remember, repair, rebuild, and to do so together, never forgetting those who suffer.” @Pontifex 16 June 2020
  • “To pray means to intercede for the world, to remember that despite all its frailties, it always belongs to God. #GeneralAudience #Prayer” @Pontifex 17 June 2020
  • “The Lord cannot enter into hard or ideological hearts. The Lord enters into hearts that are like His: hearts that are open and compassionate.” @Pontifex 18 June 2020

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The Weekly Francis – Volume 320 – 10 June 2020

by Jeffrey Miller
written by Jeffrey Miller
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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 22 August 2016 to 10 June 2020.

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s blog.

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Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

General Audiences

Letters

Messages

Papal Tweets

  • “It is important to bring together scientific capabilities – in a transparent and disinterested way – in order to guarantee universal access to essential technologies that will enable every person, in every part of the world, to receive healthcare.” @Pontifex 4 June 2020
  • “Everything is interconnected: Genuine care for our own lives and our relationships with nature is inseparable from fraternity, justice, and faithfulness to others. #LaudatoSi #WorldEnvironmentDay” @Pontifex 5 June 2020
  • “The Heart of Christ is so great it wants to welcome us all into the revolution of tenderness.” @Pontifex 5 June 2020
  • “The Spirit loves us and knows everyone’s place: for Him, we are not bits of confetti blown about by the wind, but irreplaceable fragments in His mosaic.” @Pontifex 6 June 2020
  • “The feast of the #MostHolyTrinity invites us to let ourselves be fascinated by God’s beauty, goodness and inexhaustible truth. He is humble, near, who became flesh in order to enter into our history, so that every man and woman may encounter Him and have eternal life.” @Pontifex 7 June 2020
  • “In many nations #Covid19 continues to claim many victims. I wish to express my closeness to those populations, to the sick and their families, and to all those who care for them. #PrayTogether” @Pontifex 7 June 2020
  • “The #Beatitudes teach us that God, in order to give Himself to us, often chooses unthinkable paths, perhaps the path of our limitations, of our tears, of our defeats.” @Pontifex 8 June 2020
  • “There are two Christian responses to escape the spiral of violence: prayer and the gift of self.” @Pontifex 9 June 2020
  • “In our darkest moments, when we sin or are disoriented, we always have an appointment with God. We do not need to be afraid, because God will change our hearts and give us the blessing reserved for those who allow Him to change them. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex 10 June 2020

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The Weekly Francis – Volume 319 – 03 June 2020

by Jeffrey Miller
written by Jeffrey Miller
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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 19 December 2019 to 3 June 2020.

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s blog.

General Audiences

Homilies

Letters

Messages

Motu Proprio

Prayers

Unknown

Speeches

Papal Tweets

  • “The Holy Spirit makes us take flight, opens up the wonderful destiny for which we were born, and nourishes us with living hope. Let us ask Him to come to us, and He will draw near.” @Pontifex 29 May 2020
  • “Dear brother priests, I want to fraternally share with you all these things that I thought and felt during this time of the pandemic, so that they might help us in our journey of praise for the Lord and of service to our brothers. Letter” @Pontifex 30 May 2020
  • “The Faith provides us with a realistic and creative imagination, capable of abandoning the logic of repetition, of substitution or of preservation; it invites us to initiate a season that is always new: the season of the Lord.” @Pontifex 30 May 2020
  • “We need the Holy Spirit to give us new eyes, to open our minds and our hearts to face the present moment and the future having learned this lesson: That humanity is one. No one is saved alone. No one.” @Pontifex 30 May 2020
  • “From humanity’s great trials, among which is the #pandemic, we come out better or worse. We will not be the same. And that is why we open ourselves to the Holy Spirit today so that He might change our hearts and help us to come out better.” @Pontifex 31 May 2020
  • “Holy Spirit, memory of God, revive in us the memory of the gift received. Free us from the paralysis of selfishness and awaken in us the desire to serve, to do good. #Pentecost” @Pontifex 31 May 2020
  • “Come, Holy Spirit: you are harmony; make us builders of unity. You always give yourself; grant us the courage to go out of ourselves, to love and help each other, in order to become one family. Amen. #Pentecost” @Pontifex 31 May 2020
  • “Let’s view the Church with the Spirit’s eyes not with the world’s which sees us on the right or left. The Spirit sees sons & daughters of the Father,Jesus’s brothers & sisters. The world sees conservatives and progressives. The Spirit sees children of God. Homily” @Pontifex 31 May 2020
  • “#Mission is a free and conscious response to God’s call. Yet we discern this call only when we have a personal relationship of love with Jesus present in his Church. Message” @Pontifex 31 May 2020
  • “How I desire that we Christians be more deeply united as witnesses of mercy for the human family so severely tested in these days. Let’s ask the Spirit for the gift of unity, for only if we live as brothers & sisters can we spread the spirit of fraternity. Message” @Pontifex 31 May 2020
  • “The Holy Spirit assures us that we are not alone, that God sustains us. Dear friends, we must give in turn the gift that we have received: we are called to share the comfort of the Spirit, the closeness of God.” @Pontifex 1 June 2020
  • “A Church that is mother follows the path of tenderness and compassion. A son or daughter of the Church is therefore meek, tender, smiling, and full of love. #MaryMotherOfTheChurch” @Pontifex 1 June 2020
  • “Let us invoke the Holy Spirit. May He might give light and strength to the Church and society in the #Amazon region, sorely tried by the pandemic. I pray for the poorest of that precious Region and the world. And I plead that they may not lack health care.” @Pontifex 2 June 2020
  • “We have such need of the light and strength of the Holy Spirit! The Church needs it to walk harmoniously and courageously in the witness of the Gospel. And the entire human family needs it so as to move out of this crisis more united and not more divided.” @Pontifex 2 June 2020
  • “We cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism and exclusion in any form. At the same time, we have to recognize that violence is self-destructive and self-defeating. Nothing is gained by violence and so much is lost. Let us pray for reconciliation and peace.” @Pontifex 3 June 2020
  • “Let us learn from Abraham to pray with faith: listening, walking, engaging in dialogue to the point of argument, but always willing to accept God’s word and to put it into practice. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex 3 June 2020

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The Weekly Francis – Volume 318 – 28 May 2020

by Jeffrey Miller
written by Jeffrey Miller
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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 17 April 2020 to 28 May 2020.

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s blog.

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

General Audiences

Homilies

Letters

Messages

Prayers

Unknown

Papal Tweets

  • “This life is the gift that God has given us. It is too short to be spent in sadness. Let us praise God, content simply to exist. We are children of the great King, capable of reading His signature in all Creation. #LaudatoSi5” @Pontifex 21 May 2020
  • “Jesus told his disciples that he would send them the Spirit, the Comforter, prior to his departure. In this way, he also entrusted the apostolic work of the Church to the Spirit for all time, until his return. #Ascension [Message(]http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2020/documents/papa-francesco_20200521_messaggio-pom.html)” @Pontifex 21 May 2020
  • “If one follows Jesus, happy to be attracted by Him, others will take notice. They may even be astonished. The joy that radiates from those attracted by Christ and by his Spirit is what can make any missionary initiative fruitful.” @Pontifex 21 May 2020
  • “The joy of proclaiming the Gospel always shines brightly against the backdrop of a grateful memory. To be “in a state of mission” is a reflection of gratitude. It is the response of one who by gratitude is made docile to the Spirit and is therefore free. [Message(]http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2020/documents/papa-francesco_20200521_messaggio-pom.html)” @Pontifex 21 May 2020
  • “Receiving the joy of the Spirit is a grace. Moreover, it is the only force that enables us to preach the Gospel and to confess our faith in the Lord. Faith means bearing witness to the joy that the Lord gives to us. A joy such as this cannot be the result of our own efforts.” @Pontifex 21 May 2020
  • “Each year sees the disappearance of thousands of plant and animal species which we will never know, which our children will never see. Because of us, thousands of species will no longer give glory to God by their very existence. We have no such right. #Biodiversity #LaudatoSi5” @Pontifex 22 May 2020
  • “Men and women of #Prayer safeguard the basic truths. They repeat to everyone that this life, despite all its fatigue, trials, and difficult days, is filled with a grace at which we marvel. As such life must always be defended and protected.” @Pontifex 23 May 2020
  • “Care for nature is part of a lifestyle which includes the capacity for living together and communion. Jesus reminded us that we have God as our common Father and that this makes us brothers and sisters. #LaudatoSi5” @Pontifex 23 May 2020
  • “An integral ecology includes taking time to recover a serene harmony with creation, reflecting on our lifestyle and our ideals, and contemplating the Creator who lives among us and surrounds us. #LaudatoSi5” @Pontifex 24 May 2020
  • “Knowledge of the Lord is handed down from generation to generation mainly by telling the story of how He continues to make Himself present. The God of life communicates with us through the story of life. #WorldCommunicationsDay2020 Message” @Pontifex 24 May 2020
  • “The Feast of the #Ascension tells us that Jesus ascended to Heaven to dwell gloriously at the right hand of the Father and remains always among us. This is the source of our strength, perseverance and joy.” @Pontifex 24 May 2020
  • “Let us entrust our brother and sister Catholics in China to the guidance and protection of our Heavenly Mother, so that they might be strong in faith and steadfast in fraternal union, joyful witnesses, and promoters of charity and hope.” @Pontifex 24 May 2020
  • “我们把在中国的弟兄姊妹託付于我们天上的母亲引领及庇佑，愿他们信德坚毅，巩固友爱团结，喜乐地见证并促进爱德与望德。” @Pontifex 24 May 2020
  • “我們把在中國的弟兄姊妹託付於我們天上的母親引領及庇佑，願他們信德堅毅，鞏固友愛團結，喜樂地見證並促進愛德與望德。” @Pontifex 24 May 2020
  • “Let us entrust to Mary Help of Christians all in this difficult time who work for peace, for dialogue between nations, for service to the poor, for the care of creation, and for the victory of humanity over every disease of body, heart and soul.” @Pontifex 24 May 2020
  • “God of love, show us our place in this world as channels of your love for all the creatures of this earth, for not one of them is forgotten in your sight. Praise be to you! #LaudatoSi5” @Pontifex 24 May 2020
  • “Today marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Saint John Paul II’s Encyclical Letter Ut Unum Sint. On this anniversary, I give thanks to the Lord for the journey he has allowed us to travel as Christians in quest of full communion. Message” @Pontifex 25 May 2020
  • “Jesus bore our humanity and brought it beyond death to a new place, to Heaven, so that there where He is, we might also be.” @Pontifex 25 May 2020
  • “The Holy Spirit transforms us into a Church-womb of mercy, that is, into a “mother with a heart open” to all.” @Pontifex 26 May 2020
  • “#PrayTogether ” @Pontifex 26 May 2020
  • “#Prayer liberates us from our instinct toward violence. It is a gaze directed toward God, so that He might take care of the human heart. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex 27 May 2020
  • “The Holy Spirit, when we invite Him into our wounds, anoints our painful memories with the balm of hope, because the Spirit restores hope.” @Pontifex 28 May 2020

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