Pay attention to your experiences!
In my years as a bishop, I have learned one thing. Nothing is more beautiful than seeing the enthusiasm, dedication, zeal and energy with which so many young people live their lives
Difficult words about mercy
As religious communities struggle to make sense of violence and killings at home and abroad, clergy members deliver difficult words about mercy and ‘the holiness of all.’ Many famvin visitors, especially among the Ladies of Charity USA, recognize Fr. Richard Gielow,...
DoCat: the Catechism of the Catholic Social Teaching, for Youth
A new book and mobile app, DoCat —the Catechism of the Catholic social teaching, especially aimed at young people— was introduced on Tuesday July 26 in Krakow, at the beginning of the World Youth Day. The Cardinal Tagle introduced the book saying that “the Pope...
St. Justin de Jacobis: The Art of Dialogue
Father Robert Maloney, C.M., writes: More than a century before the word “inculturation” became popular, Justin [St. Justin de Jacobis] was a master of the art. He said to his listeners: “…if anyone should question you: ‘Who is this stranger?’, answer: ‘He is a...
WYD: a Welcome Ceremony with a Vincentian taste!
Yesterday, hundreds of thousands of young people warmly received Pope Francis to the World Youth Day, in a ceremony that took place in Błonia, a huge park located in the city center of Krakow; Pope Francis put aside the “popemobile” and preferred to take...
