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  Caring for the sick: modeling discipleship

  Feb 19, 2016

  Some of Jesus' final words to his disciples help form the foundation of our corporal works of mercy -- including "[I was] ill and you cared for me" (Mt 25:36).

  
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  Blessed Teresa, icon of mercy toward the sick

  Feb 19, 2016

  Blessed Teresa of Kolkata brought smiles to the faces of countless sick and dying people.

  
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  Food for Thought

  Feb 19, 2016

  In an article about the corporal works of mercy, Robert Stackpole, director of the John Paul II Institute of Divine Mercy, gave an interesting perspective on comforting the sick.

  
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  Welcoming those without a home

  Feb 05, 2016

  The Catechism of the Catholic Church (No. 2447) states that one of the corporal works of mercy is "sheltering the homeless."

  
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  Food for Thought

  Feb 05, 2016

  During the Year of Mercy, Pope Francis has urged Catholics not just to learn more about the works of mercy but also to take action.

  
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  Eucharistic Congress: World leaders should be more like Pope Francis

  Feb 05, 2016

  The Pope’s envoy to the 51st International Eucharistic Congress taking place this week in the Philippines has said leaders should follow the example of Pope Francis who goes to the margins to connect with the poor, reports Catholic News Service.

  
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  Welcoming and sheltering the homeless stranger

  Feb 05, 2016

  I wonder how the prodigal son would have appeared to others as he made his way back to his father's home from the "distant country where he squandered his inheritance on a life of dissipation."

  
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  Christ’s Presence — A Commitment to respectful dialogue

  Feb 05, 2016

  Pope Francis sent a videomessage to the International Eucharistic Congress that ended Jan 29 in Cebu, Philippines.

  
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  Eucharistic Congress calls on the Philippines to spread gospel

  Feb 05, 2016

  The special envoy of Pope Francis told a gathering of hundreds of thousands in the Philippines Sunday, Jan 31 that they had a special role to play in spreading the gospel, even to developed nations.

  
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  The Year of the Monkey

  Feb 05, 2016

  The Emperor ‘deified’ the monkey, or at least, he conferred upon it the August title of “The Great Sage equal to Heaven.”