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  Vatican issues working document for Synod of Bishops on the family

  Jul 05, 2014

  The Synod of Bishops has released the instrumentum laboris, or working document, for its upcoming 3rd extraordinary general assembly, which will take place from October 5 to 19.

  
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  Celebrating Bible Sunday (July 13, 2014) The Evergreen Priceless Treasure

  Jul 05, 2014

  When Christ the Lord commissioned the Apostles to preach to all people that Gospel which is the source of all saving truth and moral teaching, He gave them this assurance: I am with you always; yes to the end of time (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:20).

  
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  On being perpetually distracted

  Jul 05, 2014

  There’s a story in the Hindu tradition that runs something like this: God and a man are walking down a road.

  

• Food For Thought

  Jul 05, 2014

  A quick look at natural landscapes reveals numerous examples of the importance of darkness for life.

  

• When darkness falls: Faith and depression

  Jul 05, 2014

  You have just experienced the joyful season of Easter, but you feel as if a dark cloud is hanging over you instead of Christ’s light.

  
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  Blessing the darkness

  Jul 05, 2014

  Light is one of the most pervasive and important symbols in Judaism and Christianity. The first book of the Bible, Genesis, describes the first act of creation with these words: “Let there be light, and there was light. God saw that the light was good.”

  

• Food For Thought

  Jun 27, 2014

  Last year, Pope Francis said Pope Paul VI’s document, “Evangelii Nuntiandi,” or “Evangelization in the Modern World” was one of the “greatest pastoral documents that has ever been written to this day.”

  

• Don’t wait for a title, or more knowledge, to share the good news

  Jun 27, 2014

  We’ve all heard it: “Evangelism? That’s not my charism, not my personality.” Others make the excuse: “I need more education first,” or “I evangelize by example.”

  

• A modern, decades-old document on evangelization

  Jun 27, 2014

  In October, when the Synod of Bishops meets in Rome to discuss the issues facing the modern family, Pope Francis will beatify one of his predecessors, Pope Paul VI.

  
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  Celebrating Bible Sunday (July 13, 2014) The Evergreen Priceless Treasure

  Jun 27, 2014

  Who can decide or guarantee the authenticity of the correct interpretation of the Scriptures? Down through the centuries, people from various Christian denominations and religions and even atheists have offered many versions of interpretation of the Scriptures.