not part-time - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 08 Jul 2013 04:12:18 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg not part-time - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Pope: Christian life is a whole, not a collection of bits https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/07/09/pope-christian-life-is-a-whole-not-a-collection-of-bits/ Mon, 08 Jul 2013 19:01:42 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=46731 Christian life is not a "collage of things", like attending Mass, Pope Francis has said. "It is a harmonious whole, harmonious, and the Holy Spirit does it!" he explained. "He renews all things: he renews our heart, our life, and makes us live differently, but in a way that takes up the whole of our Read more

Pope: Christian life is a whole, not a collection of bits... Read more]]> Christian life is not a "collage of things", like attending Mass, Pope Francis has said.

"It is a harmonious whole, harmonious, and the Holy Spirit does it!" he explained. "He renews all things: he renews our heart, our life, and makes us live differently, but in a way that takes up the whole of our life."

"You cannot be a Christian of pieces, a part-time Christian," the Pope said, because Christianity requires a renewal of the entire person.

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