Posts Tagged ‘Word of God’

Benedict XVI calls for pastoral care for non-believers

Friday, May 15th, 2015

In a rare piece of writing published since his retirement, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI pointed to the need for the Church to extend its pastoral care to non-believers. A letter written by Benedict was published as an introduction to a book by former Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone. The book was titled “Faith and the Read more

Evangelii Gaudium: Homily centred on the word of God

Friday, March 21st, 2014

174. Not only the homily has to be nourished by the word of God. All evangelization is based on that word, listened to, meditated upon, lived, celebrated and witnessed to. The sacred Scriptures are the very source of evangelization. Consequently, we need to be constantly trained in hearing the word. The Church does not evangelize Read more

Word of God stops bullets – literally

Tuesday, March 11th, 2014

A biblical booklet in a shirt pocket apparently helped an Ohio bus driver survive a shooting, and authorities were looking for three suspects. The driver for the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority told Dayton police he was standing outside the bus when the men shot at him three times, with one bullet hitting his leg. Read more

Long-awaited document on the Scriptures is coming

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013

A long-awaited Vatican document on the Scriptures is nearing completion. It is intended to verify “how the themes of inspiration and truth are manifested in the various books of Sacred Scripture”. A statement from the Pontifical Biblical Commission says its aim is that “the Word of God may be welcomed by all faithful in a Read more