In Philadelphia yesterday Pope Francis spoke of those important little things that make us feel at home.
Just how many religious communities make people feel at home?
He's been worth waiting for even if it has taken years of horror.
When did an Irish bishop, an Irish provincial say anything remotely like this? Do anything remotely like this. Genuinely making people feel at home?
In Sunday's homily, Francis reflected on the Gospel reading of the day that sees the disciples ask Jesus whether they should rebuke others who are healing in his name. Jesus replies: "There is no one who performs a mighty deed in my name who can at the same time speak ill of me."
He's been worth waiting for even if it has taken years of horror.
When did an Irish bishop, an Irish provincial say anything remotely like this? Do anything remotely like this. Genuinely making people feel at home?
In Sunday's homily, Francis reflected on the Gospel reading of the day that sees the disciples ask Jesus whether they should rebuke others who are healing in his name. Jesus replies: "There is no one who performs a mighty deed in my name who can at the same time speak ill of me."
The pope said that just like happiness, holiness is "tied to little gestures."
"These little gestures are those we learn at home, in the family; they get lost amid all the other things we do, yet they do make each day different," he said. "They are the quiet things done by mothers and grandmothers, by fathers and grandfathers, by children."
"Love is shown by little things, by attention to small daily signs which make us feel at home. Faith grows when it is lived and shaped by love," said the pope. "That is why our families, our homes, are true domestic churches. They are the right place for faith to become life, and life to become faith."
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