Here is a documentary that alternates images from the preaching of St Josemaría, founder of Opus Dei, with testimonies of couples in England, Scotland and Ireland who talk about their challenges in marriage and family life, and who invite others to take a chance on the happiness to be found in forming a family. More info: http://opusdei.ie/en-ie/section/take-… Download HD video…
(Salt & Light TV) — Pope presides over the consistory to create new cardinals from all over the world. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI also attended the ceremony.
(Salt & Light TV) – Today on Perspectives, Pope Francis celebrates Mass for the victims of the massacre in Libya, the Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli refuses to leave the country despite dangers and the Vatican releases the Pope’s message for the 30th World Youth Day.
The Humanum Series (6/6) “The destiny of humanity passes through the family.” – Pope John Paul II. In Episode 6, we learn about the African and Chinese understanding of the family and the story of a citizens’ movement in France. At the heart of healthy, flourishing societies is the natural, interpersonal love of the family. The “village” is the family’s…
The Humanum Series (5/6) The new generation was born into a world that often sees love as temporary and disposable. Today, marriage is often seen as a status “capstone” rather than a foundation to a life that a man and a woman build together. We all long for permanence and for everlasting love, even if we are afraid to admit…
The Humanum Series (4/6) There is a power in the union between man and woman that allows humanity to thrive in all manner of hardship – through tragedy, poverty and even war. Today’s world seems to no longer believe in this instrumental value of marriage. Some today see marriage as no longer being the foundation of life as it once…
The Humanum Series (3/6) Most all cultures have seen the yin and the yang, masculinity and femininity threaded throughout the cosmos. Men and Women “fit” into this design. Gender theory portrays men and women in conflict with each other, but the reality beyond stereotypes is that men and women actually enrich and complement each other in their differences. Men and…
The Humanum Series (2/6) The family is humanity’s “cradle of life and love.” Every child has a biological mother and father. Children find in their mother and father a balance between the masculine and the feminine, a place in society already prepared for them, furnished by a regime of parental sacrifice and protected by social norms. The love, trust and…
The Humanum Series (1/6) The ancient, organic, and timeless design of man and woman has been revered across all cultures throughout human history. There is a singular wisdom and beauty of this complementarity that “fits” with the universe. The family, founded on marriage, is our first school in what it means to be human, how to love, to seek communion…
“God forgives always. He does not tire of forgiving us. It is we who tire of asking forgiveness,” the Pope said in his daily homily at Casa Santa Marta. The Pope explained that if we are repentant, inspite of many sins, God will forgive us.
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