holiness
In Israel, Christians embrace a simple, spiritual Christmas
By Lisa Green — December 21, 2018
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Without its commercial trappings, Christmas becomes a simple but meaningful celebration. 'There’s so much to learn in the quiet,' one woman says.
Pope Francis on the Beatitudes
By Thomas Reese — May 17, 2018
(RNS) — In his recent 'Gaudete et Exsultate,' Pope Francis teaches that living the Beatitudes means 'going against the flow' in a world that pushes us in the opposite direction from holiness.
Pope Francis warns of two false paths to holiness
By Thomas Reese — May 10, 2018
(RNS) — The way to avoid these wrong paths, says Francis, is by reminding ourselves of the primacy of the theological virtues, the center of which is charity.
Pope Francis, the spiritual guide
By Thomas Reese — April 26, 2018
(RNS) — The pope's latest apostolic exhortation, 'Gaudete et Exultate,' is a rich and powerful message easily accessible to the people of our time from the world’s preeminent spiritual guide.
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