Through prayer, charity and humility before God, people receive a heart which is firm and merciful, attentive and generous, a heart which is not closed, indifferent or prey to the globalization of indifference.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of prayer, charity, and humility in fostering a compassionate heart that cares for others.
Pope Francis highlights that through spiritual practices such as prayer, acts of charity, and maintaining humility before God, individuals can cultivate a heart that is both strong and merciful. This heart is characterized by attentiveness and generosity, opposing the tendency towards indifference that can arise in a globalized society where compassion is often overlooked.
In practice
This quote could be used in a speech about the importance of community service.
We are a church of sinners but we must not be afraid of holiness. Do not be afraid to aim for holiness and turn yourselves over to the love of God. Holiness does not mean performing extraordinary things but carrying out daily things in an extraordinary way that is with love, joy and faith.
I join the March for Life in Washington with my prayers. May God help us respect all life, especially the most vulnerable.
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This Christmas may we be consistent in living the Gospel, welcoming Jesus into the centre of our lives.
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Virtue she finds too painful an endeavour, content to dwell in decencies for ever.
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Every four years, the eyes of America become riveted on the national election returns. But God's first concern during any political season is not the same as our first concern - it is not about what is happening, or going to happen, in the White House. God's first concern is what is happening, or not happening, in His house.
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The fact about himself that the liar hides is that he is attempting to lead us away from a correct apprehension of reality; we are not to know that he wants us to believe something he supposes to be false. The fact about himself that the bullshitter hides, on the other hand, is that the truth-values of his statements are of no central interest to him . . . He does not care whether the things he says describe reality correctly. He just picks them out, or makes them up, to suit his purpose.
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