We ask ourselves and each of us may wonder: Does the Lord feel truly at home in my life? Do we allow him to do a 'cleansing' in our hearts and to drive out the idols, those attitudes of greed, jealousy, worldliness, envy and hatred, that habit of gossiping and tearing down others?
Interpretation
The quote encourages self-reflection on whether we create a welcoming space for spiritual growth in our lives by eliminating negative attitudes.
Pope Francis prompts us to introspect about our spiritual lives and whether we genuinely invite the Lord into our hearts. He highlights the importance of cleansing ourselves from negative traits such as greed, jealousy, and gossip, suggesting that true spiritual contentment comes from addressing these inner clutter and allowing for self-improvement and a closer relationship with the divine.
In practice
In a sermon discussing spiritual growth, you might say, 'We ask ourselves if the Lord feels at home in our lives.'
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.
No one must say that they cannot be close to the poor because their own lifestyle demands more attention to other areas. This is an excuse commonly heard in academic, business or professional, and even ecclesial circles. While it is quite true that the essential vocation and mission of the lay faithful is to strive that earthly realities and all human activity may be transformed by the Gospel, none of us can think we are exempt from concern for the poor and for social justice
We face so many challenges in life: poverty, distress, humiliation, the struggle for justice, persecutions, the difficulty of daily conversion, the effort to remain faithful to our call to holiness, and many others. But if we open the door to Jesus and allow him to be part of our lives, if we share our joys and sorrows with him, then we will experience the peace and joy that only God, who is infinite love, can give.
More and more people work on Sundays as a consequence of the competitiveness imposed by a consumer society.
This Christmas may we be consistent in living the Gospel, welcoming Jesus into the centre of our lives.
The self of which you speak, whether it is the great self or the small self, is only a concept that does not correspond to any reality.
What you see with your eyes is not necessarily real.
Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it.
When we are in contact with our feelings and needs, we humans no longer make good slaves and underlings.
This [a state militia system] appears to me the only substitute that can be devised for a standing army, and the best possible security against it, if it should exist.
Take a deep breath and tell us your deepest, darkest secret, so we can wipe our brow and know that we're not alone.
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