I would like a more missionary church,Not so much a tranquil church, but a beautiful church that goes forward.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the need for a church that is proactive and engaged rather than passive and calm.
Pope Francis calls for a church that actively reaches out to others, embodying beauty and vitality in its mission. He envisions a community that is not content with quiet existence, but instead is vibrant, forward-thinking, and dedicated to serving and spreading positive change in society.
In practice
During a church service, while discussing community outreach initiatives.
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.
When we say that leadership is a choice, it basically means you can choose the level of initiative you want to exercise in response to the question, βWhat is the best I can do under the given circumstances?β
I didn't plan to be a politician. The founder of our country, David Ben-Gurion, called me from the kibbutz to serve in the underground. We were short of manpower, short of arms. I was 24 years old. I was supposed to serve my country for one or two years. I am 89 years old this year, and I keep going.
I always believe that ultimately, if people are paying attention, then we get good government and good leadership. And when we get lazy, as a democracy and civically start taking shortcuts, then it results in bad government and politics.
The role of a creative leader is not to have all the ideas; it's to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they're valued.
If you can influence the leaders, either with or without their conscious cooperation, you automatically influence the group which they sway.
I purposely try to hire people who are really self-motivated and good at what they do, and then I just leave them alone.
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