4 kernels of wisdom from Pope Benedict XVI’s last message to the world
A brilliant thinker and prolific writer, Pope Benedict XVI wrote 66 books in his lifetime. His final work, “What Is Christianity?
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First in faith and charity
Kelly, because under the inspiration of Blessed Michael McGivney (founder of the Knights of Columbus) and the first Knights, they proved that faith and charity could grow together following Christ’s command to love the Lord our God and to love your neighbor as yourself (Mk 12:30-30) and this command is the call of the Knights of Columbus to be credible witnesses to a living faith, to a charity that evangelizes, to stand for truth without apology and without counting the cost, pointing the world to Jesus Christ, the light that shines in the darkness, shining through the Knights of Columbus. In the Middle East, the Knights of Columbus continue to aid persecuted Christians, to walk in faith with indigenous brothers and sisters, to reach out through wheelchair initiatives the landmine victims in Afghanistan and those in need of wheelchairs in other parts of the world, to help families and communities who are victims of natural disasters, to assist priests and seminarians with scholarship and support, to fund the Special Olympics for disabled athletes, to give children the gift of warmth in the colder months through Coats for Kids initiatives, to provide food and shelter to the homeless of Mexico and the calamity victims of the Philippines, to support the Ukrainian through the Ukraine Solidarity Fund and through the K of C Charity Convoys where Polish Knights have delivered thousands of relief supplies directly into Ukraine, and, in the Philippines, in partnership with the Arise Foundation, Filipino Knights are working with religious sisters to help vulnerable young women and girls recognize the danger of women trafficking. This programme model shone luminously when Typhoon Odette struck Visayas and Mindanao and Luzon North Jurisdiction launched on January 14, 2022 Project ORAS (Odette Relief Assistance and Sustenance), a novel online fundraising chatathon for the purpose of raising funds for typhoon victims, followed by the holding of another online fundraising chatathon called Project ABRA to assist the Diocese of Bangued where several churches were damaged on July 27, 2022, by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake.
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This serious business of becoming like Christ
Especially in these days of the new technologies that can so mesmerize us as to be wholly dominated by them, we need to develop a certain mechanism that would always keep us in the proper spiritual and supernatural outlook in this life. They help us see things better in the sense that we just would not see them with our senses and our human understanding alone, but also and more importantly with our faith, which is what is ideal and proper to us. My personal experience with ejaculatory prayers shows that they are very helpful even in making me calm and rested even in the middle of a tense situation for the mind or for the body.
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Influencing others for God
The cardinal told the young influencers “to be the leaven of hope in these new spaces of social construction that are social networks and digital networks.” In today’s digital speak an influencer is someone who has a massive following in social media, possesses a certain level of credibility for his/her content, thus able to influence the decisions of his/her followers. There are still celebrities endorsing products, especially on Instagram and TikTok, but many so-called “influencers” in social media at present are ordinary people who found their passion and purpose in life by sharing with their millions of followers anything that ranges from serious and educational to superficial and hilarious. As Cardinal de Mendonça urged Catholic Influencers, they should use their presence in the digital environment to influence their “digital neighbor” by falling in love with Christ and making him the center of their personal story.
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Tongue or hand—does it matter?
Surprised that these devout Catholics would even ask, I’d say, naively, “Does it matter?” On hindsight I’d realize I should have just said “On the tongue”, because their common reaction to my “Does it matter?” would be eyebrows raised in incredulity. While it is true that that decision is left to the one receiving Communion and that the priest or minister must respect that choice, delicadeza dictates that should priest and communicant differ in preference, one or the other should give in, lest the act of Communion be reduced into a scandalous moro-moro. When the Lord says He loves me—sinful, undeserving me—I can only manage a feeble “Thank You, Lord!” That spirit of gratitude unites me with God and His Church, takes me beyond tongue or hand—and it is all that matters.
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VeritasPH is one of the prominent Roman Catholic online church media in the Philippines and the official digital arm of the Radio Veritas Global Broadcasting Inc.We provide church news, programs, and public affairs, for the Filipino global community.It also carries content from Radio Veritas 846 - Ang Radyo ng Simbahan, the number one faith-based radio station in the country.
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VeritasPH is one of the prominent Roman Catholic online church media in the Philippines and the official digital arm of the Radio Veritas Global Broadcasting Inc.We provide church news, programs, and public affairs, for the Filipino global community.It also carries content from Radio Veritas 846 - Ang Radyo ng Simbahan, the number one faith-based radio station in the country.
