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?
Opinion
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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.
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