POPE FRANCIS:Catechesis onthe Mass XIV Dear Brothers and Sisters, Good morning! And today is the first day of Spring: Happy Spring! But what happens in Spring? Plants blossom, trees flower. I will ask you some questions. Can a sick tree or plant fully blossom if it is sick? No! Can a tree, a plant which […]
POPE FRANCIS:Catechesis onthe Mass XIII Dear Brothers and Sisters, Good morning! Let us continue with the Catecheses on the Holy Mass. At the Last Supper, after Jesus took the bread and the cup of wine, and gave thanks to God, we know that “he broke the bread”. In the Eucharistic Liturgy of the Mass, this […]
In Jewish tradition there is a tradition of ‘taking the yoke’, of committing oneself to the study of Torah. It is a commitment that allows for those concerned to be relieved from governmental duties and worldly cares. Debate about this relief is a live issue in the modern State of Israel, where some religious Jews […]
