"Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures. And he said to them, 'Thus it is written that the Messiah would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
You are witnesses of these things. And [behold] I am sending the promise of my Father upon you; but stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.'”
In a newly released book entitled, Exorcists Against Satan, Pope Francis speaks candidly about the devil’s existence and strategies, warning that the devil tries to attack everyone and is only thwarted by prayer.
“O God, let me know you and love you so that I may find my joy in you; and if I cannot do so fully in this life, let me at least make progress every day, until at last that knowledge, love and joy come to me in all their plentitude.”
“If you have learned how to pray, then I am not afraid for you. If you know how to pray, then you will love prayer – and if you love to pray, then you will pray.”
“Draw near to our Lord, thoroughly aware of your own nothingness, and you may hope all things from His Goodness and Mercy. Never forget that Jesus Christ is no less generous in the Blessed Sacrament than He was during His mortal life on earth."
After a Texas court decided that approval of the abortion pill, mifepristone, was invalid and ordered the drug off the market, an appeals court has decided to temporarily allow access, but is requiring the Food and Drug Administration to restore critical safeguards to chemical abortion drugs while the lawsuit proceeds.
“Each day look for every possible opportunity to do a kindness for those you do not like. After examining yourself on this matter every morning, decide what you are going to do, and do it faithfully with kindness and humility.”