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Lift up your hearts: the joy of solemnity

1 week ago | melbournecatholic.org | Christian Bergmann

In 2023, the world watched as Charles III and his wife Camilla, in an extraordinary and elaborate ceremony, were crowned king and queen of the United Kingdom and the 14 realms that come under the Commonwealth. When the coronation broadcast appeared on the TV screen of comedy legend John Cleese, he says he burst into uproarious laughter. Why?
Pope: sport reveals beauty of God, teaches teamwork, humility and hope

1 week ago | melbournecatholic.org | Justin Mclellan

Second, in a digital world where ‘technology brings distant people closer together yet often creates distances between those who are physically close,’ sport offers real-life engagement and helps maintain ‘a healthy contact with nature and with real life, where genuine love is experienced’. Third, the Pope said that sport teaches the value of failure and resilience in a competitive culture.
A family’s love grounded in Christ is sign of peace for world, Pope…

3 weeks ago | melbournecatholic.org | Carol Glatz

‘In his mercy, God has always desired to draw all people to himself. It is his life, bestowed upon us in Christ, that makes us one, uniting us with one another,’ he said, connecting the gospel reflection to how it relates to celebrating the Jubilee of Families. Jesus’ prayer ‘makes fully meaningful our experience of love for one another as parents, grandparents, sons and daughters,’ he said.
Communion requires prayer, listening, conversion, Pope says

1 month ago | melbournecatholic.org | Carol Glatz

Celebrating his first Mass in Rome’s diocesan cathedral, Pope Leo XIV said communion is built primarily ‘on our knees’, through prayer and a constant commitment to conversion. He reaffirmed Pope Francis’ dedication to listening, first and foremost to the Holy Spirit, as it then leads to listening to and understanding others ‘as our brothers and sisters’.
‘To see the face of God’: Les Mis ‘arena spectacular’ comes to…

1 month ago | melbournecatholic.org | Christian Bergmann

It’s difficult to put into words the experience of the Les Misérables 40th Anniversary Arena Spectacular. Getting to the Rod Laver Arena was stressful enough: between setting up the children with their sitter, missing a train and navigating Melbourne’s horrendous inner-city traffic, we were staring down a 15-minute lockout if we were late. Thankfully, my wife and I slipped through the doors with only minutes to spare. To miss that opening would have been tragic.
New pope calls for Christian witness in world that finds faith…

1 month ago | melbournecatholic.org | Justin Mclellan

Reflecting on Jesus’ question to the apostle Peter in St Matthew’s Gospel—‘Who do people say the Son of Man is?’—Pope Leo said one might find two possible responses: the world’s, which considers Jesus ‘a completely insignificant person’ who becomes ‘irksome because of his demands for honesty and his stern moral requirements’, and that of ordinary people, who see him as an ‘upright man, one who has courage, who speaks well and says the right things’.
Death is ‘a new beginning’, Pope Francis wrote in unpublished…

2 months ago | melbournecatholic.org | Junno Arocho Esteves

Growing old isn’t something to be feared but rather something to embrace as a time of grace in one’s life, Pope Francis wrote in a preface for a book that was not released before he died. ‘Yes, we must not fear old age. We should not be afraid to embrace growing old, because life is life, and sugarcoating reality means betraying the truth of things,’ the Pope wrote in the preface for Waiting for a New Beginning: Reflections on Old Age.
Pope’s funeral rites begin as a celebration of… | Melbourne Catholic

2 months ago | melbournecatholic.org

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Ailing pope surprises pilgrims during Jubilee of the sick

2 months ago | melbournecatholic.org | Justin Mclellan

In his written message to accompany the Angelus, published by the Vatican after the Mass, Pope Francis reflected on his personal experience of illness. ‘During my hospitalisation, even now in my convalescence I feel the “finger of God” and experience his caring touch,’ he wrote.
Pope prays people stare less at screens, connect more face-to-face

2 months ago | melbournecatholic.org | Carol Glatz

In the message, Pope Francis said, ‘It’s true, technology is the fruit of the intelligence God gave us. But we need to use it well. It can’t benefit only a few while excluding others.’‘We should use technology to unite, not to divide. To help the poor. To improve the lives of the sick and people with different abilities,’ he said.