Monthly Archives: April 2016

Remember that Amoris Laetitia is online in pdf format here. Read ahead or back, as you wish. We finish up our jolt of reality (paragraphs 19-22) with a thought from the final book of the Bible, looking to a time when … Continue reading →

Pope Francis pours out several Gospel accounts, real-life or in parable, that witness to the Lord’s connection to and affection for the family in need: 21. Jesus himself was born into a modest family that soon had to flee to … Continue reading →

Remember that Amoris Laetitia is online in pdf format here. We continue on the theme of suffering. The Holy Father’s biblical examples reference grave sin and a bit of the hand of the demonic: 20. This thread of suffering and bloodshed runs … Continue reading →

Remember that Amoris Laetitia is online in pdf format here. With this post, we look at the start of a section titled “A path of suffering and blood,” paragraphs 19 through 22. Human beings are imperfect. Marriages and families will suffer: … Continue reading →

In paragraph 18, we come to the end of the subsection titled, “Your Children are as the Shoots  of an Olive Tree.” We continue on the theme of the previous paragraph. We are talking about responsibilities. Not rights. Not possession: … Continue reading →

Remember that Amoris Laetitia is online in pdf format here. If one paragraph a day is too slow a pace for your personal curiosity, go there to read in full. Today, a short reminder about not rights, but responsibility: 17. Parents … Continue reading →

I don’t know how the rearing of children adjusted to the move from house churches to the basilicas of late antiquity. The West has never been more child-focused than it is today, yet some Christians seem to struggle with matching … Continue reading →

Our discussion turns to the idea of the domestic church. Meeting in homes for prayer and worship is a Judeo-Christian tradition, not just in the Pauline citations, but going back at least to the Passover. 15. Here too, we can … Continue reading →

Remember to check the actual link to Amoris Laetitia for the full document. This section and the four that follow (14-18) fall under a subtitle of “Your Children are as the Shoots of an Olive Tree.” We return to the 128th … Continue reading →

The face to face encounter of Adam and Eve, of the lovers in the Song of Solomon is more than a physical reality, something to be seen by an observer or modern Bible reader. Pope Francis describes a reality described … Continue reading →

You can find the full document Amoris Laetitia on the Vatican site. Remember, this is just your second-place stop for discussion once you’ve read and reflected there. In paragraph 12, the second Creation story finds Adam lacking companionship in animals and … Continue reading →

Remember to check the actual document Amoris Laetitia. Many people have already finished reading it, but we’ll take our time here. One paragraph a day isn’t a fast pace, but maybe we’ll talk about something you missed in your earlier … Continue reading →