Poverty is the result of selfishness. Causes: never saving, preferring cheap things, being in debt for a long time, not helping each other, having children too early without caring about anything, always waiting for others (begging for too long), not studying and not liking to read, not having clear objectives, not being used to being productive, not believing in change, getting discouraged easily... Programme ‘Instant with a priest’ on Radio Don Bosco, every Wednesday evening.
The first and third role of a bishop is administration, and he is responsible for the governance of the diocese entrusted to him. The bishop presides over the Church in the place entrusted to him, as Christ's representative and ambassador. Bishops and the priests who accompany them are bound to show total devotion, like that of Jesus... Catechesis on the Second Vatican Council, structure, with Fr Justolat Rafaralahimboa.
15 June - Daughter of Laurent Cousin, a modest ploughman, and his wife Marie Laroche, Germaine was born in Pibrac, a small village 15 km west of Toulouse, in 1579. Afflicted with scrofula, she also had an atrophied hand. Her mother died when she was still very young.
Holy Trinity Sunday: One God, three persons - Glory be to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, God is the present, the past and the future. The mystery is incomprehensible and inexplicable, said Saint Athanasius: ‘If God is comprehensible to the human mind, then he is not true God.’ The word ‘Trinity’ was first used in the third century, it is a combination of two words “Tri” and ‘Unity’, meaning three but one. The Holy Scriptures speak of unity, but of the three persons of God, both in the Old and New Testaments...
“Let your love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good” (Romans 12:9). Message from the Episcopal Conference of Madagascar to the Catholic faithful, to the leaders and officials of the nation, to young Malagasy people without distinction, to all our compatriots, and to all people of good will.
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Christmas is a great joy, because it is the love of God that has come to us, proclaims Fr. Bizimana Innocent, Provincial Superior of the Salesians Don Bosco of Madagascar and Mauritius, presenting his Christmas greetings. Salvation is accomplished, so life is not in danger of disappearing. It is this love and this salvation that we wish to fill our life so that we have peace.
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The short film "Zatti, our brother" (Argentina, 2020) focuses on one of the most difficult episodes of his life. We are in Viedma, in 1941: at the age of 60, Zatti is forced to leave the hospital he has attended for decades. His faith and strength are tested.
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