Life once conceived, must be protected with the utmost care; abortion and infanticide are abominable crimes.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the sanctity of life and the moral obligation to protect it from conception onwards.
Pope Francis asserts that once life is conceived, it should be safeguarded with the greatest diligence, highlighting the moral and ethical stance against practices like abortion and infanticide, which he describes as grievous offenses. This perspective encourages a deep respect for life at all stages, urging society to protect the vulnerable and promote a culture that values human dignity.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech advocating for pro-life policies.
We are a church of sinners but we must not be afraid of holiness. Do not be afraid to aim for holiness and turn yourselves over to the love of God. Holiness does not mean performing extraordinary things but carrying out daily things in an extraordinary way that is with love, joy and faith.
I join the March for Life in Washington with my prayers. May God help us respect all life, especially the most vulnerable.
No one must say that they cannot be close to the poor because their own lifestyle demands more attention to other areas. This is an excuse commonly heard in academic, business or professional, and even ecclesial circles. While it is quite true that the essential vocation and mission of the lay faithful is to strive that earthly realities and all human activity may be transformed by the Gospel, none of us can think we are exempt from concern for the poor and for social justice
We face so many challenges in life: poverty, distress, humiliation, the struggle for justice, persecutions, the difficulty of daily conversion, the effort to remain faithful to our call to holiness, and many others. But if we open the door to Jesus and allow him to be part of our lives, if we share our joys and sorrows with him, then we will experience the peace and joy that only God, who is infinite love, can give.
More and more people work on Sundays as a consequence of the competitiveness imposed by a consumer society.
This Christmas may we be consistent in living the Gospel, welcoming Jesus into the centre of our lives.
You know what I'm going to have on my gravestone? 'She did it the hard way.'
Upon the demon-ridden pilgrimage of human life, what next I wonder.
When our time's up, it's up. All the money in the world won't buy you one more day.
I have always lived violently, drunk hugely, eaten too much or not at all, slept around the clock or missed two nights of sleeping, worked too hard and too long in glory, or slobbed for a time in utter laziness. I've lifted, pulled, chopped, climbed, made love with joy and taken my hangovers as a consequence, not as a punishment.
There was a roaring in my ears and I lost track of what they were saying. I believe it was the physical manifestation of unbearable grief.
You're nobody 'til somebody kills you.
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