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St. Boniface
“I sought to hear the voice of God And climbed the topmost steeple, But God declared: "Go down again - I dwell among the people."
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“From the age of fifteen, dogma has been the fundamental principle of my religion: I know no other religion; I cannot enter into the idea of any other sort of religion; religion, as a mere sentiment, is to me a dream and a mockery.”
Blessed John Henry Newman.
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tamara
/ July 13, 2014I love that layout on Pope Francis, he’s awesome!
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/ July 15, 2014He is!
Mary Sturm
/ July 14, 2014I was unaware that Catholic dogma was in conflict with serving the marginalized.
1catholicsalmon
/ July 15, 2014Hi Mary, in no way is the Catholic dogma in conflict with serving the poor. In fact it is precisely what Catholic social teaching is all about. Pope Francis is living the Catholic Faith literally….as no other pontiff has done before. He has broken with the pomp and ceremony with regard to the traditions at the Vatican, and he is showing the world what it is to live a Catholic life. This happens every minute of every day in every part of the world through the selfless work of dedicated Catholic Christians , it’s just never been put on the world stage before in the way that Papa Francesco is demonstrating.