Jesus keeps knocking on our doors, the doors of our lives. He doesn’t do this by magic, with special effects, with flashing lights and fireworks. Jesus keeps knocking on our door in the faces of our brothers and sisters, in the faces of our neighbors, in the faces of those…
Would that we could all be prophets! Would that all of us could be open to miracles of love for the sake of all the families of the world, and thus overcome the scandal of a narrow, petty love, closed in on itself, impatient of others! – Pope Francis It…
The first pastoral commandment is closeness: being close to the people. Closeness. – Pope Francis Can you imagine 4,800 activities, events, programs, and celebrations? That is the current number of planned events within the St. John facilities for the coming year, up nearly 600 from last year. This is the…
Let us treat others with the same passion and compassion with which we want to be treated. Let us seek for others the same possibilities which we seek for ourselves. Let us help others to grow, as we would like to be helped ourselves. – Pope Francis With the generosity…
There is a desperate need in the community of Naples to provide an active and involved venue that includes events, programs, nourishment, and social engagement, especially for Catholic individuals. Youth and young adults are leaving the Catholic Church because they are not finding connection to their lives. Too often, families…
