ARE WE A DOWNCAST OR EASTER PEOPLE?Since the launch of the GIFT campaign, Catholic Foundation has received many heart-warming responses. In this issue, Msgr Philip Heng SJ shares his own encounters of generosity and faith in this abridged version of a homily he gave on 30 April at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd. Msgr [...]
Vatican City, 23 April 2014 (VIS) – Following today's general audience, the Holy Father launched an appeal for the workers of the Lucchini steelworks in Piombino, which closed down a few days ago causing mass layoffs. Pope Francis urged them not to despair, remarking that “when human hopes are extinguished, the divine hope that never [...]
8 Nov 09: Novena Church Bulletin: Both the 1st and the Gospel Readings are on generosity. In the 1st Reading, the widow’s generosity to Prophet Elijah is immediately rewarded when her “jar of meal was not spent nor the jug of oil emptied just as the Lord foretold through Elijah”. In the Gospel, Jesus praises [...]
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. – Noting that churchgoers’ generosity to charity has declined in recent decades, U.S. Cardinal John P. Foley told a Catholic donors group that “generosity is related to faith; the greater and deeper our faith, the greater will be our generosity”. […]