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Freedom
The Lord liberates us from every fear and from all that enslaves us, so that we can be truly free.
Homily
29 June 2014
Freedom
The Lord liberates us from every fear and from all that enslaves us, so that we can be truly free.
Homily
29 June 2014
Freedom
We must promote religious liberty for all people. Every man and woman must be free to profess his or her faith, whatever it may be. Why? Because that man and that woman are children of God.
Address
Vigil of Pentecost
20 May 2013
Freedom
The Church is the people who serve the Lord. Thus, she is the people who experience liberation and live in this freedom which he grants to her. True freedom is always given to her by the Lord. Freedom first of all from sin, from selfishness in all its forms: freedom to give oneself and to do it with joy, like the Virgin of Nazareth who is free of herself, does not close in on herself in her condition — and she would indeed have had cause! — but thinks of those who, in that moment, are in greater need.
Homily
Old Romagnoli Stadium
Campobasso, Italy
5 July 2014
Freedom
We experience freedom in the Christian community, by the grace of God, when we put ourselves at the service of one another. Without jealousy, impartially, without chatter.... serving one another, serving! Then, the Lord frees us of ambition and rivalry, which undermine unity and communion. He frees us from distrust, from sadness — this sadness is dangerous because it casts us down. It casts us down. It is dangerous. Be careful! He frees us from fear, from interior emptiness, isolation, regret, and complaints. Even in our communities, in fact, there is no shortage of negative attitudes that make people self-referential, more concerned with defending themselves than with giving of themselves. But Christ frees us from this existential grayness, as we proclaimed in the Responsorial Psalm, “You are my help and my deliverer”. For this reason, we disciples of the Lord, though, still always weak and sinners — we are all so! — but although weak and sinners, we are called to live our faith with joy and courage, communion with God and with our brothers, in adoration of God, and to face with fortitude life’s labors and trials.
Homily
Old Romagnoli Stadium
Campobasso, Italy
5 July 2014
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