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Pope Francis: Time with the Word of God keeps our efforts from being ‘sterile activism’

July 17, 2022 Catholic News Agency 4

Pope Francis waves during his Sunday Angelus message and prayer on July 17, 2022 / Vatican Media

Vatican City, Jul 17, 2022 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Practical effort, while necessary, will be only “sterile activism” unless it flows from listening to t… […]

'Christ with Martha and Mary' by Mikhail Nesterov (1911).

Mary, Martha, and “the better part”

July 16, 2022 Carl E. Olson 19

Readings: • Gen 18:1-10a • Ps 15:2-3, 3-4, 5 • Col 1:24-28 • Lk 10:38-42 Americans are, generally speaking, a pragmatic and practical people. We know how to get things done, how to organize, how […]