15 October 2015, The Tablet

Spiritual readings – 17 October 2015


 
The family is always the cell of society, and is the primary place of education. It is the community of love and of life in which each person learns to relate to others and to the world; and thanks to the solid foundation acquired within the family a person is able to project him- or herself in society, to confidently enter other educational environments, such as the school, the parish, associations.POPE FRANCIS IN THE GOSPEL OF NEW LIFE: FOLLOWING CHRIST TOGETHER, ON THE PATH TO HOLINESS (Darton, Longman & Todd, 2015)Friendships need space to develop and grow strong. Friends must waste time together. It is also thus in prayer. Prayer is making friends with God, and he with us. Prayer is trying to focus the mind on God, and to admit him into our hearts. Prayer is wasting time with God
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