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Vatican City, Jan 24, 2017 / 11:43 am (CNA/EWTN News).- To live a Christian life, we can’t run away or hide from God’s will, Pope Francis said Tuesday. Rather, we must continuously show up – speaking to God in prayer and striving to do his will.“The Christian life is this: Here I am, here I am, I continue to do the will of the Lord,” the Pope said in his homily at Santa Marta Jan. 24.His homily reflected on the day’s first reading from Hebrews, where it says that Christ came into the world not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but to do the will of the Father.All of Salvation history is a story of people saying ‘here I am’ to God, he pointed out.“And one after another…It's beautiful to read Scripture, the Bible, looking for the answers of people to the Lord, how they answered, and to find those is so beautiful. 'Here I am, I come to do your will.'”And we don’t have to worry, because no matter what ...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jose Aguirre, Walk for Life West CoastBy Valerie SchmalzSAN FRANCISCO (CNS) -- Despitethe last-minute scheduling of a large Women's March less than two hours afterthe 13th annual Walk for Life West Coast, tens of thousands of pro-lifesupporters filled Civic Center Plaza and walked the 1.7 miles from City Hall toJustin Herman Plaza in San Francisco Jan. 21."There so many people, it wascrazy," said walk co-chair Eva Muntean, who had worked closely with police andheld conversations with the organizers of the Women's March to ensure a smoothtransition between the two events."The police were out in fullforce and did a great job throughout the day," said Muntean. Despite days ofrain, including heavy rain and wind in the morning, the rain held off until thewalk's conclusion. "I thought the weather and the Women's March might havereduced turnout, but that was not the case," said Muntean.About 50 protesters supportinglegal abortion gathered on a sidewalk adjacent to where ag...
BEIRUT (AP) -- The latest developments on Syria following two-day talks in Kazakhstan between the Damascus government and rebel factions (all times local):...
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel announced plans Tuesday to build 2,500 more settler homes on the West Bank, moving to step up construction just days after the swearing-in of Donald Trump brought to power a U.S. administration seen as friendly to the settlement movement....
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Flint's water system no longer has levels of lead exceeding the federal limit, a key finding that Michigan state environmental officials said Tuesday is good news for a city whose 100,000 residents have been grappling with the man-made water crisis....
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) -- Gambian soldiers picked up Tijan Barrow, beat him with their guns and threw him into a cell at the notorious National Intelligence Agency prison. His alleged crime: Creating and selling T-shirts for the opposition....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House on Tuesday stuck firmly to President Donald Trump's claim that millions of people voted illegally in the November election, but provided no evidence to back up his assertion....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration has instituted what it described as a temporary media blackout at the Environmental Protection Agency and barred staff from awarding any new contracts or grants, part of a broader communications clampdown within the executive branch....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump signed executive actions Tuesday to advance construction of the huge Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines, moving aggressively to overhaul America's energy policy and dealing a swift blow to Barack Obama's legacy on climate change....
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Tuesday explained that doing God’s will doesn’t necessarily mean never getting angry with the Lord.Speaking during morning Mass at Casa Santa Marta the Pope told the faithful that their relationship with God must be a true one so that when we eventually tell him: ‘Here I am!’ it's for real.Listen to the report by Linda Bordoni: Commenting on the reading of the day – the Letter to the Hebrews – Pope Francis said when Christ came into the world, he said: ‘Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, in burnt offerings and sin offerings you took no delight, Behold: here I am, I have come to do your will, Oh God.’These words of Jesus, the Pope said, sum up a concatenated history of "here I am," the history of salvation.After Adam, who hid because he was afraid of the Lord, Pope Francis said, God called and heard the answers of many men and women who said to Him: “Here I ...
