by World Meeting of Families 2018 | May 15, 2018 | Amoris Animations, Family
Pope Francis, in The Joy of Love, reflects on the Trinity and family. He writes: “The Trinity is Father, Son and Spirit of love. God is a communion of love, and the family is its living reflection.” [11] But how can our families, with all their imperfections and...
by World Meeting of Families 2018 | May 15, 2018 | Amoris Animations, Family
Pope Francis, in the Joy of Love, helps us to see how love overcomes other people’s weaknesses and faults, as he says: “Love coexists with imperfection. It bears all things and can hold its peace before the limitations of the loved one” But we know in family life,...
by World Meeting of Families 2018 | May 15, 2018 | Amoris Animations, Family
Pope Francis, in the Joy of Love, warns us of the dangers of consumerism on family life, as he says “In a consumerist society, the sense of beauty is impoverished and so joy fades. Everything is there to be purchased, possessed or consumed, including people.” But for...
by World Meeting of Families 2018 | May 15, 2018 | Amoris Animations, Family
Pope Francis writes in the Joy of Love that he wishes to encourage everyone to be a “…sign of mercy and closeness wherever family life remains imperfect or lacks peace and joy.” (AL5) So how do we respond to this call? And how do we reflect the attitude of Jesus who...
by World Meeting of Families 2018 | May 15, 2018 | Amoris Animations, Family
Pope Francis, in the Joy of Love, shows how families can help transform the world. He says: “The family lives its spirituality by being both a domestic church and a vital cell for transforming the world.” But it is hard to see how families, in all their messiness and...
