Redemption is offered to us in the sense that we have been given hope, trustworthy hope, by virtue of which we can face our present: the present, even if it is arduous, can be lived and accepted if it leads towards a goal, if we can be sure of this goal, and if this goal is great enough to justify the effort of the journey. (Pope Benedict XVI, Spe Salvi)
Monday, 20 April 2009
Bl Clare Gambacorta
Blessed Clare Gambacorta (born Victoria, and also known, confusingly, as Bl Theodora or Thora of Pisa) was born in 1362 – probably in Venice, where her family (the most important in Pisa) were in political exile... Read more...
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