You pray for the hungry. Then you feed them. That’s how prayer works.
Pope Francis.
Weekly Pause and Ponder
Economics should be an expression of “care and concern that refuses to sacrifice human dignity to the idols of finance, that does not give rise to violence and inequality and that uses financial resources not to dominate but to serve …Genuine profit comes from treasures accessible to all.”
- Pope Francis
Weekly Pause & Ponder
Human dignity is the same for all human beings:
when I trample on the dignity of another,
I am trampling on my own.
- Pope Francis.
Weekly Pause & Ponder
There can be no renewal of our relationship with nature without a renewal of humanity itself.
- Pope Francis.
Pope Francis walks near a statue of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, in 2013. (CNS/Paul Haring)
What Happens When Our Bishops Visit Pope Francis
Recently Pope Francis met with all bishops in Ontario for their “ad limina” visit; the last ad limina visit for bishops in Canada was in 2006.
The Latin words ad limina apostolorum mean "to the threshold of (the basilicas) of the Apostles". The Ad Limina visits derive from the ancient tradition of each Bishop in the world regularly visiting the tombs of Saint Peter and Saint Paul to seek the guidance of these two "pillars" on which the Church of Christ is built. The highlights of the Ad Limina visits, as indicated in the Directory for the Ad Limina Visits, are the pilgrimage to the tombs of the two Apostles, the meeting with the Holy Father, and the discussions with the personnel of the dicasteries.
Bishops throughout the world meet usually every five years with the Pope to present reports of their dioceses and discuss issues in their jurisdictions within the perspective of the universal church. In Canada, the meetings with Pope Francis are held with bishops from each of four regions, Quebec, Western/Northern provinces and territories, and the Atlantic dioceses. The 11 minute video below features Bishop Fabbro from London and Bishop Crosby from Hamilton. The bishops speak of their experience in meeting with Pope Francis individually and as a group. A segment is included of the bishops and Pope Francis meeting in the Vatican as a group.
Pat McKeon CSJ