Elements of Western society reject grace in favor of independence, says papal preacher [CNA]

  • Thread starter Thread starter CNA_News
  • Start date Start date
Status
Not open for further replies.
C

CNA_News

Guest
Vatican City, Mar 6, 2010 / 02:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa gave his first of three Friday Lenten meditations this morning in the Redemptoris Mater chapel of the Apostolic Palace. He emphasized the importance and meaning of grace within the Church and warned of a tendency in the Western world to reject it.

L’Osservatore Romano summarized the meditation of the preacher of the Pontifical Household in the simple sentence, “God is accepted as a gift, one does not conquer him.”

“Every human religion or religious philosophy begins by telling man what he should do to save himself,” said Fr. Cantalamessa. On the other hand, he explained, Christianity doesn’t tell man what to do, but tells him what God has done for him.

Full article…
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top