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Complain!

God does not frown on your complaint. Did not His Mother in the Temple ask: “Son! Why hast thou done so to us?” And did not Christ on the Cross complain: “My God! Why hast Thou abandoned Me?” If the Son asked the Father, And the Mother the Son – “Why?” Why should not you?… Read More ›

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Complaining too often can distance us from Jesus

Complaining frequently can become an obsession that obscures the presence of Jesus in difficult situations, Pope Francis has said. Celebrating morning Mass earlier this week with staff members from the Domus Romana Sacerdotalis, a nearby residence and guesthouse for clergy, Pope Francis preached about the Gospel story from St Luke about the two disappointed disciples… Read More ›

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