POPE TALK | KAIROS GLOBAL | APRIL 2022

Author: Dr Kochurani Joseph

• To be holy means to conform ourselves to Jesus, only when we strive to love others as Jesus does, do we make God visible and fulfil our vocation to holiness.

• Let us ask ourselves if, in our hearts, we love the Church by safeguarding the Church and walking with the Church.

• Accept the 'Paradox of the Beatitudes'; indeed, the Beatitudes define the identity of the disciple of Jesus.

• Symphony of prayer is essential in the life of people of God and the Church.

• Human trafficking has created ‘an open wound on the body of Christ’.

• Please, let us not remain barricaded in the sacristy and cultivate small closed groups where we can be comfortable as the world is waiting for the Gospel.

• Jesus wants to enter our emptiness and fill it with his presence, to make use of our poverty to proclaim his wealth, of our miseries to proclaim his mercy. 

• Christ is the bond uniting the communion of saints

• An authentic artist is able to speak about God better than anyone else, to make people perceive His beauty and goodness. 

• Let us counter the many threatening signs, times of darkness, and mindsets of conflict with the sign of fraternity, in accepting others and respecting their identity, inviting them to a shared journey.

• In my own life, faith has always been a beacon of hope and a calling to purpose even during the darkest of days.

• The Lord always surprises us. This is the beauty of an encounter with Jesus.

• Global synodal path is a great opportunity to listen to one another. 

April

Healthcare Workers

We pray for healthcare workers who serve the sick and the elderly, especially in the poorest countries; may they be adequately supported by governments and local communities.