Psalms cut through disbelief and doubt, showing us the face of God
As we live in a fallen world and have our own share of joys and sufferings, it is a spiritual help to look at the psalms and learn from their unconditional praise of God.
As we live in a fallen world and have our own share of joys and sufferings, it is a spiritual help to look at the psalms and learn from their unconditional praise of God.
It doesn’t matter what a given pope’s preferences might be – by now, travel has become part of the job description, and can’t be dispensed with any more easily than, say, presiding over Christmas Mass or delivering the Wednesday General Audience.