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By Michael Pakaluk, The Catholic Thing - In the Holy Mass, Scripture and homily should play more the role of reproof, while the Eucharist of comforting.  What he means, St. Gregory says, “is well signified by that ark of the tabernacle, in which, together with the tables, there as a rod and manna; because, if with knowledge of sacred Scripture in the good pastor’s breast there is the rod of constraint, there should be also the manna of sweetness.”... Do not be deceived, Gregory says:  Only in the supreme governance of God are justice and mercy so thoroughly intermingled that His mercy simply is His justice.  Subordinate authorities such as bishops must attain to each separately, while combining them.

By Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, OMV, Catholic Exchange - I gave a talk some years ago to a group of faithful on the need to be engaged in spiritual warfare today. After the talk, one of the attendees said to me, “Father, I am certain that I would not be able to sleep this night after listening to your talk on the demons and their activities in our lives.”... Her words reflect the sad attitude we have today regarding the reality of demons and their activities. We think that demons will just leave us in peace if we do not speak or think about them. ...

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - Then in his message to the WEF, the Pope did not suggest that the rich and powerful political figures who gathered at Davos should curb their ambitions. On the contrary he spoke of “an evident need for international political action that, through the adoption of coordinated measures, can effectively pursue the goals of global peace and authentic development.” And while the Pope only sent a video message to Davos, Cardinal Peter Turkson was there in person, encouraging the WEF to promote a new international economic order.

By Morgane Afif, Aleteia - The space between the words of a written text only entered into use in the 7th century, in the silence of Irish monasteries. Who would’ve thought that a space between words had to be invented? The first traces of written language are over 5,000 years old and come to us from the cradle of humanity, in Mesopotamia. However, writing is a form of language born several times over to succeed in transcribing the spoken word onto clay, stone, parchment, or paper. ...