\nXVI responded to a cross section of Italian Catholic Action, on Saturday,
\nOctober 31. Reportedly, there were 50,000 children, 30,000 youth and 10,000
\neducators of Catholic Action, who were in Rome meeting under the theme: “There
\nIs More. We Become Great Together.” WOW!!!! The Pope really takes humanity seriously; he really understands me and my desires and my limitations. One of the Q&A that I liked is the
\nfollowing:<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n
Your Holiness, our teachers in Catholic Action tell us that to grow Benedict XVI: A great question. It is quite true: You cannot and must not Catholic Action also teaches you the Young people of Catholic Action, aspire to big Pope Benedict XVI responded to a cross section of Italian Catholic Action, on Saturday, October 31. Reportedly, there were 50,000 children, 30,000 youth and 10,000 educators of Catholic Action, who were in Rome meeting under the theme: “There Is More. We Become Great Together.” WOW!!!! The Pope really takes humanity seriously; he really understands me … Continue reading What does it mean to love totally? How can we learn to love truly? –Catholic Action asks Pope for advice<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[2556,32081],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25913"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25913\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nup it is necessary to learn to love, but often we fail and we suffer in our
\nrelationships, in our friendships, in our first loves. But what does it mean to
\nlove totally? How can we learn to love truly?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n![\"Bl](\"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/Bl%20Piergiorgio%20Frasati3.jpg\")
\nIt is very important, I would say fundamental<\/u>, to learn to love, truly to love,
\nto learn the art of real love!<\/b> In adolescence we stop before the mirror and we
\nnotice that we are changing. But if you continue to look at yourself, you will
\nnever grow up! You grow up when you do no longer let the mirror be the only
\ntruth about you but when you let your friends tell you. You will grow up if you
\nare able to make your life a gift to others, not to seek yourselves, but to
\ngive yourselves to others: this is the school of love. This love, however, must
\nbring you into that “more” that today shout to everyone. “There
\nis more!” As I have already said, I too, in my youth wanted something more
\nthan what the society and the mentality of the time presented to me. I wanted
\nto breathe pure air, above all I desired a beautiful and good world, like our
\nGod, the Father of Jesus, wanted for everyone. And I understood more and more
\nthat the world becomes beautiful and good if one knows this will of God and if
\nthe world corresponds to this will of God, which is the true light, beauty,
\nlove that gives the world meaning.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nadapt yourselves to a love reduced to a commodity to be consumed without
\nrespect for oneself or for others, incapable of chastity and purity<\/u>. This is
\nnot freedom<\/b>. Much of the “love” that is proposed by the media, on the
\ninternet, is not love but<\/u> egoism, closure, it gives you the illusion of a
\nmoment, but it does not make you happy, it does not make you grow up, it binds
\nyou like a chain that suffocates more beautiful thoughts and sentiments, the
\ntrue desires of the heart, that irrepressible power that is love and that has
\nits maximum expression in Jesus and strength and fire in the Holy Spirit, who
\nenflames your lives, your thoughts, your affections. Of course it demands
\nsacrifice to live love in the true wa<\/i>y — without renunciation one does not
\nfind this road<\/u> — but I am certain that you are not afraid of the toil of a
\nchallenging and authentic love. It is the only kind that, in the final
\nanalysis, gives true joy! There is a test that tells you whether your love is
\ngrowing in a healthy way: If you do not exclude others from your life, above
\nall your friends who are suffering and alone, people in difficulty, and if you
\nopen your heart to the great friend Jesus<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nroads to take to learn authentic love: participation in the life of the Church,
\nof your Christian community, loving your friends in the Children’s Catholic
\nAction group, in Catholic Action, availability to those of your age at school,
\nin the parish or in other environments, the company of the Mother of Jesus,
\nMary, who knows how to guide your heart and lead you along the way of good.
\nMoreover, in Catholic Action, you have many examples of genuine, beautiful,
\ntrue love<\/u>: Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, Blessed Alberto Marvelli<\/b>; love that
\nalso leads to the sacrifice of one’s life, like with Blessed Pierina Morosini
\nand Blessed Antonia Mesina.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n
\ngoals<\/u>, because God gives you the strength. “More” is being young
\npeople and children who decide to love like Jesus does, to be the protagonists
\nof our own lives, protagonists in the Church, witnesses of the faith to those
\nwho are your age. <\/span>“More” is the <\/span><\/p>\n
\nyou experience in Catholic Action, which unites<\/u><\/b> spiritual life, fraternity,
\npublic witness to the faith, ecclesial communion, love for the Church,
\ncollaboration with the bishops and priests, spiritual friendship<\/i>. “Growing
\nup together” speaks of the importance of being part of a group and a
\ncommunity that helps you to grow, to discover your vocation and to learn true love.
\nThank you.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"