1829. The fruits of charity are joy, peace, and mercy; charity demands beneficence and fraternal correction; it is benevolence; it fosters reciprocity and remains disinterested and generous; it is friendship and communion:
Love is itself the fulfillment of all our works. There is the goal; that is why we run: we run toward it, and once we reach it, in it we shall find rest.108
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
361. What is the relationship between the beatitudes and our desire for happiness?
341. What new element did Christ give to Matrimony?
335. What are the effects of the sacrament of Holy Orders?
546. How did the Virgin Mary pray?
465. When is a citizen forbidden to obey civil authorities?
179. Why did Christ institute an ecclesiastical hierarchy?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What can we learn about the desire to always be with a loved one from Songs 3:1-5 and 6:1-3?
What is Abraham’s example of faith, and what can we learn from him? (Hebrews 11:8-12)
What does Hosea 7:14-16 reveal about God’s judgment against hypocrisy?
What is the meaning of Christ’s death and how does it bring justification to sinners?
What is the importance of faithfulness to God, according to the book of Tobias?
How do the Psalms teach us to be more sensitive to God’s presence (Psalm 139:1-4)?
