Facing fear with Jesus can set faithful free, pope's catechesis says - The Catholic Sun

The weekly catechesis released today is dedicated to the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman. As in recent weeks, the text written while Francesco continues his convalescence at Casa Santa Marta has been released. “Jesus is waiting for us at the crossroads of our lives where we least expect him.”

Facing fear with Jesus can set faithful free, pope's catechesis says - The Catholic Sun

By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Change can be frightening, but the Holy Spirit encourages the faithful to face their fears, follow Jesus’ light and be “born again,” Pope Francis said in a prepared text. “If we do not accept to change, if we close ourselves up in inflexibility, in habits or our ways of thinking, we risk dying. Life resides in the capacity to change to find a new way to love,” he said in the catechesis p…