Pope Francis is advising people to jettison life’s “useless baggage” in 2018

[Colin]

He said doing so would help “keep our freedom from being corroded by the banality of consumerism, the blare of commercials, the stream of empty words and the overpowering waves of empty chatter and loud shouting.”

Pope Francis offers advice on how to start 2018 | CatholicHerald.co.uk

 

[Christie insb]

I really like this. I have had glimpses of "what matters" but I go through so many days caught up in the worthless. I don't think some things are even good or bad; they're just worthless. And he makes it so doable.