WHAT DOES “BEING A GOOD CHRISTIAN” ENTAIL? “[B]eing a good Christian doesn’t simply mean knowing – at a level appropriate to one’s situation in the Church and in society – the Church’s teaching on the sacraments or on prayer, or on general and professional moral norms. The goal is much higher: immersing ourselves in the…
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HOW CAN WE MAKE CHRIST’S RESURRECTION BECOME OUR “LIFE”?: SEEK THE THINGS OF THE ABOVE.
HOW CAN WE MAKE CHRIST’S RESURRECTION BECOME OUR “LIFE”?: SEEK THE THINGS OF THE ABOVE. Pope Benedict XVI asks: “how can we make Easter become “life”? How can the whole of our interior and exterior existence take on a paschal “form”? We must start from an authentic understanding of Jesus’ Resurrection: this event is not…
DIE UNTO SIN, LIVE FOR GOD, AS CHRIST DID.
EASTER SUNDAY: DIE UNTO SIN, LIVE FOR GOD, AS CHRIST DID. St. Paul clearly states that Our Lord’s Passion, Death and Resurrection made it possible for us to share in His eternal life through the sacrament of Baptism, whose promises we have just renewed today. As such, let us strive to die with Christ, giving…
OUR LORD’S WAY, OUR WAY, IS THE WAY OF THE CROSS.
OUR LORD’S WAY, OUR WAY, IS THE WAY OF THE CROSS. A Pope Francis recently said in a tweet, “anyone who flees from the Cross is not a true Christian.” Let us resolve to follow Our Lord faithfully, without being afraid of His Cross. CSFH PHOTO
CHRISTIANS, WE ARE CALLED TO GIVE GOOD EXAMPLE. WE ARE CALLED TO BE “OTHER CHRISTS, CHRIST HIMSELF.”
CHRISTIANS, WE ARE CALLED TO GIVE GOOD EXAMPLE. WE ARE CALLED TO BE “OTHER CHRISTS, CHRIST HIMSELF.” St. Paul exhorts us: “I therefore…beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called (Eph 4:1).” We too must behave worthily, in accordance with our vocation, following imitating our Lord’s example….
ON FEELINGS AND CHRISTIAN LIFE: DO WHAT PLEASES GOD EVEN IF YOU DON’T FEEL SO.
ON FEELINGS AND CHRISTIAN LIFE: DO WHAT PLEASES GOD EVEN IF YOU DON’T FEEL SO. We need to keep go forward toward the fullness of Christian life, even though we may not experience any consolation. It doesn’t matter whether there are feelings or not; what matters is having our head – and our heart -fixed…
MORTIFICATION: WHAT IS IT, WHY IT IS NECESSARY IN CHRISTIAN LIFE, AND WHAT ARE ITS FRUITS.
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22nd Sunday O.T (A) JESUS REMINDS US OF THE NECESSARY CONDITIONS TO REACH HEAVEN.
22nd Sunday O.T (A) JESUS REMINDS US OF THE NECESSARY CONDITIONS TO REACH HEAVEN. OUTLINE Summary of ideas of today’s Sunday readings Self-renouncement and carry Christ’s Cross. Losing one’s life for Christ’s sake in order to gain it. How to lose one’s life? God’s will be done, and not ours. 1. Summary of ideas of…
20th Sunday O.T. (A). JESUS AND THE CANAANITE WOMAN. Faith, a way of life.
20th Sunday O.T. (A). JESUS AND THE CANAANITE WOMAN. Faith, a way of life. OUTLINE Summary of ideas of today’s readings Beautiful dialogue: Jesus tests the faith of the Canaanite woman. Authentic Christian faith, transcends a mere intellectual plane. It is a way of life which includes taking risks. 1. Summary of ideas of today’s…
POPE FRANCIS: BAPTISM, THE BEGINNING OF HOPE. CHRISTIANS, BEARERS OF CHRIST.
POPE FRANCIS: BAPTISM, THE BEGINNING OF HOPE. CHRISTIANS, BEARERS OF CHRIST. (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday [August 2, 2017) resumed his General Audiences, after they were suspended during the month of July for a summer break. The Holy Father once more took up the theme of Christian Hope, focusing on the Sacrament of…
POPE FRANCIS: CHRISTIANS, BEARERS AND AMBASSADORS OF CHRIST.
POPE FRANCIS: CHRISTIANS, BEARERS AND AMBASSADORS OF CHRIST. (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis used his remarks ahead of the traditional Sunday Angelus prayer to reflect on the essential characteristics of Christian missionary discipleship, which he identified as being bound to Our Lord Jesus Christ and being bearers of Him – ambassadors of Christ, as St. Paul…
POPE FRANCIS: CHRISTIANS, “AS SHEEP AMONG WOLVES,” MUST OVERCOME EVIL WITHOUT USING EVIL METHODS. Photo vid + news text.
POPE FRANCIS: CHRISTIANS, “AS SHEEP AMONG WOLVES,” MUST OVERCOME EVIL WITHOUT USING EVIL METHODS. Photo vid + news text. Photo vid + news text. (Vatican Radio) Continuing his catechesis on “Christian Hope,” Pope Francis spoke Wednesday on “Hope, Strength of the Martyrs” at his General Audience in St Peter’s Square. The Holy Father reflected on…
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