CONFESSION MADE EASY. GUIDE TO CONFESSION. EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE (for adults). Dear friends, as we have mentioned in the previous post (Advent 2: Interior preparation in http://wp.me/p6k7Mv-1FO ), the best way to prepare ourselves for Christmas is to have a “place in the inn” for Jesus in our soul through the sacrament of Confession so…
Category: God’s love
BACK TO THE ESSENTIAL: LOVE GOD, LIVE FOR HIM AND OTHERS.
BACK TO WHAT IS TRULY ESSENTIAL: LIVE FOR AND LOVE GOD AND OTHERS, AND DETACH OURSELVES FROM THE MUNDANE AND MATERIAL. Dear brethren in Christ, as we prepare ourselves for Christmas, let us ask ourselves if we really liVe for the most essential goal in our life: to live for, with and in God…
SOLEMNITY OF JESUS CHRIST, KING AND LORD OF THE UNIVERSE (Year C).
SOLEMNITY OF JESUS CHRIST, KING AND LORD OF THE UNIVERSE (Year C) “How worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and divinity, and wisdom and strength and honor. To him belong glory and authority for ever and ever.” Words of the Entrance Antiphon which the entire Church prays today as we celebrate…
ON HEAVEN (2): THE CONSOLATIONS OF HUMAN LOVE… WHAT WOULD GOD’S ETERNAL LOVE BE LIKE IN HEAVEN?
ON HEAVEN (2): THE CONSOLATIONS OF HUMAN LOVE… WHAT WOULD GOD’S ETERNAL LOVE BE LIKE IN HEAVEN? In a homily given to grade 4 students a few days back, I asked them: “Who among you wants to be happy?” Without any hint of doubt, all of them raised their hands. Then again I asked: “What…
ON HEAVEN (1): NEVER-ENDING LOVE AND HAPPINESS.
ON HEAVEN (1): NEVER-ENDING LOVE AND HAPPINESS OUTLINE WE ALL WANT TO BE HAPPY. WHERE TO FIND THIS ETERNAL HAPPINESS THEN AND WHO CAN QUENCH THIS INFINITE THIRST FOR ETERNAL HAPPINESS IN OUR HEART THEN? OTHER POINTS OF THE CATECHISM ON HEAVEN: 1. WE ALL WANT TO BE HAPPY. One doesn’t have…
31st Sunday Reflection (C).ZACCHAEUS’ CONVERSION. LET US CLIMB OUR SYCAMORE TREE TO HAVE A PERSONAL ENCOUNTER WITH JESUS.
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POPE FRANCIS’ 10 IMPORTANT MESSAGES DURING THE WYD2016 IN POLAND.
POPE FRANCIS’ 10 IMPORTANT MESSAGES DURING THE WYD2016 IN POLAND. Dear brethren in Christ, below you have the Rome Reports’ compilation of the 10 important messages during the recent WYD2016 in Poland. I just formatted it a bit to facilitate reading. +++ROME REPORTS NEWS STARTS HERE+++ (ROME REPORTS) The lives of hundreds of thousands of…
POPE FRANCIS ON VOCATION: WHEN JESUS CALLS US…
POPE FRANCIS ON VOCATION: WHEN JESUS CALLS US… Dear brethren in Christ, all of us have a vocation, a calling from God: the vocation to holiness and apostolate, being instruments of God’s love and mercy. However, God calls some people to a particular vocation, whether as a priest, religious or lay apostolic celibate, or as a…
August 1: ST. ALPHONSUS MARIA LIGUORI. Doctor of the Church. Founder of the Redemptorists. Patron of Moral Theologians.
August 1: ST. ALPHONSUS MARIA LIGUORI “By giving us his Son, whom He did not spare precisely so that He might spare us, He bestowed on us at once every good: grace, love and heaven.” Dear brethren in Christ, below you have the 2nd Reading of the Liturgy of the Hours for today’s Memorial of…
POPE FRANCIS’ WYD2016 FINAL MASS HOMILY: “GOD LOVES US THE WAY WE ARE, AND NO SIN, FAULT OR MISTAKE OF OURS MAKES HIM CHANGE HIS MIND”
POPE FRANCIS’ WYD2016 FINAL MASS HOMILY: “GOD LOVES US THE WAY WE ARE, AND NO SIN, FAULT OR MISTAKE OF OURS MAKES HIM CHANGE HIS MIND” Dear brethren in Christ, below you have the full text of Pope Francis’ Final Mass Homily of the WYD 2016 in Krakow, Poland. In it, Pope Francis instilled a…
POPE FRANCIS TO YOUTH: IF YOU FEEL SOMETHING HEAVY IN YOUR HEART, DO NOT BE AFRAID! GOD’S MERCY IS WAITING FOR YOU!
POPE FRANCIS TO YOUTH: IF YOU FEEL SOMETHING HEAVY IN YOUR HEART, DO NOT BE AFRAID! GOD’S MERCY IS WAITING FOR YOU! Dear brethren in Christ, below are Pope Francis’ words taken from his Message to the 31st World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland, and which are worth meditating in one’s personal prayer. Let…
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