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Category: Heaven
BEATITUDES EXPLAINED 9: REJOICE AND BE GLAD FOR YOUR REWARD IS GREAT IN HEAVEN.
BEATITUDES EXPLAINED 9: REJOICE AND BE GLAD FOR YOUR REWARD IS GREAT IN HEAVEN. “The Beatitudes are the conditions Jesus lays down for entering the Kingdom of heaven. This verse, in a way summing up the preceding ones, is an invitation to everyone to put this teaching into practice. The Christian life, then, is no…
BEATITUDES EXPLAINED 6: PURITY OF “HEART” IS NECESSARY TO SEE GOD.
BEATITUDES EXPLAINED 6: PURITY OF “HEART” IS NECESSARY TO SEE GOD. “Christ teaches us that the source of the quality of human acts lies in the heart, that is, in a man’s soul, in the depths of his spirit. ‘When we speak of a person’s heart, we refer not just to his sentiments, but to…
4th Sunday OT A. THE BEATITUDES AND HOLINESS. AV reflection.
4th Sunday OT A. THE BEATITUDES AND HOLINESS. AV reflection. Dear brethren in Christ, here you have a reflection on the Sunday readings of today’s Mass. A Blessed week ahead to you and your family! Fr. Rolly Arjonillo SEE AS WELL: THE BEATITUDES. AV Catechism in http://wp.me/p6k7Mv-1XS AUDIO CREDIT: William Byrd – Civitas Sancti…
ON HEAVEN (3): PRAYER AND THE SACRAMENTS OF CONFESSION AND THE HOLY EUCHARIST: FORETASTE OF HEAVEN HERE ON EARTH.
ON HEAVEN (3): PRAYER AND THE SACRAMENTS OF CONFESSION AND THE HOLY EUCHARIST: FORETASTE OF HEAVEN HERE ON EARTH. What do you feel within you after receiving God in the Holy Communion, or after being absolved from your sins in the Sacrament of Confession, or just by being in front of Our Lord in the…
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…
POPE FRANCIS IN UGANDA “TEACHERS, CATECHISTS: YOURS IS A HOLY WORK!”
POPE FRANCIS IN UGANDA “CATECHISTS: YOURS IS A HOLY WORK!” Dear friends: Here is a Vatican translation of the address Pope Francis gave on the evening of Nov. 27, 2015, to a meeting of catechists and teachers in Uganda, taken from zenit.org. The meeting was held at the site of the first martyrdoms…
ON HEAVEN (3): A FORETASTE OF HEAVEN HERE ON EARTH. The Joy of Being United with God in Prayer, Confession and Holy Eucharist.
ON HEAVEN (3): A FORETASTE OF HEAVEN HERE ON EARTH: THE JOY OF HAVING GOD IN OUR SOUL What do you feel within you after receiving God in the Holy Communion, or after being absolved from your sins in the Sacrament of Confession, or just by being in front of Our Lord in the Tabernacle,…
ON HEAVEN (2): The Consolations of Human Love…What Would It Be Like in Heaven?
ON HEAVEN (2): THE CONSOLATIONS OF HUMAN LOVE…WHAT WOULD IT 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 makes…
ON HEAVEN (1): Never-ending Love and Happiness
ON HEAVEN (1): NEVER-ENDING LOVE AND HAPPINESS ALL OF US WANT TO BE HAPPY. One doesn’t have to be educated or brilliant to know and experience this profound aspiration in our heart (though countless philosophers and saints have affirmed and written about this e.g. Aristotle, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas etc). THIS PROFOUND DESIRE FOR…
ON DEATH. The Falling Leaf
ON DEATH THE FALLING LEAF “Have you seen the dead leaves fall in the sad autumn twilight? Thus souls fall each day into eternity. One day, the falling leaf will be you.” (St. Josemaría, The Way, n. 736) Death is an unquestionable and indiscriminate reality. Yes, one day, it will be our turn: that falling…
