Hope – Catholics Striving for Holiness (OLD)

PRESUMPTION: WHAT IS IT AND WHY WE HAVE TO WATCH OUT.

Presumption, the overconfidence that God will forgive and save us even if we do not put our part, show contrition for our sins and repair for them through conversion, prayer and sacrifice, is an attitude which God denounced. Sir 5:1-8 Rely not on your wealth; say not: “I have the power.” Rely not on your…

6th Sunday of Ordinary Time (C): “BLESSED ARE THEY WHO HOPE IN THE LORD (Psalm 1).”

6th Sunday of Ordinary Time (C): “BLESSED ARE THEY WHO HOPE IN THE LORD (Psalm 1).” OUTLINE Summary of ideas of today’s readings A Christian puts his trust and hope in God. The way that leads to everlasting life is Christ by living the Beatitudes. 1. Summary of ideas of today’s readings In whom…

FOSTER THE HOPE OF BEING A SAINT.

FOSTER THE HOPE OF BEING A SAINT Dear brethren in Christ, below you have a quote from St. Josemaria which would help all of us in our struggle to respond to God’s call to holiness. God himself desires that we be saints. In spite of our defects and frequent falls, God continues to help and…

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, “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…

GOD, OUR FATHER, THE SOURCE OF OUR HOPE!

POPE FRANCIS: GOD IS OUR FATHER. HE IS THE SOURCE OF OUR HOPE. OUTLINE The Lord’s Prayer: Have to courage to call God, Father! To invoke God as “Father” puts us in a relationship of confidence with Him, knowing that we are loved and cared for by Him. God is a Father in His way….

POPE FRANCIS ON ST. MARY MAGDALENE, THE APOSTLE OF HOPE.

POPE FRANCIS: ST. MARY MAGDALENE, THE APOSTLE OF HOPE. OUTLINE The most genuine bonds are not broken not even by death: one continues to love even if the beloved person has gone forever. Mary Magdalene suffers because of the inexplicable disappearance of Jesus’ body. Every one of us is a story of God’s love. Even…

POPE FRANCIS: Our hope in not a sentiment but a Person: the Risen Lord Jesus! Beautiful and must read! Summary vid + full text.

POPE FRANCIS: Our hope in not a sentiment but a Person: the Risen Lord Jesus! Beautiful and must read! Summary vid + full text. OUTLINE Our hope in not a sentiment but a Person: the Risen Lord Jesus! If Christ abides in our life and heart, we must make him visible, imitate Him, behave and…

WHEN WE STUMBLE, LET’S GET UP WITH A HUMBLE AND CONTRITE HEART IN CONFESSION.

WHEN WE STUMBLE, LET’S GET UP WITH A HUMBLE AND CONTRITE HEART IN CONFESSION. Dear brethren in Christ, we were reminded by Pope Francis in during his Angelus Address on March 6, 2016, of the loving tenderness of Our Merciful God who awaits for us to return to Him to forgive and embrace us…

8th Sunday O.T. (A). SEEK GOD’S KINGDOM FIRST. TRUST IN HIM AND IN HIS LOVING PROVIDENCE.

8th Sunday O.T. (A). Put your hope and trust in God and His Providence and not in worldly things. In whom do we trust, God and His Providence, or money and the things of this world? This is the question which our Mother Church desires us to consider in today’s Sunday liturgy. How often do…

POPE FRANCIS: DON’T BE FAINTHEARTED. GO FORWARD IN YOUR CHRISTIAN LIFE FOSTERING HOPE.

POPE FRANCIS: DON’T BE FAINTHEARTED. GO FORWARD IN YOUR CHRISTIAN LIFE FOSTERING HOPE. (VATICAN RADIO) god frees us from the sin that paralyzes us as Christians: faintheartedness, being afraid of everything, which keep us from having memory, hope, courage, and patience. That was the message of Pope Francis during the morning Mass at the Casa…