ON GUARDING OF THE EYES: POPE ON THE PRUDENT USE OF TV & INTERNET The 2nd Book of Samuel (2 Sm 11:1–4a, 5–10a, 13–17) tells us the story of David who because, he did not guard his eyesight, consented into looking at Bathseba, wife of Uriah while she was bathing, and had relations with her….
Category: Interior Struggle
Pope Francis’ Homily at Santa Marta (Jan. 19, 2016): “NO SAINT IS WITHOUT SIN, NO SINNER WITHOUT A FUTURE.”
Pope Francis’ Homily at Santa Marta (Jan. 19, 2016): “NO SAINT IS WITHOUT SIN, NO SINNER WITHOUT A FUTURE.” In his Jan. 19 Homily at Santa Marta, Pope Francis recounted the vocation of David, as King of Israel and took advantage of the occasion of reminding us that ALL OF US “HAVE ALL BEEN CHOSEN…
JESUS DOES NOT WANT MERE ADMIRERS. HE WANTS ENAMOURED AND FAITHFUL FOLLOWERS.
JESUS DOES NOT WANT MERE ADMIRERS. HE WANTS ENAMOURED AND FAITHFUL FOLLOWERS. As a recently ordained priest, I came upon an article in a Spanish Catholic magazine, in which the author cited an idea which was engraved in my mind and which I have often used in my preaching. The idea, which he attributed to…
ON LOVE FOR GOD AND DAILY INTERIOR STRUGGLE: Want To Advance In Your Love For God Daily? Make Jesus Happy By Saying “No” To Yourself In The Little Things Of Each Day. King Arthur & the Dwarf.
ON LOVE FOR GOD AND DAILY INTERIOR STRUGGLE: Want To Advance In Your Love For God Daily? Make Jesus Happy By Saying “No” To Yourself In The Little Things Of Each Day. King Arthur & the Dwarf. Dear friends, another year has just begun, a motive of thanksgiving to God for giving us a…
JANUARY 1: HAPPY NEW YEAR!
JANUARY 1: HAPPY NEW YEAR! Dear friends, only a few hours remain and I would like to take advantage and greet you: HAPPY 2016! A lot of people say with the proverb “New Year, new life”. Nevertheless, as St. Josemaria wrote: “I don’t believe in the proverb that says: ‘a New Year, a new life.’…
Dec. 8: THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF MARY.
December 8: THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF MARY Dear friends: Happy Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary! As we have said in the previous post ( https://wp.me/p6k7Mv-1Gj ), immediately after the Fall of our first parents, out of His Love for us, God the Father already promised the coming of Our Savior through the…
On Holy Purity. MOTHER, MOST CHASTE! PRAY FOR US! HATS OFF TO TIM TEBOW.
On Holy Purity. MOTHER, MOST CHASTE! PRAY FOR US! HATS OFF TO TIM TEBOW. WE NEED MORE CHRISTIAN MEN LIKE YOU. I just came upon this news regarding Tim Tebow, winner of the famous Heisman Trophy, NFL player turned broadcaster who was dumped by his girlfriend, a former Miss Universe, because he wanted to live…
Nov. 30: WHO WAS THE FIRST PERSON EVER TO LIVE THE SEASON OF ADVENT? Novena to the Immaculate Conception. Day 1
On Advent (4): WHO WAS THE FIRST PERSON EVER TO LIVE THE SEASON OF ADVENT? Novena to the Immaculate Conception. In my weekly Catechetical Masses for Grade 4 students in the school where I am one of the chaplains, I always make it a point that the homilies are interactive: I ask the young…
POPE FRANCIS ON THE TEMPTATIONS OF LIVING A DOUBLE LIFE
POPE FRANCIS ON THE TEMPTATIONS OF LIVING A DOUBLE LIFE In his Nov. 17, 2015 homily at Santa Marta, Pope Francis employed the 90-year old Eleazar’s heroic example in fulfilling God’s Law as point of departure to stress THE IMPORTANCE OF LIVING A LIFE COHERENT TO OUR CHRISTIAN FAITH and encouraged us TO REJECT THE…
Pope Francis on the Generosity of the Poor Widow.
Pope Francis on the Generosity of the Poor Widow. Dear friends: In yesterday’s Nov.8, Angelus Address, the Holy Father commented on the Gospel of the 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, denouncing the vices of pride, hypocrisy, and greed which are incompatible with Christian life. At the same time, he praised the trusting generosity and abandonment…
November 1. SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS’ DAY
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ON THE NECESSITY OF INTERIOR STRUGGLE TO FOLLOW CHRIST: Make It a Habit to Say “NO” to Yourself for Love of God.
ON THE NECESSITY OF INTERIOR STRUGGLE TO FOLLOW CHRIST: “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” As I read today’s Gospel, I thought it convenient to make a post on the following words of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus said to his…
