21st Sunday O.T. C THE QUESTION ON SALVATION: ENTER BY THE NARROW GATE. Dear brethren in Christ, today’s Sunday liturgy brings us to the question of salvation. God’s plan of salvation involves two fundamental points: (1) Firstly, salvation and the Kingdom of God are open to all men (1st reading and Gospel); (2) At the…
Tag: Faith and works
POPE FRANCIS ON THE GOOD SAMARITAN, FAITH AND WORKS OF LOVE.
POPE FRANCIS ON THE GOOD SAMARITAN, FAITH AND WORKS OF LOVE. Dear brethren in Christ, below you have the ZENIT translation of Pope Francis’ Angelus address on July 10, 2016 at noon to the faithful in St. Peter’s Square. In it, Pope Francis reminds us that we should “Go and do likewise” as Jesus said at…
JUNE 29: ST. PAUL’S OPERATIVE FAITH AND INTERIOR STRUGGLE TO DO GOD’S WILL.
JUNE 29: ST. PAUL’S OPERATIVE FAITH AND INTERIOR STRUGGLE TO DO GOD’S WILL. Happy Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul! St. Paul’s life, Apostle of the Gentiles, is a clear example for us of God’s mercy, man’s misery and at the same time, of the latter’s generous correspondence to God’s grace of conversion and call…
ARE YOU SAVED? HOW A CATHOLIC MUST RESPOND.
ARE YOU SAVED? HOW A CATHOLIC MUST RESPOND. “ARE YOU SAVED?” This is a typical question a fundamentalist or Born-again Christian poses to Catholics. As we all know they (the Born-again and some fundamentalist/evangelical protestants, and other sects) believe that their salvation comes from -the Lutheran tenet which posits that- the mere acceptance of…
12th Sunday O.T. (C). CHRISTIANS: LIVE FOR CHRIST! LIVE CHRIST’S LIFE. “FAITHALONE” (Solafide) WITHOUT WORKS IS NOT BIBLICAL.
12th Sunday O.T. (C) A CHRISTIAN LIVES FOR CHRIST AND LIVES CHRIST’S LIFE. “FAITH ALONE” WITHOUT WORKS IS NOT BIBLICAL. Dear brethren in Christ, today’s Sunday liturgy underlines a very important idea: THE CHRISTIAN IS THE ONE WHO LIVES FOR CHRIST THE MESSIAH AND LIVES CHRIST’S LIFE. In the Gospel (Lk 9:18-24), we…
DON’T FORGET THE SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY!
DON’T FORGET THE SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY! Dear brethren in Christ, during this Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis reminded us on many occasions of the necessity to live the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. Perhaps we may be doing already some corporal works of mercy. It would also be a great occasion…
11th Sunday O.T (C). OUR SINS AND GOD’S PARDON: Lord, forgive the wrong I have done!
11th Sunday O.T (C) OUR SINS AND GOD’S PARDON: Lord, forgive the wrong I have done! This Sunday’s liturgy reminds of our need for a DAILY AND PERMANENT CONVERSION which includes REPARATION FOR OUR SINS and STRIVING TO LIVE THE NEW LIFE as God’s own children, regenerated by the redeeming sacrifice of Our Lord Jesus…
Summaries of Catholic Teaching. Topic 3: Supernatural Faith.
Summaries of Catholic Teaching Topic 3: Supernatural Faith Author: Francisco Diaz Notion and object of faith The act of faith is man’s response to God who reveals himself (see Catechism , 142). “By faith, man completely submits his intellect and his will to God. With his whole being man gives his assent to God the revealer” ( Catechism, 143)….
FILIPINO CATHOLICS: YOU ARE A NEW DAWN OF HOPE! Papal Legate Praises Filipino Catholics’ Strong Faith and Urged Them to “Go To All The Corners Of The Earth” “to Be A Prophet To The Nations.”
FILIPINO CATHOLICS: YOU ARE A NEW DAWN OF HOPE! Papal Legate Praises Filipino Catholics’ Strong Faith and Urged Them to “Go To All The Corners Of The Earth” “to Be A Prophet To The Nations.” Dear kababayans, we have just witnessed the conclusion of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress and as a Filipino living outside…
4th Sunday O.T. (C): JESUS CHRIST CAME TO SAVE THE ENTIRE HUMANITY. To accept Jesus as our Savior requires works of faith, hope and love.
4th Sunday O.T. (C) JESUS CHRIST CAME TO SAVE THE ENTIRE HUMANITY. To accept Jesus as our Savior requires works of faith, hope and love. OUTLINE The prophets: symbolical figure of the true and definitive prophet: Our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus was sent not only to the Jews but also to the Gentiles. To accept…
JUNE 29: “I HAVE COMPETED WELL; I HAVE FINISHED THE RACE; I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH.” St. Paul’s Operative Faith and the Interior Struggle to Do God’s Will
JUNE 29: “I HAVE COMPETED WELL; I HAVE FINISHED THE RACE; I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH.” St. Paul’s Operative Faith and the Interior Struggle to Do God’s Will In one of the comments written by a non-Catholic to one of my posts in a Christian group, I was advised to “STOP STRUGGLING” (commenting on the…
Catholics Striving for Holiness (OLD) 