KNOW AND LOVE YOUR CATHOLIC FAITH 5. I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. (Compendium nn. 50-78) 50. What does it mean to say that God is almighty? God reveals himself as “the strong One, the mighty One” (Psalm 24:8), as the One “to whom nothing is impossible” (Luke 1:37). His omnipotence…
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22nd Sunday O.T (A) JESUS REMINDS US OF THE NECESSARY CONDITIONS TO REACH HEAVEN.
22nd Sunday O.T (A) JESUS REMINDS US OF THE NECESSARY CONDITIONS TO REACH HEAVEN. OUTLINE Summary of ideas of today’s Sunday readings Self-renouncement and carry Christ’s Cross. Losing one’s life for Christ’s sake in order to gain it. How to lose one’s life? God’s will be done, and not ours. 1. Summary of ideas of…
5th Sunday of Easter (A): “I am the Way the Truth and the Life (Jn 14:6) .”
5th Sunday of Easter (A) I am the Way the Truth and the Life. OUTLINE Summary of Ideas of the Sunday Readings I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. Jesus is the answer to the fundamental questions of human existence. 1. Summary of Ideas of the Sunday Readings The first two readings…
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…
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…
Catholics Striving for Holiness (OLD) 