SIN: A REVIEW (Compendium of the Catechism 391-400) OUTLINE What does the acceptance of God’s mercy require from us? What is sin? Is there a variety of sins? How are sins distinguished according to their gravity? When does one commit a mortal sin? When does one commit a venial sin? How does sin proliferate? What…
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FIAT! THE REAL FREEDOM.
MOTHER MARY, HELP US TO CHOOSE WELL IN ORDER TO BE REALLY FREE! After Our Lord Jesus Christ, Our Lady is the example par excellence of how to make good use of our God-given gift: our freedom. To be authentically free, one must know and be capable of choosing the good. Though choosing what one…
GOD’S GOODNESS AND THE EXISTENCE OF EVIL.
ON GOD’S GOODNESS AND THE EXISTENCE OF EVIL. Many people have posed these questions on the problem of evil. For this reason, I decided to post short Catholic answers taken from the “Compendium of the Catholic Church,” with references to the pertinent numbers in the more extensive Catechism which deals with the same questions in…
20th Sunday O.T. (C) FIDELITY AT THE HOUR OF TRIBULATION.
20th Sunday O.T. (C) FIDELITY AT THE HOUR OF TRIBULATION. Dear brethren in Christ, today’s Sunday liturgy reminds us to be faithful and persevering at the hour of trial, tribulation and persecution as shown to us by Jeremiah’s example (1st reading); as St. Paul exhorted the Hebrews to persevere in faith weathering the cross and…
HAPPY FEASTDAY OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY!
HAPPY FEASTDAY OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY! Dear brethren in Christ, I greet you all in this special day of Our Mother in Heaven who has never ceased to look after her children so that we would always be in the right path towards Our Lord. That is why today, as we greet and…
The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ. JESUS’ SUFFERINGS DURING THE JEWISH AND ROMAN TRIALS.
The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ. JESUS’ SUFFERINGS DURING THE JEWISH AND ROMAN TRIALS. The Gospel of St. Luke 22: 47-71 recounts to us arrest of Jesus, Peter’s denials and the mockery suffered from the guards and his trials before the Sanedrin. After Judas indifferently delivered Jesus to the temple officials with a kiss,…
Pope Francis on God’s Patience and Our Conversion “IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO CONVERT, BUT IT’S URGENT. IT’S NOW! LET US BEGIN TODAY.”
Pope Francis on God’s Patience and Our Conversion “IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO CONVERT, BUT IT’S URGENT. IT’S NOW! LET US BEGIN TODAY.” Dear friends, below you have the ZENIT translation of the Pope’s address on Feb. 28, 2016 before praying the midday Angelus with those gathered in St. Peters’ Square. In his address, Pope…
PRIDE: THE OBSTACLE TO RECEIVE GOD’S MERCY “He has shown strength with his arm, he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts (Lk 1:51).”
PRIDE: THE OBSTACLE TO RECEIVE GOD’S MERCY “He has shown strength with his arm, he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts (Lk 1:51).” The above words are taken from Our Lady’s “Magnificat” wherein Mary praises God for having looked upon the lowliness of His handmaid. Humility is the necessary virtue which…
Pope Francis’ Homily ASH WEDNESDAY 2016. “Be reconciled with God.” “Return to Him with all your heart.”
Pope Francis’ Homily ASH WEDNESDAY 2016. “Be reconciled with God.” “Return to Him with all your heart.” Dear brethren in Christ, below you’ll find the ZENIT translation of Pope Francis’ beautiful homily which I encourage you to read and meditate on in your personal prayer. The Roman Pontiff stated that the Word of God…
ASH WEDNESDAY (Feb. 10, 2016 . Fasting and Abstinence*). WHAT IS LENT? WHY THE IMPOSITION OF ASHES?
ASH WEDNESDAY (Feb. 10, 2016 . Fasting and Abstinence*). WHAT IS LENT? WHY THE IMPOSITION OF ASHES? “RETURN TO ME WITH YOUR WHOLE HEART, WITH FASTING, AND WEEPING, AND MOURNING; REND YOUR HEARTS, NOT YOUR GARMENTS, AND RETURN TO THE LORD, YOUR GOD. FOR GRACIOUS AND MERCIFUL IS HE, SLOW TO ANGER, RICH IN KINDNESS,…
BEWARE OF ENVY AND ITS EVIL CONSEQUENCES! RATHER, HUMBLY REJOICE IN THE GOOD OF OTHERS!
BEWARE OF ENVY AND ITS EVIL CONSEQUENCES! RATHER, HUMBLY REJOICE IN THE GOOD OF OTHERS! The meme you see is Léon Cogniet’s painting on the “Massacre of the Innocents (1824)”, which as we all know, was the result of Herod’s greed and envy towards the Child Jesus who had just been born and regarded…
Catholics Striving for Holiness (OLD) 