Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” John 11: 25-26 Mary and Martha, the sisters of Lazarus, sent word to Jesus that his friend was ill. Jesus loved Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, [...]
“Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, with all malice, and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” (Eph 4:31–32) Wrath, Anger, Slander In the political and corporate world, secular leadership means to win at all times and often at the expense of [...]
On Sundays we gather to celebrate the Eucharist. When I was young, I was a loner and would go to Catechism class by myself and go to church by myself, and of course, end up going home by myself. At times, my brother was with me. As I grew older and as my parents aged (my dad was a convert [...]
When Pope John XXIII announced the creation of the Second Vatican Council (also known as Vatican II) in January 1959, it shocked the world. There hadn't been an ecumenical council - an assembly of Roman Catholic religious leaders meant to settle doctrinal issues - in nearly 100 years. In his first encyclical Ad Petri Cathedram, June 29, 1959, he stressed [...]
“Jesus answered, “Neither he nor his parents sinned; it is so that the works of God might be made visible through him.” John 9:3 Is your spiritual visual acuity 20/20? Today, we celebrate the 4th Sunday of Lent and are encouraged to reflect on our personal spiritual vision whilst we read of Jesus who healed on the Sabbath, a man [...]
“What eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and what has not entered the human heart, what God has prepared for those who love him” 1 Corinthians 2:9 Are you an aspiring Ophthalmologist, Optician, or optometrist? Maybe you have blurry vision or perhaps, your eyes have been wounded? Here are some buddy saints whom you can turn to, [...]
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:19-20 For many of us, when it comes to the things we are passionate about, like the best [...]
“At once they left their nets and followed him.” -Matthew 4:20 “Hearing that John had been arrested, Jesus went back to Galilee and leaving Nazareth he went and settled in Capernaum.” Capernaum was a busy city with a large population. It is probable that Jesus moved to Capernaum as the many there needed His ministering. It was in Capernaum that [...]
The First Commandment states: “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or [...]
“For God formed us to be imperishable; the image of his own nature he made us. But by the envy of the devil, death entered the world, and they who are allied with him experience it.” – Wisdom 2: 23-24 Envy operates in a heinous and subtle manner. Its wickedness is hidden, and it originates from the devil. In envy, [...]
