We come to Church on weekends in order to participate in the Mass and be filled with the blessings of Our Holy Redeemer, Jesus Christ. I always wonder, how many of God’s people, who come to Church on weekends, take active participation in the Mass. The General Instruction of the Read more
Having returned from my vacation, I would like to state that I am very much pleased, indeed, to serve you all. When I heard you greeting me saying, “Welcome back” with a smiling face, while leaving the Church after Mass, last weekend, I felt energized to commit myself to serve Read more
In the first reading today, we hear from the Book of Wisdom which states: “Who can know God’s counsel, or who can conceive what the Lord intends?” Many of us ponder over these words, coming to the conclusion: who indeed? Yet, God has revealed His desires and intentions for each Read more
On August 9 of this year, a very disturbing pew study came out that said only three in ten Catholics believe in the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. I don’t know about all of you, but I find this very disturbing. As Catholics we should all be Read more
We have a choice! Things can be done either the easy way, or the hard way. I am sure for many of us we would rather do it the easy way. I think this is especially true when it comes to learning a lesson. A lesson can be learned the Read more
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: I would suspect that a great percentage of the population would not argue with the fact that there is clearly evil in our midst. Evil is defined as: “Profoundly immoral and wicked. Profound immorality and wickedness especially regarding a supernatural force.” It is certainly Read more
It is sad that once again we have to hear about mass shootings. What is especially sad is that we had to hear about two of them less than 13 hours apart. Of course, after such events happen, there is conversation about what actions need to be taken. Rightfully so! Read more
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: We are living in a time when the world wishes that we would leave our faith in the confines of the church building. If you need evidence to this fact, just consider the number of religious liberty cases that have had to go before Read more
I came across one of the Catholic writers and author, Leila Miller, who is also a contributor to Catholic Answers Magazine Online. She states the following very significantly: “We are responsible for seeking truth. Then, once we have found truth, we are responsible for conforming our lives to it. To Read more
Living in the midst of various Christian Churches, we Catholics are haunted by the question, “Why should we go and confess our sins to a priest? Why can’t we directly seek pardon from God, who is merciful and compassionate?” Sometimes the protestant Christians cite the Scripture saying, “There is one Read more