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The Ten Commandments

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Understanding the Tenth Commandment

The last of the Ten Commandments is: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s goods What does it mean to covet? To covet someone’s goods/property is to desire to take those goods/property without just cause. Covetous desires are sinful, just like evil deeds, because an act is the execution of one’s Read more…

By webmaster, 2 yearsJuly 30, 2021 ago
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Understanding the Ninth Commandment

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife I would like to resume explaining last two of the Ten Commandments, in order to give you a whole picture of what God wants of His people and how our way of life should be regulated. The continuity was broken, because of the Read more…

By webmaster, 2 yearsJuly 23, 2021 ago
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Understanding Eighth Commandment

Thou shalt not bear false witness The Lord, who has forbidden to cause injury to the neighbor by deed (the sixth Commandment), demands in this Commandment not to cause injury by word, stating, “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor”. False witness may occur either in the court Read more…

By webmaster, 2 yearsJune 12, 2021 ago
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Understanding the Seventh Commandment

The seventh Commandment forbids us to do anything wrong to the goods and the property of our neighbor stating: “Thou shalt not steal”. There are two points we need to reflect, in connection with this Commandment: The Right of Possession Obligation to restitution Every person has the right to possess Read more…

By webmaster, 2 yearsJune 5, 2021 ago
The Ten Commandments

Understanding the Sixth Commandment

The sixth Commandment states: “Thou shalt not commit adultery”. It is fundamentally based on the Divine Will: “… a man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife, and they become one flesh” (Genesis 2:24). From this we understand that marriage is a union between man and Read more…

By webmaster, 2 yearsJune 1, 2021 ago
The Ten Commandments

The Fifth Commandment – Is Suicide always a sin

In my previous column I explained about the 5th Commandment: “Thou shalt not kill”, and shared briefly about “why suicide is a sin.” This may raise a doubt, whether every case of suicide is equally culpable and a mortal sin. Hence, I want to explain in this column, what the Read more…

By webmaster, 2 yearsMay 21, 2021 ago
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Understanding the Fifth Commandment

The divine law of love towards God and neighbor commands us that we not only do good to our neighbor but also avoid doing evil. One of the greatest evils to the other person is to kill and thus deprive the person’s right to live. Hence the Fifth Commandment says: Read more…

By webmaster, 2 yearsMay 8, 2021 ago
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Understanding the Fourth Commandment

So far, I enlightened you about the first three of the Ten Commandments, which comprise our duty to God as our supreme ruler. In the First Commandment, He requires from us worship and fidelity; in the Second, reverence and in the Third, service. The remaining Seven Commandments contain our duty Read more…

By webmaster, 2 yearsApril 30, 2021 ago
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Understanding the Third Commandment

We are commanded to adore only God, who exists as Father, Son and the HolySpirit, three in persons but one in Godhead. He is the Triune God. The secondCommandment states that we reverence Him in word. The third Commandment demands that we reverence God in action: “Remember that you keep Read more…

By webmaster, 2 yearsApril 17, 2021 ago
Father's Messages

Understanding the Second Commandment

It was suggested to me in the last Pastoral Council Meeting that I write in my bulletin column explaining the Ten Commandments. Hence, I started explaining the first Commandment in the bulletin before the Holy Week. Now I would like to continue giving you an idea of what each Commandment Read more…

By webmaster, 2 yearsApril 10, 2021 ago
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