Tagged: salvation
Friars Corner: Are we being saved?
Isaiah 66:18-21; Psalms117:1-2; Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13; Luke 12:49-53 There are a few themes this weekend. The new kingdom, ushered in by Jesus’s life, death and resurrection, is open and to be announced to all people of every nation. God excludes no one who is open to him. The question comes, are we open and willing...
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How God’s mercy gave me a second chance – Nancy Ward shares how God showed his mercy and gave her a second chance to pass the charity test after 25 years. Learning to Love with the Saints, featured on CatholicMom.com – Jean Heimann’s Learning to Love with the Saints recounts three romances and one happy...
Friars Corner: This is my body and blood given for your salvation!
Gn 14:18-20; 1 Cor 11: 23-26; Lk 11b-17 Dear brothers and sisters, this Sunday’s solemn feast is another major part of our ancient Catholic faith. We know of our Creator, the understanding of three distinct persons in the one God, the Holy Trinity. Then we believe in God’s Son, Jesus Christ who came to earth...
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Sharing YOUR Faith Story with others – ACTS? Baptist preacher? Samaritan woman? Sinners Prayer? Gloria Castro #Sharing YOUR Faith Story with others Pope Francis: A sharing family is a happy family – Pope Francis sites conviviality of the family sharing meals, celebrations, the Eucharist, as basis for happy family relationships. The Bible: A book for...
Friars Corner: Jesus Christ sacrificed himself once for the sins of all humanity.
1 Kings 17:10-16; Ps 146:7-10; Hebrews 9:24-28; Mark 12:38-44 The Letter to the Hebrews is a marvelous summary of our faith. Reading the introduction to this book will greatly bless your understanding of our Catholic faith, 2,000 years old. God, our Father, sent his Son in the person of Jesus Christ to show us clearly...
Friars Corner: Christ brought many into the Kingdom of God through his suffering
Isaiah 53:10-11; Ps 33:4-5, 18-2, 22; Heb 4:14-16; Mark 10:42-45 Holy Spirit, please give us your broader vision. The life of the Son of God, Jesus Christ, is very beautiful and complicated. After creating all things God created human life. Our first parents disobeyed the one directive God required of them. They fell to the...
Friar’s Corner: Let us give thanks to God for his love endures forever
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross: Numbers 21:4b-9; Ps 78:1bc-2, 34-38; Philippians 2:6-11; John 3:13-17 The first day of the week, Sunday, is usually set aside in our church calendar to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Very rarely is anything else to take its place. Yet today we remember...