then he lets us rest. Preaching people into heaven is all the same as calling Jesus a liar. You will get your dead relatives back, but it will be according to God’s timetable. God will not give everlasting life to anyone during the rulership of Satan over this world, that would simp...
Now let’s turn to the element of Mass that causes the greatest heartache for so many priests each weekend, namely, the way that people receive Holy Communion. Again, the literature on this topic is quite extensive. Even a cursory survey would be impossible. Instead, I will ask you to pu...
You have the ability to exercise control over your thoughts. God warned Cain to focus his mind on the right things, but Cain chose to think about the wrong things - anger and jealousy - which led to his murderous actions.Are you willing to admit that you can, with God's help, regain ...
2Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. Matthew 4:1-9 1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by...
So where would we turn in the Scriptures for ways to deal with violence? What does Jesus want us to do about violence? What ought to leap to our minds is the beatitudes, which includes this real-life challenge: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be ca...