Sunday Homily: Don't Make Me Angry!
Today’s Gospel from the Sermon of the Mount has one of the elements of the Gospel that I wish were never there. The other is the warning about blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. The reason is because too often these...
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Is It Ok To Sleep with My Girlfriend, If My Conscience Says It Is Ok?
[William Jackson is a Deacon Candidate for the Archdiocese of Boston. He was given the assignment to respond to the issue in italics. His words are the answer. His teacher enjoyed his answer and I felt it would be a...
Don't Run Out of Oil!
Have you ever asked yourself: Why this person was a catechist, or minister, musician, parish leader, that when he preached he seemed unbeatable in the faith, now he no longer participates in Church. Did he run out of oil? Or...
Men and Women Restored
Through sexuality, we participate in the creative power of God. Thus as the Lord is fertile and His fertility results in the creation of the whole world, we are also fertile: we receive this fertility from the Father and we are creators as is the Father. Continue reading →
Why Does God Warn Me
I went to mass and came upon the reading from the prophecy of Amos… just thumping in me. In this passage, God speaks some “sweet” words…(he laughs) Let’s look. “For this, I will punish all your iniquities“; “I will raze...
Prayer of Deliverance for the Sins of the Family
Lord, I assume my house, my family that you gave me. As member of this family, I ask You, pardon for my personal sins, Lord. The sins that I committed through thoughts, my sins of emotions, of actions, all the...