Series Introduction This is the fourth and final week of a series called “hearts revealed.” Jesus speaks often about what we do in our hearts convicts us. If we lust after someone in our heart we are guilty of adultery, if we are angry with our brother or sister we…
Series Introduction This is the third week of a series called “hearts revealed.” Jesus speaks about what we do in our hearts convicts us. If we lust after someone in our heart we are guilty of adultery, if we are angry with our brother or sister we are liable for…
Series Introduction This is the second week of a series called “hearts revealed.” Jesus speaks often about what we do in our hearts convicts us. If we lust after someone in our heart we are guilty of adultery, if we are angry with our brother or sister we are liable…
Series Introduction We begin a new series we are calling “hearts revealed.” Jesus speaks often about what we do in our hearts convicts us. If we lust after someone in our heart we are guilty of adultery, if we are angry with our brother or sister we are liable for…
Series Introduction This is the fourth and final week of a series entitled, “a light shines.” We have been looking at Jesus the light of the world, a light that shines and the darkness cannot overcome. We have seen Jesus is a presence in the world and through him a…
Series Introduction This is the third week of a series entitled, “a light shines.” We have been looking at Jesus the light of the world, a light that shines that the darkness cannot overcome. We have seen Jesus is a presence in the world and through him a light is…
Recently I changed where I go to church. I spent the last almost thirty years of my life attending Ascension Roman Catholic Church in Boca Raton, Florida, and last year changed to become a member of Life.Church in Wellington, Florida. As a life long Roman Catholic, abortion was something I…
All Christians honor Mary as the Mother of God, (Theotokos – God-bearer.) She played a vital role in the incarnation of the God Man, Jesus. But the extent to which Roman Catholics are devoted to Mary goes further than most other Christian groups. It is unlikely you could find a…
Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. But early in the morning he arrived again in the temple area, and all the people started coming to him, and he sat down and taught them. Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery and made…
Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee (some call it Tiberias). A huge crowd followed him, attracted by the miracles they had seen him do among the sick. When he got to the other side, he climbed a hill and sat down, surrounded by his disciples. It was nearly time…
Opening the Second Vatican Council Pope John XXIII made a remark that defined the nature of the entire council, “Throw open the windows of the church and let the fresh air of the spirit blow through.” It was a call for the church to recognize a need to engage with…
Soon after the release of the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report on the sexual abuse scandal Professor and Author Scott Walker Hahn posted on his Facebook page a caution about turning to a married priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church as a “simple solution to the problem of clerical scandal.” His point…
serve the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful song. Psalms 100:2 NABRE This psalm was sung in the Temple during the service of a Thanksgiving offering that would bring in thanksgiving after having survived great danger. Hebrew teachers believe that not a day would go by without some…
Do not those who plan evil go astray? But those who plan good win steadfast loyalty. Proverbs 14:22 NABRE The proverb asks a question about those who plan evil, do they go astray? The answer we like to believe is yes, evil plans go astray. We can imagine that the…
And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18 NABRE Jesus asked a question of the Apostles, “… who do you say I am.” (Matthew 16:15) Simon responds…
The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; you shall not kill; you shall not steal; you shall not covet,” and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this saying, [namely] “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Romans 13:9 NABRE Paul in this section of the letter…
Whoever overlooks an offense fosters friendship, but whoever gossips about it separates friends. Proverbs 17:9 NABRE The proverbs sometimes deal with a situation that arises in the lives of the just and unjust; and do not necessarily require a moral approval or disapproval. In this case the proverb is speaking…
LORD, who may abide in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy mountain? Psalms 15:1 NABRE Psalm fifteen provides eleven cardinal principles of observance which David stressed and taught. These go beyond the law, beyond the minimum requirements of the Hebrew law. There is a suggestion that in order…
