We ask You, Almighty God, to bless all the fathers and men of our Parish Family on this Father’s Day. Grant them the strength to unconditionally love and forgive others and the courage to honestly deal with life’s challenges. Make … Continue reading
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Our assigned readings this weekend are again taken from Paul’s Letter to the Romans and St. Matthew’s Gospel. Paul has this very important comment: If you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that … Continue reading
By bringing the humble human gifts of bread and wine – our earthly food and drink – and placing them on the altar, we perform, often without thinking of it, that most ancient, primordial rite that from the first day … Continue reading
I have been sharing the ideas of both Athanasius and Cyril about Jesus. They saw Him as Perfect God and Perfect Man and the Council of Chalcedon affirmed their understanding. If Athanasius and Cyril, by defending the divinity of Christ … Continue reading
Two New Testament (NT) texts have become classic descriptions of God’s involvement in the production of the Old Testament (OT). Paul’s second letter to Timothy and Peter’s second letter. In 2 Timothy (3:14), Paul urges Timothy to remain steadfast in … Continue reading
In order to gain a deeper understanding of our faith, we must discover the essential beliefs of our faith. Contrary to popular belief, there are not that many specific things in which we are called to believe. I truly believe … Continue reading
As I have shared with my readers, sacred tradition is aimed at bringing us into communion with God. The question is: How can we discern what is authentic Tradition? Clearly, we must walk in sensitivity to the Holy Spirit. If … Continue reading
I have been desperately trying to find a clear way to express how we can acquire the mind of Christ. The more and more I think about it, the more I am convinced that it probably takes an entire lifetime … Continue reading
The call to holiness is a call to an authentic spirituality which attempts to clearly understand what you believe about God, Christ and yourself. What all of this comes down to is that spirituality cannot be separated from religion, although … Continue reading
In the last issue of the Eastern Herald, I began sharing St. John’s 21st Step, which is FEAR. It is quite serendipitous that today’s Gospel reading talks about casting out demons. St. John tells us that demons can only tempt … Continue reading