"A mere intellectual grasp of the faith is not enough!" said my friend. While I agree with that in principle I wonder why should that be applied to me so indignantly.So, someone thinks my faith is in my head and only there. Although I doubt it, that may be true. But then, why the indignation? Why not correct the wayward with kindness? The Pharisees had a similar problem with Jesus. They thought he was at fault somehow, they question his doctrine but their motivations were not clean and their … [Read more...]
Those who hear, those who hear not
Gospel reading of the Fourth Sunday of Easter: Jesus said: "Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gate but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber. But whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice, as the shepherd calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has driven out all his own, he walks ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they recognize his … [Read more...]
A Great Commission
“He that is not with me, is against me: and he that gathers not with me, scatters.” – Matthew 12:30. Those words should move us to show our love for Christ and others. If we do nothing else we can certainly pray with fervor for the all Catholic missionaries lay and religious.The warped interpretations of Vatican II made room for an outright rejection of Christ’s Great Commission. Often we do not denounce error in the name of mercy. We refrain from gaining souls lest someone call us … [Read more...]