According to I Thessalonians 5:9: “God has not destined us for wrath, but to gain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Jesus, by his death and resurrection, is the redeemer of humankind (the title of Blessed John Paul II’s first encyclical) – whether the person accepts it or not, or...
In Today’s first reading, we see King David repentance, “I have sinned against the Lord”, and God’s forgiveness (2 Sam 12:13). David committed two sins, adultery and murder, which separated him from God, but his repentance restored the relationship. Not every sin separates a person from God, but every sin, by its...
After 2,000 yr. Jesus is still bringing people “abundant life” (Jn 10:10), as this parishioner of ours can testify: “Because of a difficult childhood, I had became embittered. I trusted no one, not even God, and could not control my anger. I threw tools at co-workers and company phones at...
During the Easter season, we read in Acts 5:34-42 that the Apostles left the Sanhedrin “rejoicing that they had been found worthy to suffer” for Jesus. This same spiritual power seems to be among us even in our day, judging by the testimony of two fellow parishioners: “When I first...