Catholic beliefs vs. Jehovah Witness beliefs
Jesus said: “If you forgive the faults of others, your heavenly Father will forgive you yours. If you do not forgive other, neither will your Father forgive you.” (Mt 6:14-15) How easy does...
What God is calling for is a new vision for our life, a new plan of life, a new attitude of the heart. Jesus identified the outlines of such a vision and plan...
Homily Thirteenth Sunday Year B Reading 1: God did not make death. He created life. He created us in his own image and likeness to live forever. When he breathed life into man...
Paul continues: “Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Have the same regard for one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly; do not be wise in...
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Gospel Reflection: B When Jesus had crossed again (in the boat) to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he stayed close to the sea....
Paul continues by saying “Your love must be sincere....Love one another with the affection of brothers. Anticipate each other in showing respect.” (Rom 12:9-11) In another place he said: “Defer to one another...
It is God’s will that we are holy as he is holy. God is love; this is his communal life as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We are as holy as we love...
Once we begin to change our perspective through the renewal of our mind, then we will be better enabled to “judge what is God’s will, what is good, pleasing and perfect.” This was...
In the transformation process, conversion is the first step: turning away from sin and turning back to God. Conversion presumes true initial and on-going repentance for sin. Conversion opens us to the life...
“Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, so that you may judge what is God’s will, what is good, pleasing and perfect.” (Rom 12:2)...
Solemnity of the Birth of John the Baptist When the time arrived for Elizabeth to have her child she gave birth to a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had...
What does this culture of death look like? It is an attempt to capture the mind and will of people and to shape the moral values not according to the Gospel of life...
Today, we will begin a reflection on Romans 12:2. “Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, so that you may judge what is God’s...
The purpose of each of these oases of deep spiritual springs in the desert journey is to enable us to confront sin in our lives. It is only when we are ready to...
One of the oasis which seems the strangest in our journey is the one where God reminds us that we must learn to live in the present moment and not in the past...
The Word of God serves as another place of rest and refurbishing. Recall the words of Paul to Timothy: "You have known the sacred Scriptures, the source of the wisdom which through faith...
The Israelites experienced the gift of water from the rock when they complained that they were dying of thirst in the desert. We experience many graces on our journey, graces which we seem...
Homily Tenth Sunday Year B Reading 1: Even though one knows the will of God, we may not act on his will. That is the message of our first reading. It is the...
As a way of helping us confront sin, God leads us to a number of oases during our journey, places where we find deep springs. These are not meant to be final resting...
Tenth Sunday Gospel Reflection Year B Jesus came home with his disciples. Again the crowd gathered, making it impossible for them even to eat. When his relatives heard of this they set out...
But even though God revealed once more his power over their enemies, the Israelites soon forgot these signs and continued to complain and grumble, to long for their past way of life, to...
Like the Israelites, we have experienced personally some salvific moments in which God revealed his power, his mercy, his love, his freedom, his life to us. Whether the signs and wonders were as...
While the feeling of being alone and abandonment seem to grow stronger, faith continues to reassure us that God never abandons us. Faith tells us that somehow all of this is part of...
