Today, if you remember nothing else in my homily, you must remember that whatever your position in the Church or your level of instruction in faith, you are called to be missionary disciples and agents of evangelization
Read MoreSeventh Sunday of Easter – Ascension
Jesus’ ascension means that he returned to the Father, but it does not mean that he went far away from us. He is still present here among us to intercede for us, to give us the hope of one day being fully united with him in heaven
Read MoreHomily on Easter Sunday
He told the parishioners that “your old pastor died” and put this message on the parish bulletin board. However, when he was very busy preparing for Holy Week, his personality came back again. One parishioner wrote below his message on the bulletin board “and he resurrected after three days! Alleluia.”
Read MoreCuộc đời Chúa Giê su trong Tin Mừng Gioan
Xin giới thiệu Chúa Giê-su trong sứ vụ công khai theo nhãn quan của Tin mừng thứ tư, để qua đó chúng ta thấy được Chúa Giê-su chính là Đấng Ki-tô, và qua các việc làm cũng như lời giảng dạy của Ngài mà có thể hé mở cho chúng ta hiểu được Thiên Chúa và mức độ hoàn hảo của con người mà chúng ta có thể trở thành.
Read MoreTại sao khăn che đầu Chúa Giê-su được cuộn lại và để riêng ra?
Các ông thấy những băng vải để ở đó, và khăn che đầu Ðức Giêsu. Khăn này không để lẫn với các băng vải nhưng cuốn lại và xếp riêng ra một nơi. Chi tiết này khá nhỏ, nhưng có bao giờ các bạn đặt câu hỏi về ý nghĩa của chi tiết đó.
Read MoreHomily on Holy Thursday – Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
If Jesus had grown up and lived in the Pacific, He could have added another identification of himself – I am the coconut of life.
Read MoreThe major themes as well as the significance of Pope Pius XII’s encyclical Mystici Corporis Christi
Mystici Corporis Christi is a papal encyclical issued by Pope Pius XII during World War II, on the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ. Its significance is shown the theological views which rejected two extreme views of the Church, namely rationalistic or purely sociological understanding of the Church and exclusively mystical understanding of the Church.
Read MoreHoliness is Necessary for Missionaries
“Mission of the Church does not primarily focus] on institutional development, expansion, or numerical increase. Its focus is fundamentally theological, namely the realization of the fullness of the knowledge and love of God which is boundless and all embracing”
Read MoreScriptural Perspective and Church’s Teaching on Homosexual Acts
Homosexuality is a topic that draws considerable attention from society. Because this is a complicated issue with deep emotional implications for many people, it is necessary to distinguish homosexual orientations and acts. One is determined to be a homosexual “if he or she (1) is attracted physically or erotically by persons of his or her own sex; (2) usually has no similar attraction to the opposite sex; and (3) in many instances has a positive revulsion for sexual acts with a member of the opposite sex.”
Read MoreA Reflection on The Final Judgment – Matthew 25: 31-46
If today is the final judgment, what would you do? Would you be like a baptized lawyer who did not practice faith his whole life. When he knew that he had only three days to live, he hastened to his house to find the bible
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