(Plain Text Version) As Christians, we celebrate all of the great events of God’s love for us. We have just finished the celebration of God becoming man during the Christmas season. Our Lord Jesus became man so that He could suffer and die for us. Good Friday (April 2) is dedicated to the memory of theseContinue reading “Lent: Time to Pray, Fast, and Share Our Goods”
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God: The Perfect Artist
(Plain Text) Think of Something Very Big and Very Beautiful. When we look at nature, we can see that there is a God who created it. Let’s take the Grand Canyon for an example. I had the good fortune to walk up to the edge (keeping both hands on the railing). I saw countless layersContinue reading “God: The Perfect Artist”
God’s Love Answers All Questions!
(Plain Text Format) God is Perfect, Unlike Us.Since we can’t see God, we tend to imagine that He has the same quirks and behaviors which we have. For example, when we think about God’s power, we may think about a ruler who brings whole nations into subjection. Or, we may think about someone who createsContinue reading “God’s Love Answers All Questions!”
What Do I Have to Do to Get to Heaven?
(Plain Text Version) Most people want to enter a pleasant “after-life” when they die. If we could think about this for a few minutes, it would be time well spent! Do We Want to Go to Heaven?A good start may be to think about what Heaven is and is not. We may find that weContinue reading “What Do I Have to Do to Get to Heaven?”
Whart Happened At Christmas.
(Plain Text Version) God Took On a Human Nature; Now It Is Revealed.On March 25, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Annunciation, the day on which the Second person of the Holy Trinity became Man in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary. On December 25, we celebrate His birth. At the Annunciation, the course ofContinue reading “Whart Happened At Christmas.”
2020 – A Very Good Year!
(Plain Text Version) 2020 HAS BEEN A VERY GOOD YEAR! But it was a very difficult year. Very few people have escaped hardship or danger from the COVID-19 pandemic. For my family, our biggest difficulty has been missing our usual get-togethers. Others have much greater distress. Health care workers have worked too hard for aContinue reading “2020 – A Very Good Year!”
Why Would God Want to Be One of Us?
When God Became One of Us
(Plain Text Version) WHY WOULD GOD WANT TO BE ONE OF US? I believe that the one Person, Jesus Christ, is both God and man.(From Msgr. Stedman’s Missal) The problem: Alienation from God. Before Adam and Eve sinned, you could say that they “had everything”. The entire world was theirs to use. They were givenContinue reading “When God Became One of Us”
One God In Three Persons
(Plain Text Version) ONE GOD IN THREE PERSONS I believe that there are three Persons in God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; that all three Persons are distinct from one another and equal in all things. (From Msgr. Stedman’s Missal) God exists as a community of persons, the Father, the Son, andContinue reading “One God In Three Persons”
A Spacecraft Without an Engine
(Plain Text Version) A Spacecraft Without an EngineMy disabled spacecraft was on a collision course with the Moon. The Mission Clock announced: “One minute to impact”.The view of the Moon is marvelous, but I don’t care. My time is coming very quickly. “Lord, have mercy! Lord, have mercy! Lord…” A lean bearded man greets me. IContinue reading “A Spacecraft Without an Engine”
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