(Plain Text Version) Lent: To Pray Is to Be Alive. Pray, and You Will Get to Heaven! St. Alphonsus Liguori wrote a very simple saying which can be the guide for our entire life: “Those who pray are certainly saved; those who do not pray are certainly damned.” One may say that thisContinue reading “Lent: To Pray Is to Be Alive”
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Lent: Time to Pray, Fast, and Share Our Goods
(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”
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?”
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!”
Persecution
(Plain Text Version) Persecution Depending on where we live, we may experience a little bit or a lot of persecution. In many places, persecution is not so obvious, like biased news reporting or negative portrayal of Christians by the media.In many places, it is not uncommon for people who freely express their Christian beliefs to loseContinue reading “Persecution”
Persistent Prayer
(Plain Text Version) Why Doesn’t God “Answer My Prayers”?There is no easy answer to this question. We have many needs. Some of these needs are very serious. We ask our loving God for help and we don’t hear Him or see an answer. We are not alone in having this problem.Sometimes it seems as ifContinue reading “Persistent Prayer”
Justice
(Plain Text Version) THE SIMPLE CATECHISM—FROM MSGR. STEDMAN’S MISSALI believe that there is one God Who created heaven and earth. (Continued) Many people do not believe that there is a God who created everything. There are many who are not sure, and there are many who have never thought about this question.Belief or unbelief inContinue reading “Justice”
A Miracle? – page 2
(Plain Text Version) HAVE WE RECEIVED A NEW MIRACLE?(Page 1 of 2) On March 27, Pope Francis led the world in prayer to ask God to bring an end to the Covid-19 pandemic. The video replay can be found on YouTube, using “Pope Francis March 27, 2020” as the search term.This event included Eucharistic BenedictionContinue reading “A Miracle? – page 2”
St. John Bosco News and Notes 