(Plain Text Version) Our Investments Every day, we make investments in our future. The investments can be simple, like taking the dog out or setting an alarm clock. They can very big, like marriage or career decisions. We may not realize it, but there is a fundamental belief which can guide all our decisions. ThisContinue reading “Not Sure About God? Ask Him.”
Category Archives: Getting to Know the God Who Loves Us
Christ Will Judge the Living and the Dead
At death, we must give an account for our lives. We will be destined for heaven or hell. For many people, entry into heaven will happen after purification in purgatory. At Christ’s return, everyone will be judged in public on their practice of charity. Then they will enter into eternal joy or eternal misery. (PlainContinue reading “Christ Will Judge the Living and the Dead”
Christ Ascended Into Heaven
(Plain Text Version) After the Resurrection, Jesus Encouraged His Disciples Jesus, in His glorified body, appeared to the Apostles, and to many others who believed in Him. This was a time of relief and encouragement to those who mourned His passing. It was also a time to prepare the Apostles to spread the Gospel throughoutContinue reading “Christ Ascended Into Heaven”
Christ’s Descent and Resurrection, Part 1
Out of love for us, Jesus suffered a real death. When He died, His soul was separated from His body and visited the souls of everyone who had died in friendship with God. At the end of three days, His soul returned to His body in the Resurrection. (Plain Text Version) Out of love forContinue reading “Christ’s Descent and Resurrection, Part 1”
Christ Suffered and Died, Part 2
(Plain Text Version) Christ Suffered and Died for Us, Part 2 All four of the Gospels describe the sufferings, death, and burial of Christ in detail. Jesus not only suffered, but He died. Death was the punishment earned by Adam and Eve when they disobeyed God’s command. Although Jesus was totally blameless, He submitted toContinue reading “Christ Suffered and Died, Part 2”
Lent, Part 3
(Plain Text Version) (This article was originally published in March, 2021.) The three common practices for Lent, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, are all expressions of humility. When we are humble, we know our proper place in the world. We are still aware that there are good things about us, but we give up the ideaContinue reading “Lent, Part 3”
Lent, Part 2
(Plain Text Version) Lent, Part 2: To Pray Is To Be Alive (This article was originally published in March, 2021) 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 notContinue reading “Lent, Part 2”
Lent, Part 1
(Plain Text Version) (This article was originally published in March, 2021.) As Christians, we celebrate the great events of God’s love for us. We celebrated God becoming man during the Christmas season. Next, we will take time to remember our great need for God. Our Lord Jesus became man so that He could suffer andContinue reading “Lent, Part 1”
Christ Suffered and Died, Part 1
(Plain Text Version) There is so much to learn about God’s great love for us! The Apostles’ Creed says that Jesus “…suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried…” Could God have said: “Don’t worry about it” after we disobeyed Him? If He did, there would no justice. Without justice, we would haveContinue reading “Christ Suffered and Died, Part 1”
Have a Glorious Christmas!
(Plain Text Version) The Twofold Coming of Christ An adaptation of the writing of St. Cyril of Jerusalem, who lived around 360 AD: We do not preach only one coming of Christ, but a second as well, much more glorious than the first. At the first coming he was wrapped in swaddling clothes in aContinue reading “Have a Glorious Christmas!”
St. John Bosco News and Notes 