Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will … [Read more...]
A Change Of Heart
Today is May 13, the anniversary of the first of six apparitions of Our Blessed Mother to the three little shepherds at Cova da Iria, near Fatima, Portugal. In one of those apparitions, Our Lady communicated this important message to little Lucia dos Santos: "God wishes to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart. If what I say to you is done, many souls will be saved and there will be peace. The war is going to end; if people do not cease offending God, a worse one will break … [Read more...]
More On The Three Days Of Darkness
In previous blogposts I presented two documents very relevant to understand the Three Days of Darkness (3DD) one by Bl. Ana Maria Taigi (1769-1837) an Italian mystic who was blessed with extraordinary prophetic revelations about that mysterious event. An additional document presented as a letter of St. Pio of Pietrelcina was also published in the same post. Light and darkness Let us consider again the quote from Holy Scripture in which Our Lord defines the mission of the Church and of every … [Read more...]
Jordan Peterson And A Life Well Spent
Recently, I was moved by a video in which Jordan Peterson acknowledges believing in Christ. Many have encountered Christ throughout history and every instance is unique. Those who accept the call move on to a life of everlasting growth. Living in Christ requires to experience Christ's life in our own. What a strange thing is to accept the Cross instead of the life that most human beings live. Once someone told me: "To those Christ prefers, He gives the choicest splinters of His Cross" --I … [Read more...]
The Nicodemus Interview
Sometime ago we considered the Greek meaning of the name Nicholas, that is "victory of the people." The word nikodemos is similar. It means the same but a different word is used for "people" (demos) that is the same word that is the root of the English word demographics, for example. Nicodemus was leader of the Jews, a religious leader who defended Jesus before the Sanhedrin and provided some of the expensive things that were used to embalm the body of Jesus. He was most likely an acquaintance … [Read more...]