"A mere intellectual grasp of the faith is not enough!" said my friend. While I agree with that in principle I wonder why should that be applied to me so indignantly. So, someone thinks my faith is in my head and only there. Although I doubt it, that may be true. But then, why the indignation? Why not correct the wayward with kindness? The Pharisees had a similar problem with Jesus. They thought he was at fault somehow, they question his doctrine but their motivations were not clean and their … [Read more...]
How to gain everything and keep your soul
During the quarantine days of 2020, the city was so quiet that one could easily hear things happening blocks away. Few walked the streets and as night fell there was an eerie silence broken here and there by the solitary barking of some dog. It was a nice time to rest from the usual noise but the price to pay for all that quiet was very steep. Reading the news, reading the nervousness of the people around me I can see that the world is changing. Once I was in an open field during an … [Read more...]
Lord in our hearts
Beloved: Sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope, but do it with gentleness and reverence, keeping your conscience clear, so that, when you are maligned, those who defame your good conduct in Christ may themselves be put to shame. For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that be the will of God, than for doing evil. For Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the sake of the unrighteous, … [Read more...]
The world does not know
Jesus said to his disciples: "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows him. But you know him, because he remains with you, and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me, because I live and you will live. On that day … [Read more...]
Way, Truth and Life
Jesus said to his disciples: "Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father's house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to myself, so that where I am you also may be. Where I am going you know the way." Thomas said to him, "Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know … [Read more...]