It was a quiet, overcast, rather humid Sunday afternoon in Boston's Fenway neighborhood. I walked to a store nearby and bought the Sunday paper, The Boston Globe, and a large cup of coffee. Once at home, I sat comfortably to read it. Everything was silent, one could hear the hum of traffic from Massachusetts Avenue. I was concentrating on some article in the paper when suddenly I became aware of a presence. I thought some intruder could be in. I thought so, since someone had tried to break in … [Read more...]
Time to learn, time to teach
A prophetic Psalm predicted the Messiah would speak in parables: I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old…” — Psalms 78:2"All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: 'I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.'”— Matthew 13:34-35 Teaching by parables is an ancient art; we learn … [Read more...]
A Great Commission
“He that is not with me, is against me: and he that gathers not with me, scatters.” – Matthew 12:30. Those words should move us to show our love for Christ and others. If we do nothing else we can certainly pray with fervor for the all Catholic missionaries lay and religious.The warped interpretations of Vatican II made room for an outright rejection of Christ’s Great Commission. Often we do not denounce error in the name of mercy. We refrain from gaining souls lest someone call us … [Read more...]
Censor the message?
According to some reports, the final version of the Synod document calls attention to the need for “certification systems for Catholic websites, to counter the spread of fake news regarding the Church.”[1] Apparently, this certification will be a form of a denial of approval from some Vatican official or other. Juan Perón, the Argentine dictator that was once the hero of Pope Francis, would have approved of such measures while rubbing his palms and smiling, as it was his custom. During his reign … [Read more...]
