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From His words in today's gospel, Jesus can easily be labelled as a prophet of doom. but He is not. The first Christians whom Luke is addressing had already experienced the fall of Jerusalem. So the words of Jesus are only a warning against deception. Malachi, the last prophet of the Old Testament, addressed the people's false sense of security leading to neglect of God. John the Baptist is the connection between Malachi and Jesus. All three of them give us a warning that 'the day is coming'. Wh... Read More
Contemplari et Contemplata Aliis Tradere (study and hand on the fruits of one's studies)  On Monday night, my wife and I made our temporary commitments to live according the rule of Saint Dominic as lay members of the Order of Preachers. Having had a fairly busy week, I haven't been given much in the way of an opportunity to think an... Read More
Mark Shea wrote:
Unconditional love for one’s country does not mean approving everything its government does, but loving your country in obedience to God. When your country disobeys God, love of country means calling it to repent, not appr... Read More
We easily let Halloween overlap with what we used to celebrate as the memory of souls departed. As Christians we still believe in the resurrection of the body even if it is very difficult to understand it. What the church calls 'the four last things', are the things that bound our earthly horizon: death, judgement, heaven and hell. These are the things which the time we live in tends to make us forget. But the moment will come when the world of time and space will no longer stand in the way. Fa... Read More
Fr Dwight Longenecker wrote:
When utilitarian solutions are applied at the personal level, we feel in our bones the ultimate cruelty of this philosophy. More chillingly, the utilitarian does not regard himself as being cruel. According to hi... Read More
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