Scraps From A Spiritual Diary

God of perfect peace, violence and cruelty can have no part in you. May those who are at peace with one another hold fast to the good will that unites them; May those who are enemies forget their hatred and be healed. We ask this through Christ, your Son, Our Peace. Amen. Sign in to see full entry.

So what about nuns and priests? Some of them may be currently embroiled in some sex scandal. But there are still more who are giving their lives for other people simply because they would like to love as the Lord loves them. Some of them may be old and cranky. But there are some more who would bear... Sign in to see full entry.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come. (2 Cor. 2:17) Just stop for a moment and think: according to Paul, the one who has been baptized INTO Christ has been remade. The creation which Adam muddied with his sin of pride is now being renewed: and... Sign in to see full entry.

When the Lord said that the world will hate his little flock just as it hated him. He was not just referring to violence against those He called his "own", he was also referring to a whole mindset that would try to smother any sound of the proclamation of His victory over the world. Atheism tried... Sign in to see full entry.

People seem to have the idea that the opposite of faith is "doubt." Hence, they think that in doubting, one does something that is against faith. Wrong. The opposite of faith is fear. Why do you think, God more often says " Be not afraid " in the Scriptures? I am told that the phrase "Do not fear"... Sign in to see full entry.

Luther's reformation gave us a version of Christianity that has as many churches as there are men who would present themselves as interpreter's of what they call "God's Word." The printing press only made it easier and the spirit of individualism that the age of Descartes ushered in only made it... Sign in to see full entry.

remain faithful to what you have learned and believed, because you know from whom you learned it, and that from infancy you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are capable of giving you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 3:15 After telling Timothy to hold on to what he... Sign in to see full entry.

During a meeting where we planned how to go about a Bible Formation Program for our parish, I said that one of the goals of the program should be to enable people to read the Scriptures intelligently. Someone in a corner muttered "Is there such a thing?" "Of course there is," I said answering the... Sign in to see full entry.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God. And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us. We saw his glory. And his glory is that of the Son. And the Word made flesh said: "I am the bread of life. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood will have eternal life."... Sign in to see full entry.

When the Lord gave his breath to his disciples the night he rose again, He was re-creating them. As God breathed on the clay on the day of creation and made it a living nephesh, so the Lord Jesus re-made his disciples, making them the carriers of a new hope for the world. The Breath that the Lord... Sign in to see full entry.