An evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul
Recently a friend and fellow blogger asked me a thorny question. I paraphrase:
1 Samuel 18:10 is a perplexing verse: “The next day an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul.” “An evil spirit from God?” What’s that supposed to mean? Does God send evil spirits to us?
The short answer is No. More…
If we take just a couple of words from the Gospel, we can learn a lot. For example, in today’s Gospel, Jesus continually refers to us as “My sheep.”
Commentaries on Jesus’ calling us sheep like to emphasize sheep as stupid, smelly animals. Obviously, that is not the point to today’s Gospel. More…
I’ve already posted a couple of videos from Fr Greg. This one is particularly good, so I had to share it. If this is a taste of the following videos this season, I think there is a lot to look forward to here.
One of the biggest reasons people give for not studying their faith is that they don’t have enough time.
But everyone has time for a one minute video!
Like the Apostles, we all need reassurances and reminders.
Ordinary events in life can weigh on us and wear us down over time. That is why Jesus often reveals himself to us through the ordinary. At work, at breakfast, through ordinary people — He is there to life us up, though sometimes we do not recognize him at first.
So it was with Jesus’ apostles. More…
By Br Antonio Lemos
If you ask me what the New Evangelization looks like I would invite you to join me next year in the Pilgrimage in New York City. On March 23rd and a group of priests and brothers and I participated with 400 hundred people in the 4th Annual Pilgrimage of New York City. More…
By Fr Jason Smith
I came across some old statues of the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary in Stony Point, New York, and as both Easter and Biltrix are on my mind, I immediately thought of posting some pictures of them. More…
Testimonies of teen and family missionaries from our Good Friday mission in New York.
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Et Verbum Caro Factum Est et Habitavit in Nobis
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,” which means “God is with us.”
Today’s solemn feast commemorates the greatest event in world history. We celebrate the moment when the Virgin Mary received the angels word and said yes to God, and more importantly, we celebrate the Lord’s response to Mary’s yes. Today we celebrate the day when the Word, our Lord, became flesh and dwelt among us. More…
“The peace of the celestial city is the perfectly ordered and harmonious enjoyment of God, and of one another in God.” (St Augustine, City of God)
Peace, the true peace that Christ gives is the sign that God is with us. When Jesus says, “Peace be with you!” More…
Biltrix 