Last Friday we started looking into the biblical way to respond to the truth that Jesus is God’s Son. Paul clarified that in Acts 20:20-21: “I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was ...
Sunday, Feb. 18, is the First Sunday of Lent (Year B). Mass Readings: Genesis 9:8-15; Psalm 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15 The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained ...
The word ‘‘repent’’ has the puritanical flavor of guilt and punishment. It’s a pill of a word with a bad aftertaste, a turnoff to Christianity. Recently, I discovered that the original Greek word in ...
“You can be certain that at the forefront of every significant recovery from backsliding…the doctrine of repentance has been among the precious truths that God has quickened and used.” – Richard Owen ...
Our Gemara on Amud Aleph makes an assertion that a person is much more likely to tell the truth when he is on his deathbed. When faced with imminent death, a person realizes what is truly important. A ...
“Now is the time we can learn. Now is the time we can repent. Now is the time we can bless others and lift up the hands which hang down.” So said President Russell M. Nelson, prophet of The Church of ...
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. First of all, you should know that ...
Entering into the Catholic Church as an adult, as many are preparing to do during this Lenten season, is a movement of faith that takes time. Candidates often wonder if this is the “right” time or the ...