Marriage: Not the Way of the Resurrection

Gratia Vobis Ministries, Inc.

From time immemorial, the reproduction of likes is the ordered nature of beings as God created them, male and female. He made them, and they come together to produce their offspring according to their distinct species. Man and woman, being rational beings unlike others, do this in a very respectable, equal, covenantal and committed way…

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Warned in Advance

Host Holy Trinity

The gospel reading today is a forewarning by a loving Father to his children so that we will be fully ready to avoid any future danger. The reading reminds me of the story my grandmother would tell of the tale of a wise tortoise who gathered his three children and asked them: “How many times…

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The Virtuous Man Lives On

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Often at eulogies, we hear families and friends express how lovely their beloved ones had been before passing on. They share those experiences as legacies they remember about the deceased, and that would always be evergreen in their memory. The peculiar qualities, characteristics, and good deeds the person is known for always flash to mind…

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Questioning of the Greatest Law

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Rules are made for order and discipline. It is to avoid inequality of any kind. Where thereis rule of law, there is equity, justice, and respect for one another. The law keepseveryone in check and the goal is for peace and harmony in the community. Suchserenity or tranquility is what God wanted to instill in…

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Our Relationship with Christ

Our Relationship with Christ: the vine and the branches

My dear friends, today is the feast of St. Brigid of Sweden. Today’s gospel sees Jesus speaking metaphorically to his disciples. His words remind me of an African proverb which says that if a lizard departs from the tree of her habitat, little children will roughly mangle her. That is to say that the tree…

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Even the Wind and the Sea Obey Him

Overcoming Life's Storms

They cried to the Lord in their need, and he rescued them from their distress. He stilled the storm to a whisper: All the waves of the sea were hushed (Ps 106:28-29) The gospel is very interesting. It explains human anxieties, fears, worries and other mental health crises associated with our being, which often play…

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The Mystery of the Eucharist

Jesus Christ the Eternal High Priest

My dear friends, today is the feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal High Priest. This feast is proper to England and Wales, and is celebrated on Thursday after Pentecost. In other countries, the liturgical celebration might be Thursday of the 7th week of Ordinary Time of the Year. The Gospel of this feast is…

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The Difference in Values of the World and Heaven

My dear friends, the gospel today is all about the instruction of Jesus to his disciples over the difficult challenges of following him. He told them the hard truth. He says: ‘if the world hates you’ (John 15: 18), of course, he knows that the world hates his disciples. Jesus knows the world hates them…

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Hatred and Jealousy Prosper the Persecuted

My dear friends, the gospel is very interesting to reflect upon especially as we look forward to Holy Week. It displays the different human strengths and weaknesses that are prevalent in our society; the strength of the power of love that existed between Jesus, Lazarus, Mary, and Martha, which made Jesus raise Lazarus from the…

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