In Lord Jesus’ beatitudes, He said, “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.”
Mercy is the crux of Christianity and without mercy people are bereft of love and compassion, whereas life becomes rough and merciless. Mercy breeds love and care. It instills in humans the divine nature of love.
I was sitting at the doctor’s clinic the other day waiting for my turn, checking my emails from my mobile phone, and unintentionally listening to conversations around me. All of them can be summarized in one word: Resistance. A little girl refusing to wear her mask and kept taking it off, disregarding her mother’s several stern instructions. A woman on the phone, intensely refusing an offer to help her reconcile with her husband. The employee behind the desk refusing to listen to a man who in a monotone voice was trying to explain his unwillingness to wait his turn.
Since the early days of life on our Globe, there have been several methods to exact capital punishment. The term "capital punishment" implies death. Among the most modern methods used nowadays is beheading by using sharp guillotine, while in old days crucifixion was a popular method to punish thieves and criminals.
During the public ministry of Jesus Christ, he preached a compelling and challenging message of mercy. He called on his disciples to forgive, not only their friends, but also their enemies. He raised the bar for forgiveness and exhorted his followers to forgive, not only seven times, but seventy-seven times.
It was a provocative summons then, it remains a provocative summons now.
Catholics who are still committed to going to Mass have proved one thing very well: We love God. We love Him a lot. We love Him against all odds.
Now, to be right with God, we just need to take one more crucial step: We have to figure out how to love our neighbor — even when our neighbor is an enemy of our faith.
Sacrificing one's life to save others marks the most sublime message in Christianity. This is the crux of Christianity which calls for extending a helping hand to the needy even at the expense of making personal sacrifices.
The Holy Bible includes numerous verses that call for extending all possible efforts to help others. One of them is “Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God,” (Hebrews 13:16)
Dedicating one's life to serving Lord Jesus and His teachings that call for disseminating the message of love and peace is the ultimate objective of many people in the world. Yet, so many people strive to fulfill this mission while others fail.
The 99-year-old Emile Adams succeeded in fulfilling his dream of being close to the Lord and serving His sublime mission despite being advanced in age. His mission is worthy appreciation, contemplation, and emulation
O great people of Jerusalem, wear your face masks, carry your Cross, and walk on the same path that Savior Jesus crossed more than 2,000 years ago. It is the path of passion in the old streets of Jerusalem, which recently were depressed because of the pandemic. Today, the streets glitter with the light of their people and the fragrance of the Holy Place…
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith stated on Monday, March 15, that the Church does not have the power to bless same-sex unions, for such blessings, therefore such 'union" cannot “be considered licit”.
The Holy See has further elucidated its firm and unwavering position on the issues relevant to the validity of marriage. This position was never violated nor invalidated because it is based on the non-variable teachings of the Holy Bible.
The apostolic letter of Francis "Candor lucis aeternae" is released for the 7th centenary of the death of "the illustrious Poet", which "in this moment marked by shadows can help us to advance with serenity and courage".
