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I think that sometimes the word “sin” slips through our mind as though it pertains merely to religion and nothing else.  Sin is not some abstraction that the church has dreamed up as an excuse for her own existence, far from it.  Multitudes of people who know little and care less about the Church and her message are firm believers in the reality of sin.  Why is it that government at every level spends millions of dollars to maintain police forces, jails, prisons and courts of law?  The basic reason is sin.  Why is it that automobile manufacturers equip their […]

It is often said that God works in most unusual ways.  His program has nothing to do with political power or military might.  It doesn’t wave banners or shout slogans or do any of the things calculated to grab headlines. Take for example the gospel account of the meeting of the Blessed Mother with her cousin, Elizabeth.  They were both pregnant at the time.  That beautiful story is indicative of the mysterious ways of God.  God’s purpose was to redeem the world.  So where does He start?  Not with a summit conference in Jerusalem or Geneva, nor with the organizing […]

As you know, the New Testament is a collection of twenty-seven different writings.  It contains biography, history, theology, philosophy, ethics, poetry, prophesy, and even some economics.  But first and foremost, it is God’s love letter to His children. The ministry of Jesus from start to finish was a revolutionary movement of love.  He  simply started loving people that heretofore had either been ignored or despised.  Everything He said and did challenged the existing concepts of God. And if we take Jesus seriously, His revelation of God will be as radical today as it was in the first century.  We will […]